Vocabulary • Ch 16 - Brave New World • Definitions

What word means to make up for or pay back?

• subordinate

• gesticulate

• platitude

• compensate

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What is the definition of 'sheer'?

• Very thin or transparent

• A person who follows orders from someone else

• To energize or inspire someone or something

• A clich�� or overused statement

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means to use hand movements while speaking?

• ingenuity

• gesticulate

• superficial

• deprecate

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What word means very fancy and high-quality?

• luxurious

• illicit

• ingenuity

• superficial

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

What word means to energize or inspire someone or something?

• subordinate

• galvanize

• sheer

• superficial

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E