Dystopian Vocab Review

a futuristic, imagined universe in which societal control and the illusion of a perfect society are maintained through different types of control

• utopia

• apocalypse

• totalitarian

• dystopia

a place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions

• utopia

• dystopia

• figurehead

• superior

_______ is a form of communication aimed at influencing the attitude of the community toward some cause or position by presenting only one side of an argument.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.8.8

________ is the practice of officially examining books, movies, etc., and taking out unacceptable parts.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

the act of carefully watching someone or something

• censorship

• surveillance

• quell

• figurehead

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

deprive of positive human qualities

• ceremonious

• affiliation

• antagonist

• dehumanize

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Someone who is ________ has a very large amount of power or has unlimited authority.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A grand and formal occasion is also known as a _______ occasion.

defiance of authority

• insubordinate

• superior

• obsolete

• affiliation

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.

• protagonist

• figurehead

• consumer

• superior

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3