Wordly Wise Vocab Test #1 8th Grade

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Example of resilience:

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Someone who recovers quickly after illness.

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In spring, our town has a pervasive scent of blooming flowers.

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Can be smelled throughout the whole town.

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Our puppy is avid for our attention. This means she:

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Is greedy for attention.

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Dan's brusqueness on the phone indicated he was upset. How did Dan speak?

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Abruptly.

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When people demean themselves, they:

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Cause others to disrespect them.

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Music and costumes evoke 1960s London.

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Help viewers imagine London in the 1960s.

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Mary Ann Evan's pseudonym was George Eliot.

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Pen Name.

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Ballet students emulated famous ballerinas like Suzanne Farrell.

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C. Imitate.

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Antonym of 'inaugurated a new school system.'

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C. Terminated.

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Antonym of 'turbulent sea' in: The small boat sailed on a turbulent sea.

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Calm.