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Vocab 8th Grad 60

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word means to think of something with disgust and hatred.

a)

abhor

b)

loiter

c)

gumption

d)

discretion

2.

Capable of being accomplished is _________.

a)

feasible

b)

oscillate

c)

imperceptible

d)

antiquated

3.
The baseball players did not want the other team to know what they were planning, so they secretly planned the next play.
a)
Constipated
b)
Contacted
c)
Congratulated
d)
Conspired
4.

to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture

a)

encompass

b)

groundless

c)

incomprehensible

d)

depict

5.

To go on board a ship or airplane at the start of a voyage.

a)

pilfer

b)

inkling

c)

prudent

d)

embark

6.

To confirm or give support to.

a)

Corroborate

b)

Ignore

c)

Inspect

d)

Verify

e)

Investigate

7.

To ______ a house you need ______ and cement.

a)

construct/bricks

b)

constract/bricks

c)

construct/brics

d)

construkt/brics

8.

To seize, by force if necessary; to take possession of.

a)

pilfer

b)

rankle

c)

prudence

d)

confiscate

9.

To force

a)

acknowledge

b)

avert

c)

compel

d)

comply

10.

What is the definition of characterize?

a)

Characterize mean to have an effect on someone

b)

Characterize means to represent or stand for something

c)

Characterize means to describe someone or something

d)

Characterize means to have conversations

11.
This word means odd or unusual.
a)
chastise
b)
contagious
c)
modify
d)
bizarre
12.
The school wants to ______ fidget spinners.
a)
ban
b)
trend
c)
indicate
d)
impact
13.

Partners is to associates --- co-workers is to...

a)

colleagues

b)

galaxy

c)

maintain

d)

drone

14.
taking part in a war or fighting; ready to fight
a)
belligerent
b)
cantankerous
c)
enigma
d)
fastidious
15.

to portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture

a)

encompass

b)

groundless

c)

incomprehensible

d)

depict

16.

Absence or suppression of passion, emotion or excitement

a)

apathy

b)

avaricious

c)

jarred

d)

maligned

17.

(adj) imperfect; (adv) in a mistaken

a)

Amiss

b)

xerox

c)

on behalf

d)

Prosperity

18.

to absorb a culture

a)

consensus

b)

miscellaneous

c)

assimilate

d)

complement

19.
To take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority
a)
ulcer
b)
apprehend
c)
invalid
d)
querulous
20.

an injury caused by something that rubs or scrapes against the skin

a)

abrasion

b)

apprehension

c)

tension

d)

cohesion