Vocabulary for dystopias

Which word best describes a world after a catastrophic disaster?

• Corrupt

• Post-Apocalyptic

• Polluted

• Chaotic

Suggesting a lack of life or vitality

(a)  

What adjective best describes an area with no signs of life or activity?

• Nightmarish

• Barren

• Mechanised

• Desperate

Referring to a contaminated or toxic environment.

(a)  

Which word would best describe a government that is dishonest or fraudulent?

• Impoverished

• Corrupt

• Paranoid

• Suffocating

What term best describes a feeling of extreme fear that something unpleasant is going to happen?

• Stifling

• Desolate

• Paranoid

• Grim

Suggesting a state of disrepair and neglect.

• disarray

• decrepit

• untidy

• desolate

Indicating a feeling of oppression and lack of freedom

(a)  

Corrupt means

• a society with many problems.

• a society rife with dishonesty and unethical behaviour.

• s society with no government.

• a totalitarian government.

Impoverished means

• the opposite of poverty

• having a dislike of poverty.

• Being very wealthy.

• lacking in wealth and resources.