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8th grade - Unit 1 - 15 Vocabulary

Total questions: 157

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

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.

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

a)

tremulous

b)

combustible

c)

ornate

d)

glib

14.

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

a)

avid

b)

tremulous

c)

forbearance

d)

ineffectual

15.

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

a)

azure

b)

ornate

c)

resilient

d)

overt

16.

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

a)

clad

b)

depicted

c)

combustible

d)

glib

17.

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

a)

forbearance

b)

resilience

c)

avidness

d)

glibness

18.

The ____________ engine of the automobile revolutionized the world.

a)

combustible

b)

forbearance

c)

ornate

d)

culminate

19.

The __________ plant survived the harsh weather conditions.

a)

resilient

b)

pivotal

c)

risque

d)

azure

20.

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

a)

flagrant

b)

inclement

c)

malevolent

d)

dire

21.

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

a)

indulgent

b)

intricate

c)

executed

d)

agile

22.

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

a)

despicable

b)

spontaneous

c)

indulgent

d)

glib

23.

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

the principal’s office to be disciplined.

a)

flagrant

b)

atrocity

c)

feasible

d)

combustible

24.

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

25.

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

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.

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

28.

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

29.

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

a)

vignette

b)

memoir

c)

rejoinder

d)

dialect

30.

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

31.

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

a)

glibly

b)

precariously

c)

dubbed

d)

depicted

32.

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

a)

decipher

b)

indulge

c)

depict

d)

dub

33.

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

34.

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

a)

deciphered

b)

dubbed

c)

clad

d)

recanted

35.

The artwork _________ scenes of kindness happening in our school.

a)

recanted

b)

dubbed

c)

indulged

d)

depicted

36.

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

a)

recantation

b)

dialect

c)

rhetoric

d)

rejoinder

37.

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

a)

memoir

b)

vignette

c)

rejoinder

d)

rhetoric

38.

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

39.

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

a)

execute

b)

extricate

c)

dispel

d)

fitful

40.

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

a)

dispel

b)

execute

c)

indulge

d)

wreak

41.

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

a)

culminate

b)

recur

c)

forbear

d)

flagrant

42.

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

a)

ornate

b)

intricate

c)

flagrant

d)

risque

43.

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

a)

impelled

b)

dispelled

c)

ineffectual

d)

resilient

44.

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

45.

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

a)

fitful

b)

feasible

c)

atrocious

d)

indulgent

46.

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

a)

shackles

b)

pivotal

c)

overt

d)

wreak

47.

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

48.

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

a)

incessant

b)

imminent

c)

feasible

d)

arbitrary

49.

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

a)

wreaked

b)

dubbed

c)

recurred

d)

dismantled

50.

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

a)

intricate

b)

sporadic

c)

feasible

d)

spontaneous

51.

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

a)

recurring

b)

incessant

c)

imminent

d)

feasible

52.

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

a)

sporadic

b)

feasible

c)

incessant

d)

imminent

53.

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

a)

feasible

b)

recurring

c)

imminent

d)

incessant

54.

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

a)

recurring

b)

dispelling

c)

wreaking

d)

culminating

55.

The prisoners were ____________ together to prevent them from escaping.

a)

culminated

b)

extricated

c)

shackled

d)

dubbed

56.

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

a)

imminent

b)

feasible

c)

agile

d)

incessant

57.

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

a)

recurrence

b)

arbitration

c)

phenomenon

d)

spontaneity

58.

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

a)

fostered

b)

reveberated

c)

mute

d)

receded

59.

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

60.

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

a)

pungent

b)

mute

c)

panoramic

d)

strident

61.

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

a)

influx

b)

instill

c)

encroach

d)

pervade

62.

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

63.

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

a)

rejoinders

b)

obligations

c)

vignettes

d)

dialects

64.

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

a)

indelible

b)

simultaneous

c)

milennial

d)

cursory

65.

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

a)

instilled

b)

engulfed

c)

assimulated

d)

surpassed

66.

Preachers have a calming __________ in the face of tragedy.

a)

grimace

b)

disposition

c)

despondency

d)

irascibility

67.

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

a)

inklings

b)

mementos

c)

enigmas

d)

conjectures

68.

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

a)

pivot

b)

influx

c)

phenomenon

d)

immersion

69.

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

a)

atrocities

b)

rejoinders

c)

vignettes

d)

reprisals

70.

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

a)

irrational

b)

sublime

c)

contemplative

d)

enigmatic

71.

Bobby was __________ about proving his innocence.

a)

vehement

b)

rueful

c)

despondent

d)

abject

72.

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

a)

instilled

b)

engulfed

c)

pervaded

d)

surpassed

73.

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

a)

simultaneous

b)

indelible

c)

milennial

d)

interminable

74.

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

a)

atrocity

b)

predicament

c)

adversary

d)

incident

75.

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

a)

impelled

b)

derived

c)

conjectured

d)

commemorated

76.

We found a _________ spot for our family portrait.

a)

picturesque

b)

audible

c)

mute

d)

strident

77.

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

78.

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

a)

evoke

b)

derive

c)

commenorate

d)

endure

79.

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

80.

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

81.

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

82.

Marilyn was ___________ after her husband of fifty years died.

a)

electrified

b)

despondent

c)

ardent

d)

indelible

83.

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

a)

extricate

b)

impede

c)

perpetuate

d)

contemplate

84.

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

a)

pervade

b)

pander

c)

mute

d)

ogle

85.

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

a)

panorama

b)

ogling

c)

surveillance

d)

pungency

86.

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

a)

ardent

b)

irascible

c)

abject

d)

despondent

87.

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

a)

profusion

b)

phenomenon

c)

immersion

d)

rejoinder

88.

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

a)

encroach

b)

pervade

c)

surpass

d)

immerse

89.

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

a)

contemplate

b)

commemorate

c)

derive

d)

depict

90.

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

a)

irascible

b)

ardent

c)

rueful

d)

vehement

91.

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

92.

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

a)

enthrall

b)

electrify

c)

rue

d)

recur

93.

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

94.

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

a)

culmination

b)

perpetuation

c)

influx

d)

millennium

95.

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

96.

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

97.

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

98.

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

a)

perpetually

b)

pungently

c)

simultaneously

d)

interminable

99.

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

a)

enigma

b)

contemplation

c)

inkling

d)

memento

100.

The smell of the roses slowly __________ the room.

a)

immerse

b)

instill

c)

encompass

d)

influx

101.

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

102.

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

a)

conjecture

b)

evoke

c)

derive

d)

contemplate

103.

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

104.

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

a)

stridet

b)

ogling

c)

pungent

d)

audible

105.

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

a)

audible

b)

picturesque

c)

mute

d)

reverberating

106.

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

a)

inkling

b)

memento

c)

derivation

d)

conjecture

107.

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

a)

electrified

b)

grimaced

c)

derived

d)

elapsed

108.

The boy began to ____________ his story with lies to make it more interesting and hopefully get out of trouble.

a)

guile

b)

deluge

c)

embelish

d)

tremulous

109.

The exterminator found ____________ amounts of rats' nests in the old attic which accounted for the massive damage done to the house.

a)

copious

b)

ostentatious

c)

swelter

d)

glut

110.

The actor decided his real name of Herbert Halitosis was not a good name, so he decided to use a ____________.

a)

fanfare

b)

deluge

c)

embelishment

d)

pseudonym

111.

Seeing the handwriting of her dead husband, the woman opened the letter with __________ hands.

a)

profuse

b)

sweltering

c)

ostentatious

d)

tremulous

112.

The conman used his ___________ on the unsuspecting mark to cheat him out of his money.

a)

embelishment

b)

pseudonym

c)

gluttony

d)

guile

113.

I found myself in a ___________ while visiting the Amazon Rain Forest.

a)

profusion

b)

deluge

c)

fanfare

d)

copious

114.

The house was like a sauna. The family began to _________ and were soon very ill.

a)

glut

b)

swelter

c)

guile

d)

embelish

115.

The first game of the season opened to much __________.

a)

profusion

b)

gluttony

c)

deluge

d)

fanfare

116.

Scott was so worried that nobody would show up to his meeting, but there was a(n) __________ of supporters present.

a)

ostentation

b)

profusion

c)

fanfare

d)

gule

117.

As the ______ of trumpets began to play, the crowd turned their heads to watch the king emerge from the palace doors.

a)

deluge

b)

glut

c)

guile

d)

fanfare

118.

I pulled the bandage off my knee to reveal a(n) ______________ mess of blood and skin.

a)

claustrophobic

b)

inflammatory

c)

gruesome

d)

rankling

119.

Although it was unintentional, Hannah ________ the new girl by omitting her from the conversation.

a)

rankled

b)

haunted

c)

deluged

d)

alienated

120.

I was grateful that I listed to my feeling of _______ when I discovered there was a robbery at the bank I almost walked into.

a)

rankling

b)

clausterphobia

c)

abhorrence

d)

foreboding

121.

The horror movie had me on the edge of my seat and _______ in fear during all the suspenseful scenes.

a)

sweltering

b)

grimacing

c)

evoking

d)

elasping

122.

You would not believe the rude, ________ remarks that came out of his mouth when we were arguing.

a)

gruesome

b)

foreboding

c)

ostentatious

d)

inflammatory

123.

We got out of the car and aw the _________ carcass of the deer we had hit.

a)

alienated

b)

haunting

c)

inflammatory

d)

grotesque

124.

My mother did not enjoy being enclosed in an elevator due to her extreme __________.

a)

claustrophobia

b)

rankling

c)

tirade

d)

alienation

125.

When I jogged on the treadmill, visions of brownie sundaes would __________ me.

a)

abhor

b)

haunt

c)

inflame

d)

alienate

126.

I could not stand to listen to another of my father's _______, so I just turned and went upstairs to bed.

a)

panoramas

b)

phenomena

c)

tirades

d)

atrocities

127.

Racial slurs and jokes are two horrible things I absolutely ____________.

a)

haunt

b)

abhor

c)

rankle

d)

forebode

128.

No one is ______________; everyone has a weakness of some sort.

a)

impregnable

b)

vied

c)

wrested

d)

embroiled

129.

The toddlers __________ for their mother's attention and create a good deal of noise.

a)

rebuff

b)

wrest

c)

grimace

d)

vie

130.

The driver found himself __________ in an argument with his passengers about how to get to the party.

a)

grappled

b)

rebuffed

c)

wrested

d)

embroiled

131.

The military school was once a __________ that was used during the Revolutionary War.

a)

citadel

b)

bulwark

c)

onslaught

d)

tirade

132.

The teacher faced the __________ of students turning in their projects and realized that it was a ton of work to grade.

a)

onslaught

b)

citadel

c)

bulwark

d)

rebuff

133.

The castaways used the wreckage as a _____________ to protect against the incoming waves.

a)

onslaught

b)

bulwark

c)

citadel

d)

tirade

134.

I find myself _________ with internal questions about my future.

a)

grappling

b)

embroiling

c)

wresting

d)

vying

135.

The customer ____________ the employees attempts to make their order right.

a)

rebuffed

b)

grappled

c)

embroiled

d)

vied

136.

The purse snatcher was able to _______ the handbag from the old lady and run away.

a)

wrest

b)

vie

c)

embroil

d)

rebuff

137.

Fort Knox, the U.S. gold depository, is considered to be __________ because it is so well guarded.

a)

impregnable

b)

bulwark

c)

citadel

d)

embroil

138.

My date ________ picked all of the cherry tomatoes out of her salad before taking a single bite.

a)

gingerly

b)

meticulously

c)

accordingly

d)

prudently

139.

After months of heated debate, it felt quite calming to finally be in ________ with one another on the topic of animal control.

a)

assimilation

b)

prudence

c)

accord

d)

dissension

140.

I would have never guessed that clean-cut, well-organized Dan was actually quite _________ when it came to his bedroom.

a)

fastidious

b)

prudent

c)

slovenly

d)

meticulous

141.

I finally __________ to my friend's request to play miniature golf, despite my abhorrence for the game.

a)

affirmed

b)

acceded

c)

embroiled

d)

grappled

142.

It seemed silly to step _________ around the mess on the sidewalk rather than using a broom and dustpan to dispose of it.

a)

conscientiously

b)

gingerly

c)

forebodingly

d)

prudently

143.

While getting ready for my big date, I was very __________; I wanted to make sure I looked my best.

a)

slovenly

b)

cursory

c)

fastidious

d)

enigmatic

144.

After wasting all my savings, I realized it would have been _________ to invest wisely instead.

a)

interminable

b)

gingerly

c)

prudent

d)

ostentatious

145.

I appreciated that my mother made a(n) ___________ effort to consider my color preferences when redecorating my bedroom.

a)

prudent

b)

abject

c)

slovenly

d)

conscientious

146.

Wanting to ________ any misconceptions about my brain surgery, I invited all of my family and friends over a dinner where I told them the facts.

a)

recant

b)

assimilate

c)

dispel

d)

depict

147.

My therapist suggested that each morning I _________ my positive feelings about myself aloud to promote positive energy throughout the day.

a)

dissent

b)

accord

c)

wrest

d)

affirm

148.

I worked hard to perfect a Bill Cosby ________________________ to entertain my friends and coworkers.

a)

replica

b)

impersonation

c)

innovation

d)

simulation

e)

modification

149.

The ________________________ of the celebrities in the wax museum were impressive and lifelike

a)

simulations

b)

exemplifications

c)

enhancements

d)

impersonations

e)

replicas

150.

Due to the increase in demand for fast food, there have been many ________________________ in food preparation techniques in the past twenty years

a)

innovations

b)

stagnations

c)

impersonations

d)

simulations

e)

alleviations

151.

Emma took her broken car to the mechanic, hoping he could ________________________ the problem.

a)

enhance

b)

rectify

c)

impersonate

d)

exemplify

e)

innovate

152.

To prepare astronauts for residing in space for weeks at a time, NASA provides training that ________________________ zero gravity

a)

impersonates

b)

rectifies

c)

stagnates

d)

modifies

e)

simulates

153.

Unfortunately, the antibiotics my doctor prescribed did little to ________________________ my winter cold.

a)

alleviate

b)

replicate

c)

exemplify

d)

simulate

e)

enhance

154.

Through the wonders of digital cameras, we are able to ________________________ otherwise blurry images.

a)

impersonate

b)

alleviate

c)

enhance

d)

stagnate

e)

innovate

155.

After only slightly ________________________ the hem on my sister’s old prom dress, it was as good as new.

a)

simulating

b)

modifying

c)

rectifying

d)

alleviating

e)

exemplifying

156.

To me, my grandfather ________________________ wisdom, kindness, and musical talent

a)

exemplified

b)

alleviated

c)

modified

d)

enhanced

e)

rectified

157.

Her showy and ________________________ behavior was so obviously intended to gain attention that it was annoying

a)

ostentatious

b)

commemorative

c)

conscientious

d)

picturesque

e)

conjectural