January 19 Vocabulary Quizizz

What word meaning '(of a network) irregular and twisting' is used in this context: 'all that driving around the ___ streets of London '

What word meaning '(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent' is used in this context: 'to combine all the various themes into a ___ comprehensive system'

What word meaning 'preserved in vinegar or brine' is used in this context: '___ herring, dried fruits and other staples of the ideal Jewish fallout shelter'

What word meaning 'having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation' is used in this context: 'in the ___ and little-populated Western states'

What word meaning 'bad-tempered people, especially old ones' is used in this context: 'It looks like the revenge of corporate ___.'

What word meaning 'a black powder composed mainly of carbon, produced when coal, wood, etc. is burned' is used in this context: 'The ___ is very fine, as smooth as the sliding banks of old rivers.'

What word meaning 'the simplest member of the alkane series of hydrocarbons, a colorless, odorless gas used as a fuel' is used in this context: 'requires that systems to extract water and ___ be installed'

What word meaning 'a colour or shade' is used in this context: 'It’s the right ___, purple-black, not brown or gray.'

What word meaning 'a complex brain structure embedded deep into the temporal lobe' is used in this context: 'the right posterior ___'

What word meaning 'a condition in which someone cannot clearly see things that are far away' is used in this context: 'a narrow interpretation of self-interest as ___ selfishness'