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WorksheetsOmelas Vocabulary
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
Define magnanimous.
generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person
cheerful
An enjoyable moment.
A large magnitude of something.
Based on the sentence below, what does dulcet mean?
"Yet I repeat that these were not simple folk, not dulcet shepherds, noble savages, bland utopians" (LeGuin).
Aggressive
A tyrant
Calm and easy-going.
Dulce
Define utopian.
A type of people
Utopia
a place
Idealistic
Based on the sentence below, what do you think barbarian means?
"They were not barbarians, I do not know the rules and laws of their society, but I suspect that they were singularly few" (LeGuin).
a person
A model citizen in society
ruthless or lawless person
Rule follower
Based on the sentence below, what does uncouth mean?
"Its habits are too uncouth for it to respond to humane treatment"(LeGuin).
well behaved and/or well mannered
unruly or not acceptable for typical human behavior
unclothed
trainable
Define imperious.
not allowing fluid to pass through
assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.
relating to an empire
the intervening time
Define languor.
the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia.
The Latin word for language
a root word
a beverage
Define restive.
full of energy and life.
don't pick me
An abbreviation for festive
unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom.
Based on the sentence below, what does decorous mean?
"Some were decorous: old people in long stiff robes of mauve and gray, grave master workmen, quiet, merry women carrying their babies and chatting as they walked"(LeGuin).
well dressed and behaved
bad singing
not something
don't pick me
Based on the sentence below, what do you think pedant means?
"The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pedants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid" (LeGuin).
A pretty jewel on a necklace.
foot insects
Someone who cares about details.
An uneducated person.
Define arcane.
very typical example of a certain person or thing.
A open book.
understood by few; mysterious or secret.
another word for a cane.
