Encore English 10
Mrs. Sharp
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Brave New World: Vocabulary Preview
Chapters 6-9
Part I: Using Prior Knowledge and Contextual Clues
Below are the sentences in which the vocabulary words appear in the text. Read the sentence. Use any clues
you can find in the sentence combined with your prior knowledge, and write what you think the italicized
words mean IN YOUR OWN WORDS. This assignment should be completed in your English notebook.
1. . . . . So jolly," she repeated and smiled, for all the puzzled anxiety in her eyes, with what was meant to be an
inviting and voluptuous cajolery.
2. Lenina scolded Bernard for questioning the ways of their society, but Bernard remained unabashed.
3. Her feeling was evidently reciprocated.
4. Their path led them to the foot of the precipice.
5. She felt in her pocket for her soma--only to discover that, by some unprecedented oversight, she had left the
bottle down at the rest-house.
6. "Oh, stop them, stop them!" she implored. But the whip fell and fell inexorably.
7. It's almost inconceivable. I shall never understand, unless you explain.
8. A man can smile and smile and be a villain. Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain.
9. Patronizingly, Bernard smiled.
10. It suddenly occurred to Bernard that her very revoltingness might prove an enormous asset.
Part II: Determining the Meaning Match the vocabulary words to their dictionary definitions.
Match each of the following words to its definition. If there are words for which you cannot figure out the
definition by contextual clues and by process of elimination, look them up in a dictionary.
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cajolery
unabashed
reciprocated
precipice
unprecedented
inexorably
inconceivable
lecherous
patronizingly
asset
A. unbelievable
B. lustful or with excessive suggestive behavior
C. urging with repeated, gentle appeals or teasing
D. not embarrassed; calm
E. in a condescending manner
F. relentlessly
G. returned; mutually shared
H. cliff
I. thing of value
J. having never happened before