Worksheets10-2 King/Wiesel Vocabulary List
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Any one who is affluent
is penniless.
is prosperous.
is sick with the flu.
is without friends.
Oftentimes, we would see Roger on the street corner where he would _____________ others for bread and water.
repress
exalt
beseech
oppress
The holiday shoppers seemed ________________this year by all the crazy, meaningless car ads on TV.
repressed
exalted
severed
harried
The maid was afraid to talk back to her boss. Therefore the maid was...
exalted
servile
affluent.
vicious
The homes on Lonnie's street were old and falling down. They were...
exalted
affluent
harried
degenerating
Since Alana was the youngest girl in a family of five older brothers, she felt as though her siblings who teased her multiple times a day were ___ harsh on her.
unduly
servile
affluent
exalted
Some people don't like to show emotions, instead they hold them back or ___ them.
exalt
uplift
repress
praise
This word can mean rude or disgusting, but it can also mean common or ordinary.
vulgar
beseeched
affluent
exalted
The good news about the new puppies ___________ the little boy who loved pets.
harried
severed
repressed
exalted
People who commit crimes often don't think much about the consequences. In fact, they tend to think they can get away with it. In other words, they want to do the crime without punisment or ____.
a whim.
oppression
impunity.
repression.
Since Ricky's pitbull growled and chased trespassers, it had a reputation for being...
servile.
affluent.
severed.
vicious.
Knox's grandfather buys small gifts for him spontaneously or ....
on a whim.
as an act of oppression.
to beseech him.
to severe ties with him.
Wiesel and King are figures from different points of time in history, but both could speak to the injustice of being forced down into ___.
oppression
repression
affluence
vulgarity
Tara listens to soft, calming music that has such a ___ effect on her that she often falls fast asleep.
degenerating
tranquilizing
exalted
harried
The haunted house we visited had a skeleton whose rib cage was 10 feet away from its _________skull.
harried
vicious
exalted
severed
