Dystopian Unit: Vocabulary List 1
Across
- 3. sharpness of perception; skill for noticing and making sense of things
- 8. - the strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
- 10. - very powerful or strong : deserving serious attention and respect
- 11. - someone who praises powerful or rich people in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them; a servile self-seeking flatterer
- 12. - slow to figure things out; lacking sharpness or quickness of sensibility or intellect
- 13. the practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that from a distance they blend together
- 15. interactions that are marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval
- 17. completely obvious, especially in a disagreeable, rude or off-putting way
- 19. - a feeling of strong dislike or disapproval of someone or something you think does not deserve respect
- 22. - the unpleasant quality of people who want to be regarded as more impressive, successful, or important than they really are
- 23. - a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head; ALSO, a long line of people or vehicles
- 25. - without
- 26. - to get rid of something, especially on a plane or ship; the voluntary sacrifice of cargo to lighten a ship's load in time of distress
- 28. - felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : DEEP.
- 29. - a false or misleading appearance; the front of a building
- 30. - not capable of being damaged, harmed, effected or disturbed
- 33. to secretly try to undermine, ruin or destroy a government, political system, etc.; to corrupt someone or something by undermining its morals, allegiance, or faith.
- 34. - to call on for aid or protection (as in prayer); to call forth by magic; OR to appeal to as an authority or for support.
- 36. by good-humored cheerfulness
- 37. marked by confusion or bewilderment : dazed. Also: lost in thought or reverie, OR showing feelings of wry amusement, especially from something that is surprising or perplexing.
Down
- 1. - a lobby, especially in a theater; an entrance hallway, also known as a VESTIBULE.
- 2. - the state of forgetting or having forgotten or of being unaware or unconscious
- 3. of an earlier or more primitive time
- 4. (devices) - something (usually a weapon), that is hot, flammable, and explosive (a bomb)
- 5. - weakening the morale of a group of people or their motivation to do something; discouraging
- 6. - having a very harmful effect or influence
- 7. - a lack of seriousness often at an improper time : FRIVOLITY
- 9. - to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable
- 10. (fax) - an exact copy
- 13. to please other people by doing or saying what you think they want you to do or say
- 14. - to do something reluctantly that seems beneath you or that insults your sense of superiority
- 16. a powerful release of strong emotions (such as anger, fear, guilt, etc.) through art. By empathizing with a character in a play, painting, book, etc., while s/he experiences those emotions, the observer also releases them in him- or herself.
- 18. -a person who is not accepted by a social group, especially because he or she is not liked, respected, or trusted
- 20. -something that gives support, endurance, or strength, especially food.
- 21. - something that works to prevent someone or something from engaging in a particular form of unwanted behavior
- 24. - a liking for, an enjoyment of, or a habit of doing something, especially something that other people might not like
- 27. showing a lack of excitement or interest in something especially because it is very familiar
- 31. - deserving honor or respect; impressive by reason of age
- 32. -too eager to help or obey someone important
- 35. - to examine closely and carefully : analyze critically