Vocabulary Review Week 1

Wollstonecraft said that society and men’s attitudes toward women often kept women in __________ or ordinary situations, when, in fact, they were capable of exceptional achievements.

A variety of colorful individuals have contributed to Britain’s poetic heritage. One was Alexander Pope (1688-1744) who, although small and physically weak, was often aggressive and __________ in his writing, using words almost as weapons.

British poets who were somewhat cynical liked to __________ the institutions of their day. They had to be careful, though: Satirists could be punished severely for making fun of those in power.

The knowledge also suddenly came to me that the strange person—if the figure was indeed a person—was __________ and knew everything about me and my family.

In the introduction to A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, Wollstonecraft states that she wants to avoid “flowery diction.” One would not expect her writing to include _______ , but for her to call things what they are with honesty and directness.

“Well,” my father said, “you have to admit it’s __________ that we’ve found this house…or castle, or whatever it is. And it’s also fortunate that someone inside appears to be awake. Look---there’s a light on upstairs.”

Suddenly, I was keenly aware of someone or something watching us. I do not know what made me __________ of this; perhaps it was merely instinct. All I could see were huge trees, their branches swaying in the fierce wind.

Wollstonecraft observed that many women lived __________ lives; they were made miserable by men who treated them as members of an inferior class.

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