Vocabulary • Ch 16 - Brave New World • Definitions

What is the definition of 'compensate'?

• Approval or praise for someone or something

• Very fancy and high-quality

• Strong anger or intense fury

• To make up for or pay back

What word means very thin or transparent?

• sheer

• illicit

• compensate

• grovel

What word means to use hand movements while speaking?

• galvanize

• gesticulate

• morsel

• wrath

What word means very fancy and high-quality?

• galvanize

• luxurious

• approbation

• platitude

What is the definition of 'galvanize'?

• To energize or inspire someone or something

• A clich�� or overused statement

• A small piece of food

• To make up for or pay back

What is the definition of 'subordinate'?

• Cleverness or creativity in solving problems

• To spread or pass on something

• A scientist who studies how things work

• A person who follows orders from someone else

What is the definition of 'superficial'?

• To beg and plead for something

• Only about the surface

• Cleverness or creativity in solving problems

• To spread or pass on something

What word means to express disapproval or strong dislike?

• ingenuity

• compensate

• subordinate

• deprecate

What word means to beg and plead for something?

• subordinate

• galvanize

• approbation

• grovel

What word means not allowed or against the rules?

• approbation

• illicit

• gesticulate

• superficial