Unit 3: Novel Study: Brave New World, Chapters 13–18

18 words 116 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. pallor
    an unnatural lack of color in the skin
  2. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
  3. premonition
    a feeling of evil to come
  4. base
    having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality
  5. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  6. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
  7. bestial
    resembling an animal, especially by being vicious or cruel
  8. valediction
    the act of saying farewell
  9. gesticulate
    show, express, or direct through movement
  10. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  11. sovereign
    greatest in status or authority or power
  12. lull
    calm by deception
  13. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  14. compulsory
    required by rule
  15. hermitage
    the abode of a recluse
  16. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  17. subversive
    in opposition to an established system or government
  18. unanimity
    everyone being of one mind
Created on Mon Dec 14 16:22:42 EST 2020 (updated Tue Dec 22 11:27:39 EST 2020)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.