Jurassic Park Vocabulary Practice

Master Jurassic Park vocabulary! Practice matching words to definitions and using them in sentences.

Matching Match each vocabulary word to its definition by dragging a line from the word to the corresponding definition. Amicably agreeably; in a friendly way Omnipresent present in all places at all times Fortification something that strengthens or protects Somnolent drowsy; sleepy Inadvertently unintentionally; accidentally Consternation feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected Cloistered isolated; secluded Glib fluent in an insincere way; offhand Aesthetics tastefully; appealing to a sense of beauty Sonorous full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style Inherently existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element Armaments military forces and equipment Abhorrent inspiring disgust and loathing Maudlin overly emotional or sentimental Flagrant glaringly bad; outrageous Inexorably impossible to stop or prevent Antithetical sharply contrasted in character or purpose Benign harmless; kind and gentle Ominous unfavorable, threatening, a bad omen Concomitant naturally accompanying or associated Rapacious aggressively greedy or grasping Adamant unyielding; firm in opinion Truculent fierce; cruel; savagely brutal Fill in the blank with the vocabulary word that fits the best. “Reptiles are abhorrent because of their cold body,pale color, cartilaginous skeleton, filthy skin, fierce aspect, calculating eye, offensive smell, harsh voice, squalid habitation, and terrible venom.” “Thus it is not surprising that, within a month, the problems of InGen were quietly and amicably settled.” “The most flagrant violation, Morris explained, was the Biosyn rabies case.” “Every biologist knew that the threat for a hoax was omnipresent.” “This concrete moat is thirty feet wide. That’s like a military fortification.” “The babies would chitter and scramble over the indulgent, somnolent bodies of the adults, and nip little bites from the dead animals.” “Pound for pound, a velociraptor was the most rapacious dinosaur that ever lived.” “But Steingarten, the head of Biosyn, was adamant. ‘You’ll have to get their agreement for this one, Lew,’ he had said.” “The consternation that followed was entirely misplaced, in Dodgson’s view.” “These scholars broke with the cloistered tradition of mathematics in several important ways.” “Grant knew that Ian Malcolm had his share of detractors, and he could understand why some found his style too abrasive, and his applications of chaos theory too glib.” “And I wanted to talk about the details with you today. You can think of it as a matter of aesthetics.” “ . . . Entertainment has nothing to do with reality. Entertainment is antithetical to reality.” “A sonorous voice said, ‘Welcome to Jurassic Park. You are now entering the lost world of the prehistoric past . . . ‘” “Mr. Arnold said, ‘I think we have to accept that Jurassic Park is inherently hazardous.’” “Triceratops: the size and gray color of an elephant, with the truculent stance of a rhino.” “The steel door to the armaments room was unmarked. He unlocked it with his key, and swung the heavy door wide.” “Because in fact there are great categories of phenomena that are inherently unpredictable.” “Blurred through the rainy windshield, the dinosaur was coming toward their car. Slow, ominous strides, coming right toward them.” “In part, it was an emotional liability, flaring anger one moment, maudlin sentimentality the next. But all that could be understood as a natural concomitant of age.” “Grant paddled as strongly as he could, but he only succeeded in spinning the boat in circles. It continued inexorably toward the lip.” “Inadvertently, Tim took a step back---the tail was gone!” “The adults were benign with the young ones, and tougher with the juveniles, occasionally snapping at the older animals when their play got too rough.” Jurassic Park Trailer What is your favorite part of the trailer (or movie) and why? Answer in a COMPLETE sentence.