Omnivore's Dilemma Ch 2 Vocabulary Original Text

What is the term for a person who supports the rights and power of the people in their struggle against the privileged elite?

• Transformational

• Populist

• Proponent

• Benefactor

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which word describes a change that leads to a significant improvement or innovation?

• Monotony

• Transformational

• Dubious

• Perverse

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What is the practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for growing crops and rearing animals to provide food, wool, and other products?

• Agriculture

• Monoculture

• Diversified

• Commodities

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is a financial aid provided by the government to support a specific economic sector?

• Proliferation

• Subsidy

• Constraint

• Legacy

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What term refers to goods or products that are bought and sold?

• Hyperbole

• Commodities

• Abstract

• Synthetic

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which word means to branch out or spread into different directions?

• Ramified

• Succumb

• Avert

• Persist

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

What is the term for something that is endless or seemingly endless?

• Interminable

• Tranquil

• Perturbed

• Poignant

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What word describes a lack of variety and interest; tedious repetition and routine?

• Monotony

• Hybrid

• Bountiful

• Prodigious

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What term means to combine or add up to form a whole?

• Compounded

• Augment

• Exhorted

• Mired

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Which word means to persuade someone gently to do something?

• Coaxing

• Constraint

• Perverse

• Dubious

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4