8th Grade Vocabulary Quiz - List 1

What does the word "abate" mean?

• To show in, or as in, a picture

• To become less in amount or intensity

• To stay longer than you should

• To admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of "assimilate"?

• To scatter or disappear

• To become like one's environment

• To express pain or sorrow

• To be capable of being shaped or bent

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What does "concede" mean?

• To flourish or thrive

• To shut out from view

• To admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly

• To be subject to authority

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the definition of "dissipate"?

• To become less in amount or intensity

• To stay longer than you should

• To go away, scatter, or disappear

• To show in, or as in, a picture

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The word "erratic" is an adjective that means:

• Capable of being shaped or bent

• Liable to sudden unpredictable change

• The property of having lived for a considerable time

• Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

What does "flourish" refer to?

• A showy gesture

• A feeling or expressing pain or sorrow

• The violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

• The property of having lived for a considerable time

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "impulsive" mean?

• Subject or submissive to authority

• Characterized by undue haste and lack of thought

• Capable of being shaped or bent

• To stay longer than you should

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

The term "longevity" refers to:

• The violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

• The property of having lived for a considerable time

• A showy gesture

• Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What does "malleable" mean?

• To shut out from view

• To become like one's environment

• Capable of being shaped or bent

• To stay longer than you should

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What is the meaning of "obstruct"?

• To show in, or as in, a picture

• To scatter or disappear

• To shut out from view

• To admit or acknowledge, often reluctantly

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A