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WorksheetsUnit Two: Modernization versus Tradition Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
isolated and unfriendly; alienated
a)
estranged
b)
innuendo
c)
epic conflict
d)
custom
2.
sayings that offer cultural wisdom and practical truths about life
a)
traditions
b)
custom
c)
proverbs
d)
evolution
3.
weakness; illness
a)
diabolical
b)
infirmity
c)
innuendo
d)
estranged
4.
intending harm; spiteful
a)
custom
b)
diabolical
c)
innuendo
d)
malicious
5.
probe the depths of; understand
a)
fathom
b)
apartheid
c)
taciturn
d)
estranged
6.
A policy of separateness
a)
modernization
b)
taciturn
c)
tradition
d)
apartheid
7.
the spread of customs or beliefs from generation to generation, or the fact of being passed on in this way
a)
modernize
b)
custom
c)
tradition
d)
innuendo
8.
the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form
a)
evolution
b)
tradition
c)
modernize
d)
custom
9.
a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time
a)
evolution
b)
modernize
c)
tradition
d)
custom
10.
adapt (something) to modern needs or habits, typically by installing up-to-date equipment or adopting contemporary ideas or methods
a)
taciturn
b)
estranged
c)
modernize
d)
evolution
11.
not fond of talking
a)
infirmity
b)
diabolical
c)
estranged
d)
taciturn
12.
challenge in which the hero struggles against an obstacle or a series of obstacles and usually emerges triumphant
a)
epic
b)
epic conflict
c)
proverbs
d)
tradition
13.
Devilish; wicked
a)
innuendo
b)
malicious
c)
diabolical
d)
estranged
14.
a narrative poem that focuses on the deeds of heroes
a)
proverbs
b)
epic conflict
c)
epic
d)
modernize
15.
indirect remark or gesture that hints at something bad; sly suggestion
a)
innuendo
b)
taciturn
c)
malicious
d)
infirmity
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