English 10 vocab 10

Front

Tolstoy's new purpose for writing in his last thirty years was an ___

Back

incentive

Answer explanation

context clue: or purpose

synonym

Front

Tolstoy's novels emphasize love and nonviolence as key principles.

Back

postulates

Answer explanation

context clue: In his novels

inference

Front

Tolstoy's strict rules on behavior were seen by some family members as too ____.

Back

stringent

Answer explanation

Context clue: strict rules

synonym

Front

“To do good” was a ___ point in Tolstoy's late 1870s philosophy.

Back

pivotal

Answer explanation

Context clue: his life revolved around that idea.

example

Front

Tolstoy was seen as too ___ in his love philosophy.

Back

militant

Answer explanation

Context clue: or pushy

synonym

Front

Tolstoy viewed the world that encompassed him and found it disturbing. He sought to understand life’s basic principles, or ___.

Back

encompassed, postulates

Answer explanation

Context clues:

at the world that ___ him and found it disturbing

basic principles

Inference and synonym

Front

His inner struggles felt like ____. His troubles were ___, but eventually passed.

Back

retributions, transitory

Answer explanation

Context clue: difficult and painful

eventually passed.

inference

synonym

Front

Tolstoy became implacable in his desire to live right and relentless in his desire to live simply. He applied stringent standards to himself, denying luxuries.

Back

implacable, stringent

Answer explanation

Context clue: equally relentless

denying himself luxuries.

synonyms

Front

Tolstoy’s writings provided incentives for many to follow. Those motivated were peaceful rather than militant.

Back

incentives, militant

Answer explanation

Context clue:

Those motivated to follow his ideas were peaceful rather than

inference

antonym

Front

Gandhi found Tolstoy’s writings influential, even pivotal. They helped him urge people to transcend violence.

Back

pivotal, transcend

Answer explanation

Context clue:

were important

rise above

Synonym