Vocabulary Quiz Jan 19 (5th/6th ELA)

To shake or move back and forth; to tremble (verb)

• Marine

• Quake

• Bristle

Used to describe something round or in some way like a circle

• grasp

• coarse

• circular

Difficult; causing annoyance, bother, or worry (Adj)

• Troublesome

• Magnify

• Extreme

To take hold of something with the arms or hands; to understand

• Focus

• Discard

• Grasp

Stiff, short hairs (noun) OR

When hair stands up straight when showing fear or anger (verb)

• Inspire

• Marine

• Bristle

To get rid of or throw away (verb)

OR

something cast off or thrown away (noun)

• Discard

• Coarse

• Magnify

Something rough and not smooth; or something that is bad quality (adj)

• Coarse

• Circular

• Quake

To the highest or greatest degree of something; farthest possible; exaggerated (Adj)

• Marine

• Discard

• Extreme

Something having to do with the ocean or water (adj)

OR

a special type of soldier who serves on a ship (noun)

• Grasp

• Marine

• Troublesome

To concentrate or correct the clarity of something (verb)

OR

Sharpness or clarity; the center of activity of interest (noun)

• Bristle

• Discard

• Focus