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Letter From Birmingham Jail Vocabulary

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

practices that exist in reality, even if not officially recognized by laws

a)

ad hominem

b)

de facto

c)

de plane

d)

superfluous anemia

2.

describes practices that are legally recognised, regardless of whether the practice exists in reality

a)

bon nuit

b)

anonymous

c)

drawbar

d)

de jure

3.

to warn or reprimand someone firmly.

a)

cumulo

b)

admonish

c)

docent

d)

nimbus

4.

communication by exchanging letters with someone

a)

chagrin

b)

comatose

c)

correspondence

d)

chiplo

5.

officially attached or connected to an organization

a)

ancillary

b)

august

c)

autumnal

d)

affiliated

6.

having knowledge or being aware of

a)

corpuscular

b)

cohabitating

c)

cognizant

d)

cochlear

7.

of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded

a)

preferential

b)

partake

c)

populist

d)

provincial

8.

to deny or contradict

a)

gainsay

b)

gregarious

c)

gamblor

d)

galvanize

9.

a person who urges others to protest or rebel

a)

agrarian

b)

agitator

c)

anarchist

d)

autodidact

10.

one of two or more available possibilities

a)

anagram

b)

amazonian

c)

alternative

d)

arugula

11.

using peaceful means rather than force, especially to bring about political or social change

a)

necronomicon

b)

naugahyde

c)

nepotism

d)

nonviolent

12.

nullify; make ineffective

a)

nematode

b)

necrotize

c)

notarize

d)

negate

13.

the expression of disapproval of someone or something based on perceived faults or mistakes

a)

criticism

b)

catechism

c)

cloister

d)

cagian

14.

relating to a country in the southern balkans

a)

Malthusian

b)

Ministerial

c)

Monotype

d)

Macedonian

15.

a recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church

a)

denomination

b)

deontology

c)

digimon

d)

dialectical materialism

16.

a temporary prohibition of an activity

a)

malteasers

b)

Morrissey

c)

moratorium

d)

moribund

17.

not often; rarely

a)

sassafras

b)

succotash

c)

slapdash

d)

seldom

18.

the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

a)

zeitgeist

b)

zephyr

c)

zulu

d)

zeppelin

19.

What year was "Letter From Birmingham Jail" published?

a)

1963

b)

1964

c)

1965

d)

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