ENGLISH IV

Vocabulary #4 Brave New World Excerpts

Name______________________________

Part I: Define the following. Include the parts of speech.

1. beget

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2. caste

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3. conditioning

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4. decant

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5. indefatigable

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6. indispensable

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7. prodigiously

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8. surrogate

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9. inconspicuously ______________________________________________________________
10.

wintriness______________________________________________________________

11. solidarity

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12. infantile

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Part II: Write the word which is being described in the proper blank.
13.

__indefatigable________

tireless, inexhaustible

14.

___indispensable_____________

essential, absolutely necessary

15. ___conditioning_____________ changing behavior by rewarding or punishing a subject

16.____inconspicuously____________

without being noticed or seen; quietly

17. ____prodigiously___________

extraordinary; wonderful

18. ____decant__________

to pour gently so as not to disturb

19. ___wintriness________

lack of cheer or warmth

20. _____solidarity_________

shared aims, team spirit, unity, having common in interests

21. ___caste_____________

social group in order of rank, economic position or occupation

22. surrogate______________a substitute

23. ______beget__________

to produce

24. _____infantile______

babyish, immature

Part III. Miscellaneous Wordplay.

25. _______prodigiously_________

This vocabulary word has an adverbial suffix.

26. _______inconspicuously___________

Name another word on this list with the same suffix.

27. ____indispensable_________

This vocabulary word is the antonym of superfluous.

28. ____noun_________

The suffix ness in this vocabulary words tells you that the word is
probably what part of speech.

29. ____mistake! Freebee question_________

This vocabulary word has a prefix that means before.

30. __in_____________

This prefix means not.

31. __indefatigable______

This word has a root that means to tire or get tired.

Part IV: Select the proper word to complete each sentence.

32. I will __decant____ the soda carefully into the cup filled with ice cream so I dont overflow my soon to be
root beer float.
33. Jebs _____infantile______ behavior was embarrassing; he would pitch a temper tantrum any
time he didnt get his way.
34. High schools encourage campus clubs and organizations in order to promote _____solidarity___ in
the student body; colleges do the same with fraternities and sororities.
35. Some women become ___surrogate___ mothers in order to help a family that cannot have children; ultimately
they let the family use her body to grow their baby.
36. Mom __inconspicuously_______ slipped in the back door and caught my brother up to his
elbows in powdered sugar and chocolate syrup.
37. We, as teachers ___condition__ students into participating in class activities by rewarding them with candy
every time the correct response is given.
38. In earlier days there was a _caste__ system in place where people are arranged by social class and given
specific jobs according to the class they were born into.
39. In fertility clinics they __prodigiously__ administer specific drugs that help men generate more sperm in order
to increase the chances of fertilizing an egg.
40. When students first arrive at school at 7a.m., they usually have a bit of _wintriness__ within them, acting
lethargic and withdrawn until the day goes on. Once sports hit, their enthusiasm increases.
41. The movie sent a moral message-violence only ___begets_ more violence.
42. A sense of humor is _indispensable___ for a teacher; students are too funny.
43. She was ___indefatigable____ in her pursuit of a full load scholarship at a
prestigious university.