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Grade 8 Vocab MP 1, 2, 3

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

pleasing in appearance?

a)

aesthetic

b)

resplendence

c)

coup

d)

plausible

2.

actively enthusiastic?

a)

mediocre

b)

zealous

c)

adulate

d)

seethe

3.

punishing?

a)

omnipotent

b)

punitive

c)

resplendence

d)

Herculean

4.

clear and to the point no wasted words

a)

candor

b)

elude

c)

cordially

d)

succinct

5.

courage to take needed action

a)

bravado

b)

plagiarize

c)

paraphrase

d)

gumption

6.

in the state of extreme anger

a)

inaudible

b)

seethe

c)

mediocre

d)

zealous

7.

to praise or flatter too greatly

a)

coup

b)

punitive

c)

tangible

d)

adulate

8.

brilliant showy splendor

a)

resplendence

b)

melodramatic

c)

seethe

d)

elude

9.

to escape or avoid someone or something

a)

omnipotent

b)

aesthetic

c)

gumption

d)

elude

10.

honesty or directness whether refreshing or distasteful

a)

candor

b)

coup

c)

cordially

d)

zealous

11.

to restate in your own words

a)

punitive

b)

paraphrase

c)

plagiarize

d)

plausible

12.

exaggeratedly emotional

a)

mediocre

b)

gumption

c)

melodramatic

d)

plausible

13.

to use someone else's work as your own

a)

plausible

b)

plagiarize

c)

mediocre

d)

coup

14.

requiring a great deal of strength or effort

a)

tangible

b)

succinct

c)

bravado

d)

Herculean

15.

able to be perceived through the sense of touch

a)

tangible

b)

paraphrase

c)

coup

d)

plausible

16.

false show of bravery

a)

gumption

b)

tangible

c)

coup

d)

bravado

17.

pleasantly and affectionately

a)

coup

b)

inaudible

c)

cordially

d)

aesthetic

18.

according to accepted principles of moral behavior

a)

ethical

b)

aesthetic

c)

bravado

d)

gumption

19.

not loud enough to be heard

a)

melodramatic

b)

punitive

c)

resplendence

d)

inaudible

20.

seizure of power; sudden and very successful action

a)

coup

b)

cordially

c)

candor

d)

omnipotent

21.

magazine or journal published at regular intervals

a)

plausible

b)

plagiarize

c)

periodicals

d)

paraphrase

22.

adequate but not very good

a)

melodramatic

b)

candor

c)

cordially

d)

mediocre

23.

likely to be true, usually in the absence of proof

a)

paraphrase

b)

plausible

c)

succinct

d)

seethe

24.

possessing unlimited power and authority

a)

ethical

b)

mediocre

c)

gumption

d)

omnipotent

25.

wordy; excessively talkative

a)

mediocre

b)

loquacious

c)

omnipotent

d)

punitive

26.

fictitious name

a)

mediocre

b)

plausible

c)

pseudonym

d)

periodicals

27.

the power to reject decisions made by another group; to reject

a)

zealous

b)

succinct

c)

aesthetic

d)

veto

28.

a figure of speech that can't be easily understood by looking at the separate words in the phrase

a)

idiom

b)

context

c)

plagiarize

d)

ethical

29.

the mental and emotional feeling of a person or a group

a)

moral

b)

morale

c)

ethical

d)

coup

30.

to be completed randomly, without a plan

a)

cordially

b)

melodramatic

c)

haphazardly

d)

Herculean

31.

to suppress; to put down

a)

bravado

b)

quell

c)

seethe

d)

succinct

32.

strongly opinionated; rigid; dictatorial

a)

decorum

b)

dogmatic

c)

fluent

d)

context

33.

repetitive

a)

redundant

b)

inaudible

c)

plausible

d)

candor

34.

behavior in keeping with good taste and manners

a)

dogmatic

b)

decorum

c)

punitive

d)

gumption

35.

flowing in a smooth, graceful way

a)

dogmatic

b)

aesthetic

c)

fluent

d)

tangible

36.

the parts of a text that surround a word or phrase and can suggest its meaning

a)

cordially

b)

candor

c)

coup

d)

context