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8th Grade Vocabulary Midterm Review

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

an area of authority or control

a)

addedum

b)

intrigue

c)

apparition

d)

jurisdiction

2.

The process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

a)

purge

b)

premonition

c)

scapegoat

d)

defect

3.

humorous, not meant seriously

a)

volatile

b)

inaudible

c)

plausible

d)

facetious

4.

distant, cold, standoffish

a)

aloof

b)

forthright

c)

articulate

d)

resolute

5.

to stir up

a)

vie

b)

allot

c)

perturb

d)

instigate

6.

to wave or flutter showily

a)

articulate

b)

flaunt

c)

rehabilitate

d)

purge

7.

changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state; to change rapidly and unpredictably

a)

ethical

b)

ample

c)

plebeian

d)

volatile

8.

a person or thing carrying the blame for others

a)

premonition

b)

finesse

c)

purge

d)

scapegoat

9.

shocked, horrified

a)

facetious

b)

aghast

c)

ethical

d)

plausible

10.

embarrassed or ashamed

a)

aloof

b)

retentive

c)

abashed

d)

genial

11.

inclined, likely

a)

solicitous

b)

ornate

c)

blasé

d)

prone

12.

a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally

a)

myriad

b)

perspective

c)

unison

d)

tether

13.

a remnant

a)

qualm

b)

bolster

c)

residue

d)

muster

14.

elaborately decorated

a)

blasé

b)

porous

c)

prone

d)

ornate

15.

to make ineffective or inoperative

a)

obsess

b)

oust

c)

annul

d)

deplore

16.

to support, nourish, keep up

a)

annul

b)

sustain

c)

obsess

d)

peruse

17.

one who is wasteful or indulgent

a)

proximity

b)

prodigal

c)

epitaph

d)

disdain

18.

bold, adventurous, recklessly daring

a)

skittish

b)

audacious

c)

prodigious

d)

myriad

19.

gigantic, tremendous

a)

devoid

b)

skittish

c)

prodigious

d)

relevant

20.

to work with, work together

a)

preclude

b)

grope

c)

collaborate

d)

excerpt

21.

long life, long duration

a)

longevity

b)

unison

c)

elite

d)

perspective

22.

to swerve

a)

veer

b)

invalidate

c)

banter

d)

minimize

23.

in a disguised state, under an assumed name

a)

gingerly

b)

incognito

c)

avowed

d)

enterprising

24.

to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing

a)

revert

b)

grope

c)

evolve

d)

jostle

25.

economical, avoiding waste and luxury

a)

oblique

b)

wanton

c)

frugal

d)

avowed

26.

a passage taken from a book, article, etc.

a)

excerpt

b)

rubble

c)

adage

d)

plaudit

27.

giving freely, generous

a)

venerable

b)

frugal

c)

bountiful

d)

gingerly

28.

a proverb, wise saying

a)

excerpt

b)

wrangle

c)

decree

d)

adage

29.

to hinder, stop, check

a)

preclude

b)

decree

c)

wrangle

d)

collaborate

30.

to exchange playful remarks, tease

a)

veer

b)

maim

c)

banter

d)

invalidate