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Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know (Part 3)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of adversary?

a)

An enemy or opponent

b)

The day on which a couple were married

c)

Referring to advertisements

d)

Having to do with an adverse reaction to something

2.

What is the definition of brackish?

a)

An odd discoloring on one's backside

b)

Having a salty taste; unpleasant to drink

c)

A mixture of brown and black

d)

A type of fish

3.

What is the definition of commotion?

a)

A commercial locomotive

b)

A type of movement

c)

A noisy disturbance

d)

A specialized type of motion picture

4.

What vocabulary word matches the picture?

a)

Debris

b)

Pristine

c)

Engross

d)

Ominous

5.

What is the definition of disdain?

a)

How people in Europe refer to someone from Denmark

b)

To regard with scorn

c)

The hatred of cleaning dishes

d)

A medication to relieve back pain

6.

What is the definition of eavesdrop?

a)

To listen to someone through a door

b)

Putting your ear to a glass

c)

To listen secretly to private conversations

d)

When the awning outside falls down

7.

What is the definition of subside?

a)

To wear off or die down

b)

To go up and lie down

c)

To do underground

d)

A type of tide that is hidden by the ocean

8.

What is the definition of tactic?

a)

A plan for attaining a particular goal

b)

Saying little

c)

Understood without being stated

d)

A keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain a good relation

9.

What is the definition of unsightly?

a)

Unable to see clearly

b)

Not pleasant to look at

c)

To be blind

d)

The need to use electrical lights

10.

What is the definition of engross?

a)

To be ugly and unsightly

b)

How much someone makes after taxes

c)

To be in something that is considered gross

d)

To occupy the full attention; absorb fully

11.

What is the definition of gusto?

a)

Great enjoyment

b)

To dislike

c)

To be overweight

d)

A compliment given to a chef

12.

Which vocabulary word matches this picture?

a)

Flame

b)

Match

c)

Ignite

d)

Spark

13.

What is the definition of jabber?

a)

Talk rapidly but with little sense

b)

Someone who gets in fights a lot

c)

A boxer

d)

A large shark that can laugh

14.

What is the definition of misgiving?

a)

When you give a present to the wrong person

b)

Feeling of doubt

c)

When one misses getting a birthday present

d)

The opposite of Thanksgiving

15.

What is the definition of malleable?

a)

Having to do with going to the mall

b)

Easy to shape or bend

c)

A type of tool for blacksmiths

d)

Describing a person who lives in Mali

16.

What is the definition of ominous?

a)

Knowing all

b)

Evil and recognizable

c)

Unfavorable; threatening

d)

Relating to the movie The Omen

17.

What is the definition of persistent?

a)

Refusing to give up

b)

To perspire or sweat

c)

Having to deal with an annoying sister

d)

The inability to be consistent

18.

What is the definition of pristine?

a)

To be prissy

b)

Having to do with royalty

c)

Fresh and clean

d)

Delicate and fragile

19.

What is the definition of restitution?

a)

Payment for an injury

b)

The remaking of the Constitution

c)

A place of higher education

d)

A more elaborate rest stop with a restaurant and hotel

20.

What is the definition of scurry?

a)

A spice you put in food

b)

To walk slowly

c)

To run quickly

d)

To be a scourge