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Unit 1 - 10 Vocab. - 8th grade - 100+

Total questions: 107

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My mother found my messy dirty room to be a/an ____________.

a)

malevolent

b)

risque

c)

inclement

d)

atrocity

2.

I found the medicine to be __________ against the common cold, so I continued to suffer.

a)

precarious

b)

ineffectual

c)

irksome

d)

dire

3.

The cat found itself in a ______________ position atop the 60 feet tree.

a)

despicable

b)

reprisal

c)

precarious

d)

flagrant

4.

My sister refuses to listen to our parents and has a ___________ disregard for authority.

a)

inclement

b)

flagrant

c)

irksome

d)

unseemly

5.

The ____________ man threw his trash on the ground and knocked over the trash cans.

a)

despicable

b)

flagrant

c)

irksome

d)

malevolent

6.

The medium felt the presence of a ___________ spirit in the old house.

a)

dire

b)

ineffectual

c)

reprisal

d)

malevolent

7.

After failing my last test, I found my grades in _______ need of "A's".

a)

irksome

b)

dire

c)

unseemly

d)

atrocity

8.

The students found the movie to be very __________ to be shown at school due to several graphic scenes.

a)

risque

b)

precarious

c)

inclement

d)

ineffectual

9.

My brother finds my questions about his girlfriend ___________ and often refuses to talk to me.

a)

precarious

b)

reprisal

c)

irksome

d)

despicable

10.

Under threat of _____________ from the principal for skipping school, I decided that I should learn to do what he says.

a)

inclement

b)

reprisal

c)

unseemly

d)

flagrant

11.

The ______________ details of the blueprints could only be deciphered by a professional.

a)

intricate

b)

resilient

c)

indulgent

d)

inclement

12.

My sister loves __________ jewelry with lots of gold and gemstones.

a)

ornate

b)

resilient

c)

overt

d)

ineffectual

13.

My brother's __________ attention while watching tv never wavered.

a)

avid

b)

tremulous

c)

forbearance

d)

ineffectual

14.

He looked out to the ___________ ocean, out to the horizon where the sea met the sky.

a)

azure

b)

ornate

c)

resilient

d)

overt

15.

My brother was _________ in bright green and yellow clothes for the pep rally.

a)

clad

b)

depicted

c)

combustible

d)

glib

16.

The police officer showed_______________ when he let the young thief off with a warning

a)

forbearance

b)

resilience

c)

avidness

d)

glibness

17.

The ____________ engine of the automobile revolutionized the world.

a)

combustible

b)

forbearance

c)

ornate

d)

culminate

18.

The __________ plant survived the harsh weather conditions.

a)

resilient

b)

pivotal

c)

risque

d)

azure

19.

Your ______________ disregard for the truth makes everyone say you are a liar.

a)

flagrant

b)

inclement

c)

malevolent

d)

dire

20.

The parents were considered to be too ___________ because they rarely said no to their children.

a)

indulgent

b)

intricate

c)

executed

d)

agile

21.

The girl found the boy ______________ for picking his nose in class.

a)

despicable

b)

spontaneous

c)

indulgent

d)

glib

22.

Stella’s ----- classroom behavior got her sent to

the principal’s office to be disciplined.

a)

flagrant

b)

atrocity

c)

feasible

d)

combustible

23.

Her vulgar attire was so ----- that there was an

audible gasp from the others at the gala upon

her entrance

a)

unseemly

b)

flagrant

c)

despicable

d)

extricate

24.

Eric’s stepmother was in such a(n) ----- mood

that he steered clear of her, lest she ground

him.

a)

malevolent

b)

inclement

c)

precarious

d)

ineffectual

25.

This study has determined the age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. What study is this?

a)

Anthropology

b)

Etymology

c)

Sociology

d)

Geology

26.

This study has determined the age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. What study is this?

a)

Anthropology

b)

Etymology

c)

Sociology

d)

Geology

27.

The boy was grounded after he made a _________ remark to his mother about not doing his chores.

a)

reticent

b)

ineffectual

c)

glib

d)

combustible

28.

My brother can speak with a southern ____________ of French which is not popular in Paris.

a)

vignette

b)

memoir

c)

rejoinder

d)

dialect

29.

The witness had to ________ their testimony when it was discovered they were not at the scene of the crime.

a)

deciphered

b)

depicted

c)

indulged

d)

recanted

30.

The child stood _____________ on the ledge while the mother frantically tried to save her.

a)

glibly

b)

precariously

c)

dubbed

d)

depicted

31.

The boy wanted to _________ the coded message he found in the trash.

a)

decipher

b)

indulge

c)

depict

d)

dub

32.

The novel "Night" is considered a _______ because it recounts the story of the author's life as a teenager.

a)

dialect

b)

memoir

c)

forbearance

d)

reprisal

33.

After my fall off the stadium bleachers, I was ________ "The Falling Eagle".

a)

deciphered

b)

dubbed

c)

clad

d)

recanted

34.

The artwork _________ scenes of kindness happening in our school.

a)

recanted

b)

dubbed

c)

indulged

d)

depicted

35.

The principal's ____________ enthralled the audience as he spoke about his passion for teaching.

a)

recantation

b)

dialect

c)

rhetoric

d)

rejoinder

36.

The girl was shocked at her mother's quick _________ to her snotty comment.

a)

memoir

b)

vignette

c)

rejoinder

d)

rhetoric

37.

I like to play games of skill and not rely on __________ chance to win.

a)

incessant

b)

imminent

c)

feasible

d)

arbitrary

38.

My poor dog was in trouble for the trouble he ____________ in our yard.

a)

wreaked

b)

dubbed

c)

recurred

d)

dismantled

39.

My parents surprised me with a ____________ gift of a new game console.

a)

intricate

b)

sporadic

c)

feasible

d)

spontaneous

40.

The boys found themselves in ___________ danger as their canoe was dragged toward the waterfall.

a)

recurring

b)

incessant

c)

imminent

d)

feasible

41.

My sister is so _____________ because she rarely plans what she is going to do day today.

a)

sporadic

b)

feasible

c)

incessant

d)

imminent

42.

My teacher thought doing 100 questions in an hour was ___________, but she was wrong.

a)

feasible

b)

recurring

c)

imminent

d)

incessant

43.

My dreams were haunted by _____________ images of ice cream melting in the snow.

a)

recurring

b)

dispelling

c)

wreaking

d)

culminating

44.

The prisoners were ____________ together to prevent them from escaping.

a)

culminated

b)

extricated

c)

shackled

d)

dubbed

45.

The ___________ talking of the students caused the teacher to yell for them to get quiet.

a)

imminent

b)

feasible

c)

agile

d)

incessant

46.

During October, we can witness spooky ____________ that can really scare some people.

a)

recurrence

b)

arbitration

c)

phenomenon

d)

spontaneity

47.

Brittany's __________ makes her a good soccer player; she is always aware of her opponents and can quickly move around them.

a)

agility

b)

reprisal

c)

dialect

d)

phenomenon

48.

The gymnast earned a perfect score after she was able to ___________ her landing flawlessly.

a)

execute

b)

extricate

c)

dispel

d)

fitful

49.

The candidate was anxious to ________ the rumors about her past before the election.

a)

dispel

b)

execute

c)

indulge

d)

wreak

50.

The student's final graduation will _________ in a speech by the president of the university.

a)

culminate

b)

recur

c)

forbear

d)

flagrant

51.

The plaid recliner clashed with the _________ decor of the wealthy woman's gold and silver furnishings.

a)

ornate

b)

intricate

c)

flagrant

d)

risque

52.

The thief felt ____________ to confess his crime after seeing how poor the people were.

a)

impelled

b)

dispelled

c)

ineffectual

d)

resilient

53.

The directions to the recipe were so __________ that only a professional baker could make the cake right.

a)

intricate

b)

spontaneous

c)

flagrant

d)

fitful

54.

The young girl was tired after having a _________ night of sleep tossing and turning.

a)

fitful

b)

feasible

c)

atrocious

d)

indulgent

55.

The prisoners were kept in __________ to keep them from escaping.

a)

shackles

b)

pivotal

c)

overt

d)

wreak

56.

The crews worked all night to __________ the construction on the new gym, so it would be open for business tomorrow.

a)

dismantle

b)

reprise

c)

extricate

d)

wreak

57.

She opened the letter with _________ hands hoping for acceptance into the college of her dreams.

a)

tremulous

b)

combustible

c)

ornate

d)

glib

58.

The queen gave a _________ look at the troops gathered below before announcing the marriage of the general.

a)

indelible

b)

cursory

c)

simultaneous

d)

perpetual

59.

The baby's __________ scream kept the apartment building tenants up all night.

a)

pungent

b)

mute

c)

panoramic

d)

strident

60.

The man rolled his eyes as the woman prattled on about _________ things like her clothes and hair.

a)

conjectural

b)

contemplative

c)

inkling

d)

inane

61.

The New Yorker could not understand the person from Georgia because of their _____________.

a)

rejoinders

b)

obligations

c)

vignettes

d)

dialects

62.

The student used _________ ink to mark all over their arms.

a)

indelible

b)

simultaneous

c)

milennial

d)

cursory

63.

Preachers have a calming __________ in the face of tragedy.

a)

grimace

b)

disposition

c)

despondency

d)

irascibility

64.

The _________ of students into the building overwhelmed the security guards.

a)

pivot

b)

influx

c)

phenomenon

d)

immersion

65.

Kerry chose to read a series of ___________ instead of one long story.

a)

atrocities

b)

rejoinders

c)

vignettes

d)

reprisals

66.

Many people react ___________ when they are not given all of the facts about an event.

a)

irrational

b)

sublime

c)

contemplative

d)

enigmatic

67.

Bobby was __________ about proving his innocence.

a)

vehement

b)

rueful

c)

despondent

d)

abject

68.

The student quickly _________ the knowledge of the teacher and was moved to a higher grade.

a)

instilled

b)

engulfed

c)

pervaded

d)

surpassed

69.

I was frustrated with the homework assignment because it seemed to be ________ busy work.

a)

simultaneous

b)

indelible

c)

milennial

d)

interminable

70.

We saw the __________ of the Nazi regime as we watched the video.

a)

atrocity

b)

predicament

c)

adversary

d)

incident

71.

The sponge cake was _________ from the Victorian era's pound cake.

a)

impelled

b)

derived

c)

conjectured

d)

commemorated

72.

We found a _________ spot for our family portrait.

a)

picturesque

b)

audible

c)

mute

d)

strident

73.

The __________ of her explanation for her absence at the dinner table made her parents suspicious about her whereabouts.

a)

millennium

b)

brevity

c)

epoch

d)

perpetuation

74.

We decided to ____________ the performance of the band with a montage of pictures.

a)

evoke

b)

derive

c)

commenorate

d)

endure

75.

The bass of the band's guitarist __________ through the crowd and shook the glasses on the table.

a)

confronted

b)

reverberated

c)

emitted

d)

muted

76.

The blanket completely _________ the small child so all one could see was the tip of his nose.

a)

evicted

b)

spurned

c)

engulfed

d)

elapsed

77.

Marilyn was ___________ after her husband of fifty years died.

a)

electrified

b)

despondent

c)

ardent

d)

indelible

78.

The rumors continued to ___________ and even followed me to my new school.

a)

extricate

b)

impede

c)

perpetuate

d)

contemplate

79.

The children _______ the candy on the teacher's desk.

a)

pervade

b)

pander

c)

mute

d)

ogle

80.

To provide complete ______ of the White House at all times, there are many forms of security.

a)

panorama

b)

ogling

c)

surveillance

d)

pungency

81.

I have an ________ dislike for anything green especially brussel sprouts.

a)

ardent

b)

irascible

c)

abject

d)

despondent

82.

The flying saucer was seen everywhere and became a world -wide ____________.

a)

profusion

b)

phenomenon

c)

immersion

d)

rejoinder

83.

The dog slowly began to ______ into my space hoping for bit of food.

a)

encroach

b)

pervade

c)

surpass

d)

immerse

84.

I took a moment to __________ how to say "no" without hurting their feelings.

a)

contemplate

b)

commemorate

c)

derive

d)

depict

85.

The students were ________ because they had been sitting silent for over 5 hours.

a)

irascible

b)

ardent

c)

rueful

d)

vehement

86.

We attempted to _________ the fire drill as long as possible by walking slowly back into the building.

a)

protract

b)

extricate

c)

recant

d)

perpetuate

87.

My mother told me I would ______ the day I said no to free college.

a)

enthrall

b)

electrify

c)

rue

d)

recur

88.

In order to learn Spanish quickly, I decided to _________ myself in the culture by moving to Spain.

a)

surpass

b)

immerse

c)

pervade

d)

encroach

89.

I was excited about 2001 since it was the start of a new ______________.

a)

culmination

b)

perpetuation

c)

influx

d)

millennium

90.

My parents _________ pride in our country and respect for my elders in me at an early age.

a)

surpassed

b)

instilled

c)

pervaded

d)

encompassed

91.

Millie's love for fashion and beauty was eventually _______ into her everyday life when she chose a career in fashion.

a)

immersed

b)

pervaded

c)

engulfed

d)

assimilated

92.

While I am feeling a little sad at the moment, I do not plan on being ________ for much longer.

a)

abject

b)

electrifying

c)

ardent

d)

vehement

93.

The twins were known for answering _____________ no matte what question was asked.

a)

perpetually

b)

pungently

c)

simultaneously

d)

interminable

94.

The teacher had a(n) _________ something was up due to the perfect behavior of he students.

a)

enigma

b)

contemplation

c)

inkling

d)

memento

95.

The smell of the roses slowly __________ the room.

a)

immerse

b)

instill

c)

encompass

d)

influx

96.

The _________ view from the top of the building gave us the chance to see the entire city.

a)

strident

b)

panoramic

c)

pungent

d)

mute

97.

The users of the spirit board hoped to ________ the dead.

a)

conjecture

b)

evoke

c)

derive

d)

contemplate

98.

The news of the star's arrival was __________ to the town as they all gathered at the hotel.

a)

despondent

b)

electrifying

c)

ardent

d)

abject

99.

I almost gagged when I smelled the _________ stench of her breath.

a)

stridet

b)

ogling

c)

pungent

d)

audible

100.

The girl was barely __________, and most people could not hear her at all.

a)

audible

b)

picturesque

c)

mute

d)

reverberating

101.

The town gave a __________ to the family's of the town's founders.

a)

inkling

b)

memento

c)

derivation

d)

conjecture

102.

I _________ in pain as the singer continually hit the wrong notes.

a)

electrified

b)

grimaced

c)

derived

d)

elapsed

103.

The entire building was _________ in flames by the time the firemen arrived.

a)

instilled

b)

engulfed

c)

assimulated

d)

surpassed

104.

The students were _________ as they pondered the complex question asked by the teacher.

a)

fostered

b)

reveberated

c)

mute

d)

receded

105.

Due to my head injury, severe blackouts occurred that meant ten minutes would _________ without knowing what happened.

a)

perpetuate

b)

elapse

c)

impede

d)

embellish

106.

Poison Ivy began to _________ the grass which caused the park to be closed.

a)

influx

b)

instill

c)

encroach

d)

pervade

107.

The newspaper printed _______ taunting its readers to solve this impossible puzzle.

a)

inklings

b)

mementos

c)

enigmas

d)

conjectures