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Vocab 8th Grade Despain

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tammy was so adept at karate she was able to stop the man that tried to punch her. What does "Adept" mean?

a)

Skilled

b)

strong

c)

bored

d)

angry

2.

Cheetahs are very agile since they are the fastest animal on the planet. What does "Agile" mean?

a)

Brightly colored

b)

Fast

c)

Strong

d)

Big

3.

The advocates for Trump held "Vote for Trump" sign in the parking lot. What does Advocate mean?

a)

to hate someone

b)

to support or stand up for another person

c)

to sell something

d)

to shout in the street

4.

Kathy was audacious when she told her mom she hated her cooking. What foes audacious mean?

a)

To take bold risks

b)

To eat pizza

c)

To be mean

d)

To not think about others

5.

Tom didn't know anyone in his class, he was so aloof. What does aloof mean?

a)

A horse shoe

b)

distant physically or emotionally

c)

A roof

d)

To be rude to others

6.

Sandy attributed to the fall of the glass as she pushed it off the table.

a)

To help cause something to happen.

b)

To use force

c)

To add input

d)

To cause damage

7.

I watched the teacher HOVER over the student as he tried to cheat. Based on the sentence above what does "Hover" mean?

a)

To remain suspended in air

b)

To eat with a fork

c)

To sleep

d)

To apporach

8.

The last act in the talent show is an ELITE group of singers, they are the best!

From the sentence above what does "Elite" mean?

a)

A desire to have talent

b)

The best of a group of people, talented

c)

A metal

d)

The worst of a group of people, unskilled

9.

After the movers came and took our boxes away the house looked so DESOLATE.

From the sentence above "Desolate" means?

a)

Crowded

b)

Tired

c)

Empty

d)

Full

10.

Tom wanted to enhance his painting but he felt like he kept making it worse.

What does "enhance" mean?

a)

To make better

b)

To paint

c)

To introduce

d)

To complete

11.

The man’s request was so lavish, he wanted a gold car.

What does "lavish" mean?

a)

unkind, with out thought

b)

ridiculous, over the top

c)

rich, fancy

d)

slow

12.

Pepper spray is so lethal, it can paralyze you.

What does lethal mean?

a)

painful

b)

harmful

c)

illegal

d)

costly

13.

Timmy ate cheese to fill the void in him. "Void" means?

a)

a big hole, or empty place

b)

a spot in the wall

c)

a rainstorm

d)

hunger

14.

The man wanted gold stairs, his request was so lavish.

What does lavish mean?

a)

very rich, over the top

b)

to wash some thing

c)

to ask for something

15.

The bomb was so lethal it blew up the house.

What does lethal mean?

a)

Strong, powerful

b)

Destructive

c)

against the law

16.

Katy could not answer the teacher's question since her brain was a void. What does void stand for?

a)

Confused

b)

A large area

c)

A large empty space