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English III
Words from History and Government (A) / Chapter 2

I. Flashcards

Make flashcards for the following 15 vocabulary words by copying each word onto one side of a single index card and its definition on the reverse.

anarchy

bourgeois

boycott

bureaucracy

canon

demagogue

hegemony

proxy

quisling

quixotic

recession

reprisal

subversion

surrogate

viable

II. Fill-in-the-blank

Fill in the vocabulary word that best completes each of the following sentences.

1.  Romance novels are quite ______and unrealistic.

2.  In hopes of getting the cafeteria prices lowered, the students ______and brought lunches from home.

3.  When the sons contested their father’s will, the ______resolved the matter fairly.

4.  I cannot believe my own sister could be a ______and tell Mom my plans for Saturday.

5.  To many, the most sacred to he the church’s ______is Thou shalt not kill.

6.  This is only a temporary economic ______caused by a lack of consumer demand.

7.  Working hard for what one has is a(n) ______ethic.

8.  As a result of a series of poor executive decisions, the president’s ______was being questioned in many newspapers.

9.  When flu struck and all four principles were out sick, the school was in a state of ______.

10.  When the teacher was out sick, a(n) ______was called in.

11.  The Red Riders developed a ______plan, a plan guaranteed to be workable.

12.  This plan involved the complete overthrow or ______of the existing bourgeois government.

13.  The Red Riders had their leader, a(n) ______who championed the people’s cause.

14.  The Red Riders believed the time had come for the strict and rigid ______to end.

15.  While, the Red Riders feared ______from the present government if their plan did not work, they were confident of their imminent success.

III. Synonyms

Replace each of the following vocabulary words with another word (or words) with the same meaning.

16. canon ______

17. recession ______

18. reprisal ______

19. surrogate ______

20. viable ______

IV. Antonyms

Replace each of the following vocabulary words with another word (or words) with the opposite meaning.

21. anarchy ______

22. boycott ______

23. quisling ______

24. quixotic ______

25. subversion ______