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8th Grade Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(a)   : stern, severely plain and simple

2.

to express sorrow or regret; to mourn

a)

lament

b)

procrastinate

c)

asunder

d)

bulwark

3.

distant, reserved in a manner; uninvolved

a)

aloof

b)

cerebral

c)

trenchant

d)

impede

4.

of or relating to the brain; an intellectual person

a)

cerebral

b)

connoisseur

c)

expunge

d)

chattel

5.

not appropriate, unsuited to the surroundings; not fitting in

a)

incongruous

b)

lament

c)

roster

d)

evade

6.

bulwark

a)

a defensive wall; something serving as a principal of defense

b)

a item of personal, movable property; slave

c)

to put off until a later time

d)

to refrain from; to abstain; to be patient or tolerant

7.

connoisseur : an expert, particularly in the matters of art and tast

a)

true

b)

false

8.

harsh sounds

a)

cacophony

b)

expunge

c)

chattel

d)

austere

9.

(a)   : to remove; to delete; to erase 

10.

cutting, incisive, having a sharp point; sarcastic

a)

trenchant

b)

forbear

c)

migratory

d)

connoisseur

11.

to put off until a later time

a)

procrastinate

b)

evade

c)

impede

d)

incite

12.

a list of names

a)

roster

b)

rooster

c)

trenchant

d)

austere

13.

impede

a)

to obstruct or interfere with; to delay

b)

to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer

c)

to arouse to action

14.

forbear: to refrain from; to abstain; to be patient or tolerant

a)

true

b)

false

15.

moving from one place to another; wandering; nomadic

a)

migratory

b)

trenchant

c)

efface

d)

aloof

16.

to elude or avoid by cunning; to flee from a pursuer

a)

evade

b)

efface

c)

impede

d)

expunge

17.

to rub away

a)

efface

b)

procrastinate

c)

incite

d)

cacophony

18.

in separate parts; apart from each other in position

a)

asunder

b)

a

c)

lament

d)

bulwark

19.

to arouse to action

a)

incite

b)

efface

c)

austere

d)

roster

20.

Chattel

a)

an item of personal, movable property; slave

b)

a defensive wall; something serving as a principal defense

c)

harsh sounds

d)

to remove; to delete; to erase