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The Boys in the Boat - VOCABULARY

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Extremely difficult, requiring great effort

a)

herculean

b)

attenuated

c)

composure

d)

transcend

e)

shantytown

2.

Weakened, impaired

a)

herculean

b)

attenuated

c)

composure

d)

transcend

e)

shantytown

3.

Being calm or in control of oneself

a)

herculean

b)

attenuated

c)

composure

d)

transcend

e)

shantytown

4.

To go beyond the normal range or limits

a)

herculean

b)

attenuated

c)

composure

d)

transcend

e)

shantytown

5.

A slum area with a large number of crudely constructed houses

a)

herculean

b)

attenuated

c)

composure

d)

transcend

e)

shantytown

6.

A small lockable box in which valuables may be stored

a)

strongbox

b)

parlance

c)

regatta

d)

bolshevik

e)

socialist

7.

A particular way of speaking, usually as a local custom

a)

strongbox

b)

parlance

c)

regatta

d)

bolshevik

e)

socialist

8.

A series of boat races

a)

strongbox

b)

parlance

c)

regatta

d)

bolshevik

e)

socialist

9.

A member of the Communist Party

a)

strongbox

b)

parlance

c)

regatta

d)

bolshevik

e)

socialist

10.

A person who believes in the political and economic theory of organization in which the production, distribution, and exchange of products is owned or regulated by the community as a whole

a)

strongbox

b)

parlance

c)

regatta

d)

bolshevik

e)

socialist

11.

The person who steers the boat and regulates the stroke rate of the crew

a)

coxswain

b)

antithetical

c)

testament

d)

tinkerer

e)

ingenuity

12.

Sharply contrasted in character or purpose

a)

coxswain

b)

antithetical

c)

testament

d)

tinkerer

e)

ingenuity

13.

Strong evidence for

a)

coxswain

b)

antithetical

c)

testament

d)

tinkerer

e)

ingenuity

14.

A person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines

a)

coxswain

b)

antithetical

c)

testament

d)

tinkerer

e)

ingenuity

15.

Creativity, imagination, inventiveness

a)

coxswain

b)

antithetical

c)

testament

d)

tinkerer

e)

ingenuity

16.

resourcefulness, cleverness

a)

gumption

b)

genteel

c)

emporium

d)

mercantile

e)

fabricate

17.

Respectable, civilized and cultured

a)

gumption

b)

genteel

c)

emporium

d)

mercantile

e)

fabricate

18.

A large retail store

a)

gumption

b)

genteel

c)

emporium

d)

mercantile

e)

fabricate

19.

A small general merchandise store

a)

gumption

b)

genteel

c)

emporium

d)

mercantile

e)

fabricate

20.

Construct or manufacture

a)

gumption

b)

genteel

c)

emporium

d)

mercantile

e)

fabricate

21.

Creation of large quantities of standardized products on an assembly line

a)

mass production

b)

tailings

c)

aerobic

d)

anaerobic

e)

apprentice

22.

Materials left over after separating valuable ore out of mined rock

a)

mass production

b)

tailings

c)

aerobic

d)

anaerobic

e)

apprentice

23.

Requiring or using oxygen

a)

mass production

b)

tailings

c)

aerobic

d)

anaerobic

e)

apprentice

24.

Not using or dependent on oxygen

a)

mass production

b)

tailings

c)

aerobic

d)

anaerobic

e)

apprentice

25.

A person who is learning a trade from a skilled employer

a)

mass production

b)

tailings

c)

aerobic

d)

anaerobic

e)

apprentice

26.

The Great War was...

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Korean War

d)

The War of 1812

e)

The Civil War

27.

The team of oarsmen and the coxswain who man the racing shell.

a)

crew

b)

coxswain

c)

blade

d)

catch

28.

The person who steers the shell and acts as a coach for the crew during a race

a)

crew

b)

coxswain

c)

blade

d)

catch

29.

The flat broad end of an oar

a)

crew

b)

coxswain

c)

blade

d)

catch

30.

The first part of a stroke when the blade enters the water

a)

crew

b)

coxswain

c)

blade

d)

catch

31.

The second part of a stroke when the rower straightens his legs sliding his seat toward the bow

a)

feather

b)

release

c)

layback

d)

catch

e)

leg drive

32.

When a rower pulls an oar handle toward his chest against the resistance of the water and inclines his torso backwards to extend the length of a stroke

a)

feather

b)

release

c)

layback

d)

catch

e)

leg drive

33.

When a rower drops his hands to remove the blade from the water

a)

feather

b)

release

c)

layback

d)

catch

e)

leg drive

34.

When a rower rolls his wrists to bring the oar blades parallel to the surface of the water

a)

feather

b)

release

c)

layback

d)

catch

e)

leg drive

35.

The end of a rowing stroke when a rower pushes his arms and body toward the stern of the shell and rotates the oar perpendicular to the surface of the water

a)

recovery

b)

release

c)

layback

d)

catch

e)

leg drive

36.

When the blade of an oar gets trapped under water and forces the handle against the rower

a)

catch a crab

b)

release

c)

layback

d)

catch

e)

leg drive

37.

Farmland with the remains of logged trees still on it

a)

stump farm

b)

prohibition

c)

commodity

d)

hooch

e)

denizen

38.

1920 - 1933 - the manufacture and sale of alcohol was illegal

a)

stump farm

b)

prohibition

c)

commodity

d)

hooch

e)

denizen

39.

Raw material that can be bought or sold

a)

stump farm

b)

prohibition

c)

commodity

d)

hooch

e)

denizen

40.

Illegally produced alcohol - also called moonshine

a)

stump farm

b)

prohibition

c)

commodity

d)

hooch

e)

denizen

41.

Inhabitant, resident

a)

stump farm

b)

prohibition

c)

commodity

d)

hooch

e)

denizen

42.

When an owner fails to pay his mortgage, the bank may take this action

a)

foreclosure

b)

pall

c)

disarmament

d)

abrogate

e)

incarcerate

43.

Dark cloud or covering of smoke

a)

foreclosure

b)

pall

c)

disarmament

d)

abrogate

e)

incarcerate

44.

The reduction or withdrawal of military forces

a)

foreclosure

b)

pall

c)

disarmament

d)

abrogate

e)

incarcerate

45.

To formally revoke

a)

foreclosure

b)

pall

c)

disarmament

d)

abrogate

e)

incarcerate

46.

To imprison

a)

foreclosure

b)

pall

c)

disarmament

d)

abrogate

e)

incarcerate

47.

A person who speaks out against a political system

a)

dissident

b)

oarlock

c)

bow

d)

stern

e)

concession

48.

A part of the boat that holds the shaft of the oar when rowing

a)

dissident

b)

oarlock

c)

bow

d)

stern

e)

concession

49.

Front end of the boat

a)

dissident

b)

oarlock

c)

bow

d)

stern

e)

concession

50.

Back end of the boat

a)

dissident

b)

oarlock

c)

bow

d)

stern

e)

concession

51.

Giving someone a preference or request

a)

dissident

b)

oarlock

c)

bow

d)

stern

e)

concession

52.

A word or sound repeated to aid concentration and focus

a)

mantra

b)

gunwale

c)

sacrosanct

d)

propaganda

e)

enclave

53.

The upper edge or sides of a boat

a)

mantra

b)

gunwale

c)

sacrosanct

d)

propaganda

e)

enclave

54.

Too important or valuable to be interfered with or changed

a)

mantra

b)

gunwale

c)

sacrosanct

d)

propaganda

e)

enclave

55.

Biased or misleading information that is used to promote a particular narrative of viewpoint (#fakenews)

a)

mantra

b)

gunwale

c)

sacrosanct

d)

propaganda

e)

enclave

56.

A distinct cultural or social unit within a larger community

a)

mantra

b)

gunwale

c)

sacrosanct

d)

propaganda

e)

enclave

57.

Administration or government group characterized by inefficiency

a)

bureaucracy

b)

scablands

c)

peavey

d)

splitting maul

e)

buckboard

58.

flat, elevated land deeply scarred by channels with poor soil

a)

stump farm

b)

scablands

c)

peavey

d)

splitting maul

e)

buckboard

59.

Lumberjack tool with a hook and metal spike

a)

stump farm

b)

scablands

c)

peavey

d)

splitting maul

e)

buckboard

60.

Lumberjack tool like an axe

a)

stump farm

b)

scablands

c)

peavey

d)

splitting maul

e)

buckboard

61.

A horse drawn wagon made of wooden planks

a)

stump farm

b)

scablands

c)

peavey

d)

splitting maul

e)

buckboard

62.

Lumberjack tool used to cleave shingles from a block of wood

a)

froe

b)

scablands

c)

peavey

d)

splitting maul

e)

buckboard

63.

A store that sells food and supplies to a work camp or military base

a)

commissary

b)

keel

c)

fore

d)

aft

e)

camber

64.

The center line at the bottom of a boat's hull

a)

commissary

b)

keel

c)

fore

d)

aft

e)

camber

65.

Toward the front of the boat

a)

commissary

b)

keel

c)

fore

d)

aft

e)

camber

66.

Toward the back of the boat

a)

commissary

b)

keel

c)

fore

d)

aft

e)

camber

67.

The curvature created in a normally straight surface when put under pressure

a)

commissary

b)

keel

c)

fore

d)

aft

e)

camber

68.

A thick rope or cable for mooring, anchoring, or towing a boat

a)

hawser

b)

iconography

c)

swing

d)

backwater

e)

harbinger

69.

The images and symbols associated with a person, religious, political or social group

a)

hawser

b)

iconography

c)

swing

d)

backwater

e)

harbinger

70.

The perfect unison and synchronization of the stroke of oarsmen in a shell

a)

hawser

b)

iconography

c)

swing

d)

backwater

e)

harbinger

71.

A place in which no development or progress is taking place, a small town

a)

hawser

b)

iconography

c)

swing

d)

backwater

e)

harbinger

72.

Something that foreshadows a future event, an omen

a)

hawser

b)

iconography

c)

swing

d)

backwater

e)

harbinger

73.

An extremely long and narrow boat used in competitive rowing

a)

hawser

b)

iconography

c)

swing

d)

backwater

e)

shell

74.

1930s - The drought stricken Great Plains of the United States

a)

Dust Pan

b)

Dust Bowl

c)

Stumpfarm

d)

Scablands

e)

Great Depression

75.

Vocabulary of a language

a)

lexicon

b)

pacifist

c)

leviathans

d)

accolades

e)

pandemonium

76.

A person who is strongly opposed to war or violence of any kind

a)

lexicon

b)

pacifist

c)

leviathans

d)

accolades

e)

pandemonium

77.

A giant aquatic creature

a)

lexicon

b)

pacifist

c)

leviathan

d)

accolades

e)

pandemonium

78.

Praise or admiration

a)

lexicon

b)

pacifist

c)

leviathan

d)

accolades

e)

pandemonium

79.

Chaos, noisy disorder

a)

lexicon

b)

pacifist

c)

leviathan

d)

accolades

e)

pandemonium

80.

A deep ravine

a)

coulee

b)

cofferdam

c)

overburden

d)

bedrock

e)

maestro

81.

A watertight enclosure pumped dry to permit construction work below the waterline

a)

coulee

b)

cofferdam

c)

overburden

d)

bedrock

e)

maestro

82.

The surface soil and loose rock that must be moved to expose mineral deposits

a)

coulee

b)

cofferdam

c)

overburden

d)

bedrock

e)

maestro

83.

Solid rock typically buried beneath loose rock and soil

a)

coulee

b)

cofferdam

c)

overburden

d)

bedrock

e)

maestro

84.

A talented and distinguished musician or conductor

a)

coulee

b)

cofferdam

c)

overburden

d)

bedrock

e)

maestro

85.

To refuse to engage in dealings with a company to protest

a)

boycott

b)

quartering

c)

lockstep

d)

ideological

e)

nascent

86.

Approaching a 45 degree angle to a boat's bow

a)

boycott

b)

quartering

c)

lockstep

d)

ideological

e)

nascent

87.

A method of marching with each person as close as possible to the one in front

a)

boycott

b)

quartering

c)

lockstep

d)

ideological

e)

nascent

88.

Based on a system of ideas

a)

boycott

b)

quartering

c)

lockstep

d)

ideological

e)

nascent

89.

Just beginning or coming into existence

a)

boycott

b)

quartering

c)

lockstep

d)

ideological

e)

nascent

90.

A set of beliefs or assumptions about something

a)

mythos

b)

washed out

c)

epiphany

d)

cacophony

e)

rathaus

91.

When the blade of an oar pops out of the water before the oarsman completes his stroke

a)

mythos

b)

washed out

c)

epiphany

d)

cacophony

e)

rathaus

92.

A sudden realization or revelation

a)

mythos

b)

washed out

c)

epiphany

d)

cacophony

e)

rathaus

93.

A harsh screeching sound

a)

mythos

b)

washed out

c)

epiphany

d)

cacophony

e)

rathaus

94.

City hall

a)

mythos

b)

washed out

c)

epiphany

d)

cacophony

e)

rathaus

95.

A tavern or beer hall in the basement/cellar of a public building

a)

rathskeller

b)

fascist

c)

rostrum

d)

repechage

e)

rathaus

96.

A form of totalitarian government that values the nation above individuals. There is violent oppression of all who disagree with government

a)

rathskeller

b)

fascist

c)

rostrum

d)

repechage

e)

rathaus

97.

A raised platform for public ceremonies

a)

rathskeller

b)

fascist

c)

rostrum

d)

repechage

e)

rathaus

98.

A trial heat in rowing in which the losers of the first heat are given another chance to qualify for the final race

a)

rathskeller

b)

starboard

c)

drag

d)

repechage

e)

port

99.

When looking toward the bow of the boat, the left side of the boat

a)

rathskeller

b)

starboard

c)

drag

d)

repechage

e)

port

100.

When looking toward the bow of the boat, the right side of the boat

a)

rathskeller

b)

starboard

c)

drag

d)

repechage

e)

port

101.

The force that acts against the forward movement of something passing through a gas or liquid

a)

rathskeller

b)

starboard

c)

drag

d)

repechage

e)

port

102.

The person in the last position in the boat, closest to the stern

a)

crew

b)

coxswain

c)

blade

d)

catch

e)

stroke

103.

This position is the most powerful in crew, and sets the rate and rhythm for the crew

a)

crew

b)

coxswain

c)

blade

d)

catch

e)

stroke

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