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Omelas Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define magnanimous.

a)

generous or forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person

b)

cheerful

c)

An enjoyable moment.

d)

A large magnitude of something.

2.

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).

a)

Aggressive

b)

A tyrant

c)

Calm and easy-going.

d)

Dulce

3.

Define utopian.

a)

A type of people

b)

Utopia

c)

a place

d)

Idealistic

4.

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)

a person

b)

A model citizen in society

c)

ruthless or lawless person

d)

Rule follower

5.

Based on the sentence below, what does uncouth mean?

"Its habits are too uncouth for it to respond to humane treatment"(LeGuin).

a)

well behaved and/or well mannered

b)

unruly or not acceptable for typical human behavior

c)

unclothed

d)

trainable

6.

Define imperious.

a)

not allowing fluid to pass through

b)

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

c)

relating to an empire

d)

the intervening time

7.

Define languor.

a)

the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia.

b)

The Latin word for language

c)

a root word

d)

a beverage

8.

Define restive.

a)

full of energy and life.

b)

don't pick me

c)

An abbreviation for festive

d)

unable to keep still or silent and becoming increasingly difficult to control, especially because of impatience, dissatisfaction, or boredom.

9.

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).

a)

well dressed and behaved

b)

bad singing

c)

not something

d)

don't pick me

10.

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)

A pretty jewel on a necklace.

b)

foot insects

c)

Someone who cares about details.

d)

An uneducated person.

11.

Define arcane.

a)

very typical example of a certain person or thing.

b)

A open book.

c)

understood by few; mysterious or secret.

d)

another word for a cane.