Vocabulary Quiz for 7th Graders

What is the meaning of the word "aplomb"?

• Clumsiness

• Self-confidence

• Fear

• Anger

Which word describes a feeling of anxiety or fear about something that might happen?

• Aptitude

• Apprehensive

• Defiance

• Disdain

If someone has a natural ability to do something, they have a(n) _______ for it.

• Debris

• Aptitude

• Destination

• Dismal

What is the term for scattered fragments, typically of something wrecked or destroyed?

• Debris

• Concoction

• Circumference

• Cunning

Which word means open resistance or bold disobedience?

• Defiance

• Deft

• Dispel

• Conspicuous

Choose the word that best describes skillful and quick in one's movements.

• Dismal

• Deft

• Disdain

• Destination

What is the term for the place to which someone or something is going or being sent?

• Destination

• Concoction

• Circumference

• Cunning

Which word means to make or become less?

• Dispel

• Diminish

• Disdain

• Conspicuous

Which word describes a feeling of contempt or scorn?

• Disdain

• Dismal

• Deft

• Apprehensive

What is the meaning of the word "dismal"?

• Cheerful

• Gloomy

• Bright

• Joyful