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Brave New World Vocabulary

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Soliloquize

a)

Talk to oneself

b)

Inexperienced and immature

c)

Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

d)

Moving or tending to move away from a center

2.

Callow

a)

Talk to oneself

b)

Inexperienced and immature

c)

Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

d)

Moving or tending to move away from a center

3.

Burgeon

a)

Talk to oneself

b)

Inexperienced and immature

c)

Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

d)

Moving or tending to move away from a center

4.

Centrifugal

a)

Talk to oneself

b)

Inexperienced and immature

c)

Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

d)

Moving or tending to move away from a center

5.

Predestined

a)

Mention (a number of things) one by one

b)

Innocent and unsuspecting

c)

A distinct form resulting from a change in the structure of a gene

d)

Determined in advance by divine will or fate

(of an outcome or course of events)

6.

Mutation

a)

Mention (a number of things) one by one

b)

Innocent and unsuspecting

c)

A distinct form resulting from a change in the structure of a gene

d)

Determined in advance by divine will or fate

(of an outcome or course of events)

7.

Ingenuous

a)

Mention (a number of things) one by one

b)

Innocent and unsuspecting

c)

A distinct form resulting from a change in the structure of a gene

d)

Determined in advance by divine will or fate

(of an outcome or course of events)

8.

Enumerate

a)

Mention (a number of things) one by one

b)

Innocent and unsuspecting

c)

A distinct form resulting from a change in the structure of a gene

d)

Determined in advance by divine will or fate

(of an outcome or course of events)

9.

Immoral

a)

Not conforming to accepted standards of morality

b)

Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

c)

Involving or limited to basic principles

d)

An opening, hole, or gap

10.

Maudlin

a)

Not conforming to accepted standards of morality

b)

Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

c)

Involving or limited to basic principles

d)

An opening, hole, or gap

11.

Rudimentary

a)

Not conforming to accepted standards of morality

b)

Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

c)

Involving or limited to basic principles

d)

An opening, hole, or gap

12.

Aperture

a)

An opening, hole, or gap

b)

Involving or limited to basic principles

c)

Self-pityingly or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness

d)

Not conforming to accepted standards of morality

13.

Caustic

a)

Instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction

b)

Occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts

caused by, subject to, or in the nature of a spasm or spasms

c)

Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator

d)

Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

14.

Posthumous

a)

Instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction

b)

Occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts

caused by, subject to, or in the nature of a spasm or spasms

c)

Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator

d)

Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

15.

Spasmodic

a)

Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

b)

Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator

c)

Occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts

caused by, subject to, or in the nature of a spasm or spasms

d)

Instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction

16.

Inculcate

a)

Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

b)

Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator

c)

Occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts

caused by, subject to, or in the nature of a spasm or spasms

d)

Instill (an attitude, idea, or habit) by persistent instruction

17.

Effusive

a)

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

b)

Impossible to understand or interpret

c)

Reject and stop using or consuming

d)

Relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys

18.

Simian

a)

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

b)

Impossible to understand or interpret

c)

Reject and stop using or consuming

d)

Relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys

19.

Inscrutable

a)

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

b)

Impossible to understand or interpret

c)

Reject and stop using or consuming

d)

Relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys

20.

Renounce

a)

Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

b)

Impossible to understand or interpret

c)

Reject and stop using or consuming

d)

Relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys

21.

Incongruous

a)

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

b)

Self-evident or unquestionable

c)

The action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication

d)

Relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval

essential; fundamental

22.

suppression

a)

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

b)

Self-evident or unquestionable

c)

The action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication

d)

Relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval

essential; fundamental

23.

Axiomatic

a)

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

b)

Self-evident or unquestionable

c)

The action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication

d)

Relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval

essential; fundamental

24.

Primal

a)

Not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects of something

b)

Self-evident or unquestionable

c)

The action of suppressing something such as an activity or publication

d)

Relating to an early stage in evolutionary development; primeval

essential; fundamental

25.

Imminent

a)

About to happen

b)

Think deeply about something

c)

Dispose of (a dead person's body) by burning it to ashes, typically after a funeral ceremony

d)

The emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature

26.

Cremate

a)

About to happen

b)

Think deeply about something

c)

Dispose of (a dead person's body) by burning it to ashes, typically after a funeral ceremony

d)

The emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature

27.

Ruminate

a)

About to happen

b)

Think deeply about something

c)

Dispose of (a dead person's body) by burning it to ashes, typically after a funeral ceremony

d)

The emission of visible light by a body, caused by its high temperature

28.

Corporeal

a)

Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

b)

A form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, status in a hierarchy, customary social interaction, and exclusion

c)

Teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing

an absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something

d)

Relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit

29.

Mockery

a)

Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

b)

A form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, status in a hierarchy, customary social interaction, and exclusion

c)

Teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing

an absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something

d)

Relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit

30.

Caste

a)

Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

b)

A form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, status in a hierarchy, customary social interaction, and exclusion

c)

Teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing

an absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something

d)

Relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit

31.

Asceticism

a)

Severe self-discipline and avoidance of all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons

b)

Teasing and contemptuous language or behavior directed at a particular person or thing

an absurd misrepresentation or imitation of something

c)

A form of social stratification characterized by endogamy, hereditary transmission of a lifestyle which often includes an occupation, status in a hierarchy, customary social interaction, and exclusion

d)

Relating to a person's body, especially as opposed to their spirit

32.

Fulminate

a)

Express vehement protest

to explode with a loud noise; detonate

b)

The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint

c)

Arousing intense distaste or disgust

d)

Shockingly bad in quality

33.

Stoicism

a)

Express vehement protest

to explode with a loud noise; detonate

b)

The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint

c)

Arousing intense distaste or disgust

d)

Shockingly bad in quality

34.

Repulsive

a)

Express vehement protest

to explode with a loud noise; detonate

b)

The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint

c)

Arousing intense distaste or disgust

d)

Shockingly bad in quality

35.

Deplorable

a)

Express vehement protest

to explode with a loud noise; detonate

b)

The endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint

c)

Arousing intense distaste or disgust

d)

Shockingly bad in quality

36.

Galvanic

a)

A breach of good manners; a piece of incorrect behavior

b)

Sunk to or existing in a low state or condition

c)

The quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity

d)

Relating to or involving electric currents produced by chemical action

37.

Satiety

a)

A breach of good manners; a piece of incorrect behavior

b)

Sunk to or existing in a low state or condition

c)

The quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity

d)

Relating to or involving electric currents produced by chemical action

38.

Abject

a)

Relating to or involving electric currents produced by chemical action

b)

The quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity

c)

Sunk to or existing in a low state or condition

d)

A breach of good manners; a piece of incorrect behavior

39.

Solecism

a)

Relating to or involving electric currents produced by chemical action

b)

The quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity

c)

Sunk to or existing in a low state or condition

d)

A breach of good manners; a piece of incorrect behavior

40.

Profound

a)

Not harmful or offensive

b)

Very great or intense (of a state, quality, or emotion)

c)

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority

d)

Suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form

41.

Voluptuous

a)

Not harmful or offensive

b)

Very great or intense (of a state, quality, or emotion)

c)

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority

d)

Suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form

42.

Innocuous

a)

Not harmful or offensive

b)

very great or intense (of a state, quality, or emotion)

c)

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority

d)

Suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form

43.

Hierarchy

a)

Not harmful or offensive

b)

Very great or intense (of a state, quality, or emotion)

c)

A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority

d)

Suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form

44.

Persevere

a)

Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success

b)

The quality or condition of being sterile – inability to produce a live child

c)

A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant

d)

Expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear (of spoken or written language)

45.

Premonition

a)

Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success

b)

The quality or condition of being sterile – inability to produce a live child

c)

A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant

d)

Expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear (of spoken or written language)

46.

Incoherent

a)

Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success

b)

The quality or condition of being sterile – inability to produce a live child

c)

A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant

d)

Expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear (of spoken or written language)

47.

Sterility

a)

Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success

b)

The quality or condition of being sterile – inability to produce a live child

c)

A strong feeling that something is about to happen, especially something unpleasant

d)

Expressed in an incomprehensible or confusing way; unclear (of spoken or written language)

48.

Deprecating

a)

A woman who is very sexually active

b)

Expressing disapproval; disapproving

c)

Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority

d)

Satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends

49.

Atonement

a)

Satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends

b)

The act of allowing yourself to have or do the things that you enjoy very much

c)

Expressing disapproval; disapproving

d)

Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority

50.

Subversive

a)

Satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends

b)

Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

c)

Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority

d)

A woman who is very sexually active

51.

Strumpet

a)

Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

b)

The act of allowing yourself to have or do the things that you enjoy very much

c)

Satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends

d)

A woman who is very sexually active

52.

Impunity

a)

Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

b)

Expressing disapproval; disapproving

c)

Satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends

d)

Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority

53.

Self-indulgence

a)

Satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury; amends

b)

Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action

c)

The act of allowing yourself to have or do the things that you enjoy very much

d)

Intending to subvert, overturn or undermine a government or authority