Vocabulary • Ch 16 - Brave New World • Fill in the blanks

The company will _________ the employees for their overtime work.

• luxurious

• approbation

• compensate

• platitude

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

The _________ size of the mountain range was overwhelming.

• oration

• compensate

• propagate

• sheer

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The politician used exaggerated hand movements to _________ his point during the speech.

• ingenuity

• grovel

• luxurious

• gesticulate

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

They stayed in a _________ villa overlooking the ocean.

• illicit

• oration

• superficial

• luxurious

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

The speaker's powerful words and compelling story _________d the audience to take action.

• sheer

• deprecate

• galvanize

• ingenuity

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.K.4

CCSS.RL.3.4