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Red Queen Vocab

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

required by law or rules

a)

mandatory

b)

poise

c)

daunt

d)

shroud

2.

Opinions that opposite/different from the previous/common opinions

a)

influence

b)

audacity

c)

dissent

d)

tactics

3.

extremely large

a)

perpetuate

b)

placate

c)

chasm

d)

colossal

4.

not pretentious or arrogant; modest

a)

unassuming

b)

insubordination

c)

impeccable

d)

supplant

5.

graceful and elegant- usually describing a person

a)

reprimand

b)

aggravate

c)

poise

d)

implicate

6.

a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or group

a)

audacity

b)

prerogative

c)

chasm

d)

unassuming

7.

make someone less angry or hostile

a)

placate

b)

impeccable

c)

insubordination

d)

dissent

8.

make continue without a clear ending

a)

perpetuate

b)

implicate

c)

shroud

d)

daunt

9.

express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behavior or actions

a)

tactics

b)

reprimand

c)

aggravate

d)

influence

10.

an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end

a)

tactics

b)

perpetuate

c)

chasm

d)

placate

11.

in accordance with the highest standards of respectability; faultless.

a)

impeccable

b)

insubordination

c)

audacity

d)

unassuming

12.

show someone to be guilty or involved in a crime

a)

implicate

b)

perpetuate

c)

impeccable

d)

aggravate

13.

defiance of authority; refusal to obey or

a)

tactics

b)

poise

c)

supplant

d)

insubordination

14.

make (a problem, injury, or offense) worse or more serious.

a)

aggravate

b)

placate

c)

influence

d)

reprimand

15.

a willingness to take bold risks.

a)

mandatory

b)

audacity

c)

colossal

d)

implicate

16.

make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.

a)

daunt

b)

audacity

c)

shroud

d)

unassuming

17.

thing that encloses around something or obscures something.

a)

shroud

b)

tactics

c)

dissent

d)

audacity

18.

the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself.

a)

influence

b)

aggravate

c)

supplant

d)

placate

19.

supersede and replace.

a)

supplant

b)

reprimand

c)

implicate

d)

audacity

20.

an election year always seems to show the distance between the two major political parties

a)

chasm

b)

insubordination

c)

reprimand

d)

mandatory

21.

a deep, long, narrow opening in the earth

a)

chasm

b)

implicate

c)

impeccable

d)

implicate

22.

The government requires that all children attend school until they are 16.

a)

mandatory

b)

poise

c)

daunt

d)

shroud

23.

when the Supreme Court shares their opinion, the majority opinion wins. the "other side" is also called the ___________.

a)

influence

b)

audacity

c)

dissent

d)

tactics

24.

when the Titanic was built in the early 1900s, it was one of the largest ships in the world

a)

perpetuate

b)

placate

c)

chasm

d)

colossal

25.

the kind of person who doesn't really stand out for any reason-- "mid"

a)

unassuming

b)

insubordination

c)

impeccable

d)

supplant

26.

when watching a ballet dancer on a stage, there is certain type of grace and elegance in the way they move

a)

reprimand

b)

aggravate

c)

poise

d)

implicate

27.

when you're a senior in high school, you can choose to take classes at the college level

a)

audacity

b)

prerogative

c)

chasm

d)

unassuming

28.

when a baby is crying, a mother will try feeding them or changing them or patting them or rocking them-- anything to calm them down

a)

placate

b)

impeccable

c)

insubordination

d)

dissent

29.

he told her, and she told them, and they told her, and she told him, and on and on and on

a)

perpetuate

b)

implicate

c)

shroud

d)

daunt

30.

after she got in a fight on the court, she got benched and had to pay a fine

a)

tactics

b)

reprimand

c)

aggravate

d)

influence

31.

the military comes up with plans that are so specific that everyone involved has to make sure their watches have the exact same time- down to the second

a)

tactics

b)

perpetuate

c)

chasm

d)

placate

32.

the kinds of students who get into Harvard have never made a B... and they have never been in trouble... and they have perfect test scores

a)

impeccable

b)

insubordination

c)

audacity

d)

unassuming

33.

the kids got the exact same grade on the test... and missed the exact same questions...and put the exact same wrong answers on the ones they missed...

a)

implicate

b)

perpetuate

c)

impeccable

d)

aggravate

34.

the teacher asked him to leave the classroom, but he kept arguing and wouldn't get out of his chair

a)

tactics

b)

poise

c)

supplant

d)

insubordination

35.

while she was recovering from knee surgery, she tried walking on the beach but the uneven surface made her knee ache

a)

aggravate

b)

placate

c)

influence

d)

reprimand

36.

he doesn't have good grades, but looks surprised when he didn't get into advanced classes

a)

mandatory

b)

audacity

c)

colossal

d)

implicate

37.

he was brand new to the class- everyone else already knew each other, had taken the class before, and did the reading to prepare for the discussion

a)

daunt

b)

audacity

c)

shroud

d)

unassuming

38.

the cloak covered her head and hung all the way to the floor- the part over her head drooped down to cover her face from my view

a)

shroud

b)

tactics

c)

dissent

d)

audacity

39.

After I spent a few weeks in her classroom, I realized that I had started talking like she did- saying the same silly words and phrases that she said.

a)

influence

b)

aggravate

c)

supplant

d)

placate

40.

they won the national championship last year, but this year they lost to the winning team

a)

supplant

b)

reprimand

c)

implicate

d)

audacity

41.

the grand canyon

a)

chasm

b)

implicate

c)

impeccable

d)

implicate

42.

a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings.

a)

chasm

b)

insubordination

c)

reprimand

d)

mandatory