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WorksheetsBrave New World Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The family dog suffered ___ly through the toddler’s exploration of its ears, never once barking or snapping at the inadvertently rough handling by the child.
a)
indefatigable
b)
odious
c)
sententious
d)
stoic
2.
To ___ for his breaking his neighbor’s window, Bobby mowed her lawn all summer long for free.
a)
atone
b)
ingratiate
c)
latent
d)
orthodox
3.
Teachers have to be ___ about coaxing students to do work and turn in assignments; otherwise, students tend to fail.
a)
articulate
b)
chaste
c)
indefatigable
d)
latent
4.
While once a highly valued virtue in a wife, ___ has become less important than looks and sex appeal.
a)
atonement
b)
chastity
c)
orthodoxy
d)
profundity
5.
The teacher could tell by the ___ looks passing between the two students that they were cheating on the test.
a)
abject
b)
furtive
c)
ignoble
d)
orthodox
6.
All mammals are ___.
a)
defunct
b)
evocative
c)
heretical
d)
viviparous
7.
As we all know from watching CSI, you must wear gloves when committing a crime, or you might leave a/n ___ fingerprint, which will lead them right to you.
a)
abject
b)
ingratiate
c)
latent
d)
vivacious
8.
Brave New World has many ___ ideas with respect to society, such as erotic play for children and communal living (no mothers and fathers).
a)
bestial
b)
defunct
c)
heretical
d)
orthodox
9.
The ___ young man got the job because of his clear, well-spoken answers to the interviewer’s questions.
a)
articulate
b)
bestial
c)
evocative
d)
sententious
10.
According to the Catholic Church, the ___ way of dealing with an unwanted pregnancy is adoption, not abortion.
a)
latent
b)
luscious
c)
orthodox
d)
stoic
11.
Without Dr. Martin Luther King’s ___ words of inspiration, it is doubtful the Civil Rights Movement would have accomplished as much as it did.
a)
abject
b)
defunct
c)
paradoxical
d)
profound
12.
The ___ misery of the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake victims in China is heartbreaking to watch.
a)
abject
b)
defunct
c)
heretical
d)
odious
13.
The mall was ___ with Christmas shoppers, so it was the perfect place for the team of shoplifters to score.
a)
bestial
b)
furtive
c)
heretical
d)
teeming
14.
Which salesperson is more likely to earn a big commission—the surly, older man or the ___, younger woman?
a)
bestial
b)
furtive
c)
orthodox
d)
vivacious
15.
“Does anybody else find sauerkraut as ___ a smell as I do?” asked Jane.
a)
indefatigable
b)
odious
c)
paradoxical
d)
viviparous
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