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8A Vocabulary 2018-2019

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
ADJECTIVE
able to scrape or wear away by rubbing; rough; coars
a)
abrasive
b)
saunter
c)
precarious
d)
deft
2.

One of the things, propositions or courses of action that can be chosen

a)

mediocre

b)

imminent

c)

alternatives

d)

abbreviate

3.
Which word means about the same as ambiguous? 
a)
sure 
b)
large 
c)
definite 
d)
unclear 
4.
unnamed, without the name of the person involved composer
a)
anonymous 
b)
dupe 
c)
eradicate 
d)
pending 
5.

arrest someone for a crime

a)

accommodate

b)

apprehend

c)

cleave

d)

conceal

6.

to integrate

a)

assumption

b)

assimilate

c)

anonymous

d)

awareness

7.

Your ________________ that his death was an accident seems to be wrong.

a)

previous

b)

assumption

c)

frequent

d)

annual

e)

indicate

8.
What is another word or phrase for authority?
a)
control of something or someone
b)
power
c)
no control
9.

The ________________ fan stalked his favorite football player and got arrested in the process.

a)

previous

b)

assumption

c)

avid

d)

annual

e)

indicate

10.
ban means...
a)
nap
b)
forbid
c)
get away
d)
make
11.

Since my sister is a ____________________ driver who honks her horn constantly, I try to avoid riding anywhere with her.

a)

meticulous

b)

quintessence

c)

belligerent

d)

tepid

12.

With the skill of a surgeon, the chef will use a knife to ____________ the pie into two equal slices.

a)

insect

b)

intersection

c)

bisect

d)

dissect

13.

strikingly odd in appearance or style

a)

bizarre

b)

aloof

c)

belittle

d)

indifferent

14.
refuse to use, buy from, or deal with a store, company, organization or nation
a)
boycott
b)
segregation
c)
diversity 
d)
prejudice
15.
able to do things well
a)
capable
b)
mature
c)
practice
d)
invisible
16.
action that makes something else happen
a)
sequence
b)
cause
c)
effect
d)
main idea
17.

To describe the special qualities of something

a)

characterize

b)

comparison

c)

strategy

d)

research

18.

Starting with the earliest and following the order in which they happen

a)

plot

b)

theme

c)

chronological

d)

transition

19.

Shall we let the meeting ______?

a)

give up

b)

commence

c)

allege

d)

concern

20.
Saying much in a few clear words; brief
a)
compel
b)
concise
c)
alternative
d)
avert
21.

to confirm or verify something, often by providing proof or an additional account

a)

retribution

b)

corroborate

c)

melancholy

d)

saunter

e)

impetuously

22.

The _____________police officer was arrested for taking bribes from drug dealers

a)

timid

b)

impulsive

c)

pretentious

d)

despicable

23.

to die

a)

perish

b)

courteous

c)

oasis

d)

sparse

24.

What can you __________ from the fact that the audience was crying throughout the movie?

a)

appropriate

b)

conclude

c)

assist

25.

plagiarize

a)

take someone else's work and pass it off as your own

b)

acting or done in the same way over time

26.

I felt ____________________ after the coach took me out of the game and sat me on the bench for the rest of the game.

a)

despondent

b)

changeable

c)

exuberant

d)

cheerful

27.

Find a word that has a different meaning than "Consistent"

a)

steady

b)

same

c)

changeable

d)

even

28.
when you board a vehicle to begin a journey; when you start something new
a)
entrust
b)
embark
c)
transition
d)
undertake
29.

show or represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.

a)

arid

b)

constrain

c)

depict

d)

adverse

30.
Take or seize someone's property
a)
confiscate
b)
desolate
c)
enigma
d)
ferret
31.

After speaking with the _________ doctor, I decided to look for a friendlier physician.

a)

depict

b)

saunter

c)

precarious

d)

abrasive

32.

As an ___________ to expulsion, the mischievous student opted to attend in-school suspension.

a)

adverse

b)

imminent

c)

alternative

d)

abbreviate

33.

Grandma is very annoyed about all the _____________ phone calls she is receiving.

a)

exuberant

b)

dupe

c)

anonymous

d)

pending

34.

According to school policy, the principal has the authority to ___________ suspicious items from students.

a)

precarious

b)

desolate

c)

confiscate

d)

ferret