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Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know (Part 5)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of banish?

a)

To drive away or to force to leave a place

b)

Having to do with a band program

c)

To accept into one's herd

d)

To cheer on

2.

What is the definition of contortion?

a)

A twisted shape or position

b)

Having to do with the torque of an engine

c)

To work together on something

d)

A small town in another country

3.

What is the definition of destination?

a)

Having to do with one's fate or destiny

b)

The place to which someone is going

c)

The title of a video game

d)

A country that has not been formed yet

4.

What is the definition of dismal?

a)

Causing gloom or misery

b)

Horrible ending

c)

A violent act

d)

Depressing

5.

What is the definition of emerge?

a)

To connect online

b)

A new type of email

c)

To come out into view

d)

To separate into two parts

6.

What is the definition of exhilarate?

a)

To cheer and enliven

b)

To speed up

c)

When interest rates at the stock market go up

d)

To completely destroy

7.

What is the definition of fragrance?

a)

To have an unpleasant odor

b)

To have no smell at all

c)

To have a sweet or pleasant smell

d)

To have a smell that lasts for a short time only

8.

What is the definition of hasten?

a)

To hurry or rush

b)

To fasten tightly

c)

To act with determination

d)

To act slowly

9.

What is the definition of jut?

a)

A cousin of Jabba the Hut

b)

To stick out

c)

To jab

d)

The act of tapping a golf ball

10.

What is the definition of kindle?

a)

A type of iPad

b)

A website to download books online

c)

A match

d)

To start a fire or ignite

11.

What is the definition of knoll?

a)

A deformed troll

b)

A type of baked good

c)

A small rounded hill

d)

A seasoning used for cooking

12.

What is the definition of multitude?

a)

To opposite of division

b)

To subtract

c)

To multiply with attitude

d)

A large number

13.

What is the definition of precipice?

a)

The head of a school

b)

A very steep cliff

c)

A precious recipe

d)

A precise slice of pie

14.

What is the definition of sabotage?

a)

To deliberately destroy

b)

It's not a real word

c)

It's French for destruction

d)

A type of camouflage

15.

What is the definition of swagger?

a)

To walk around in a proud manner

b)

A type of knife

c)

Something expensive

d)

A piece of jewelry

16.

What is the definition of swarm?

a)

A weather condition

b)

A swamp in the summer

c)

move in large numbers

d)

Move in small numbers

17.

What is the definition of vigilant?

a)

A citizen who takes the law into their own hands

b)

A criminal

c)

A security guard

d)

On alert; watchful

18.

What is the definition of waver?

a)

Someone who says goodbye

b)

Someone who surfs

c)

To move to and fro, become unsteady

d)

Someone who sews

19.

What is the definition of weather?

a)

The state of the atmosphere (i.e. wind, rain, etc.)

b)

The wear away over time

c)

Someone who wears clothes

d)

A summer flower

20.

What is the definition of zeal?

a)

A color mixture of blue and green

b)

A zoo made up of seals

c)

Great energy in pursuit of a cause

d)

To cure someone of an ailment