WorksheetsVocabulary from ¨Letter from Birmingham Jail¨
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Define:
Cognizant
having knowledge or being aware of.
to conceptualize
becoming ¨cog-like¨ - a moving part in a machine.
being unaware
Which word means?
of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded.
Provincial
Incorrigible
Degenerating
Unduly
Define:
Gainsay
suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
warn or reprimand someone firmly.
deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
deprive of feeling or awareness.
Define:
Languish
suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
warn or reprimand someone firmly.
deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
deprive of feeling or awareness.
Define:
Anesthetize
suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
warn or reprimand someone firmly.
deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
deprive of feeling or awareness.
Define:
Admonish
suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
warn or reprimand someone firmly.
deny or contradict (a fact or statement)
deprive of feeling or awareness.
Which word means:
the doctrine that an individual state of the U.S. may oppose any federal action it believes encroaches on its sovereignty?
interposition
Moratorium
Solace
Complacency
Define:
Moratorium
a temporary prohibition of an activity.
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
Define:
Solace
a temporary prohibition of an activity.
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
Define:
Complacency
a temporary prohibition of an activity.
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
Define:
Elegy
a temporary prohibition of an activity.
comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness.
a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead.
Which word means:
released from physical or mental bonds; unrestrained?
Harried
Relegating
Inextricably
Unfettered
Which word means:
feeling strained as a result of having demands persistently made on one; harassed?
Harried
Relegating
Inextricably
Unfettered
Which word means:
consigning or dismissing to an inferior rank or position?
Harried
Relegating
Inextricably
Unfettered
Which word means:
in a way that is impossible to disentangle or separate?
Harried
Relegating
Inextricably
Unfettered
Define:
Gadfly
a feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to try to make them better
the action of interfering with someone or something
a temporary prohibition of an activity
a person who stimulates or annoys other people especially by persistent criticism
Define:
Unduly
(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
to an unwarranted degree; inordinately; excessively
characterized by the restriction of the freedom and responsibilities of subordinates or dependents in their supposed interest.
Define:
Incorrigible
(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
to an unwarranted degree; inordinately; excessively
characterized by the restriction of the freedom and responsibilities of subordinates or dependents in their supposed interest.
Define:
Degenerating
(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
to an unwarranted degree; inordinately; excessively
characterized by the restriction of the freedom and responsibilities of subordinates or dependents in their supposed interest.
Define:
Paternalistic
(of a person or their tendencies) not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.
to an unwarranted degree; inordinately; excessively
characterized by the restriction of the freedom and responsibilities of subordinates or dependents in their supposed interest.
Which word means:
having a firm basis in reality and therefore important, meaningful, or considerable?
Scintillating
Sublime
Sanctimonious
Substantive
Which word means:
making a show of being morally superior to other people?
Scintillating
Sublime
Sanctimonious
Substantive
Which word means:
tending to inspire awe usually because of elevated quality (as of beauty, nobility, or grandeur) or transcendent excellence?
Scintillating
Sublime
Sanctimonious
Substantive
Which word means:
sparkling or shining brightly?
Scintillating
Sublime
Sanctimonious
Substantive
Which word means:
deny the truth or validity of?
Repudiate
Languish
Anesthetize
Interpose
