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Worksheets8th grade - Unit 1 - 15 Vocabulary
Total questions: 157
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
My mother found my messy dirty room to be a/an ____________.
malevolent
risque
inclement
atrocity
I found the medicine to be __________ against the common cold, so I continued to suffer.
precarious
ineffectual
irksome
dire
The cat found itself in a ______________ position atop the 60 feet tree.
despicable
reprisal
precarious
flagrant
My sister refuses to listen to our parents and has a ___________ disregard for authority.
inclement
flagrant
irksome
unseemly
The ____________ man threw his trash on the ground and knocked over the trash cans.
despicable
flagrant
irksome
malevolent
The medium felt the presence of a ___________ spirit in the old house.
dire
ineffectual
reprisal
malevolent
After failing my last test, I found my grades in _______ need of "A's".
irksome
dire
unseemly
atrocity
The students found the movie to be very __________ to be shown at school due to several graphic scenes.
risque
precarious
inclement
ineffectual
My brother finds my questions about his girlfriend ___________ and often refuses to talk to me.
precarious
reprisal
irksome
despicable
Under threat of _____________ from the principal for skipping school, I decided that I should learn to do what he says.
inclement
reprisal
unseemly
flagrant
The ______________ details of the blueprints could only be deciphered by a professional.
intricate
resilient
indulgent
inclement
My sister loves __________ jewelry with lots of gold and gemstones.
ornate
resilient
overt
ineffectual
She opened the letter with _________ hands hoping for acceptance into the college of her dreams.
tremulous
combustible
ornate
glib
My brother's __________ attention while watching tv never wavered.
avid
tremulous
forbearance
ineffectual
He looked out to the ___________ ocean, out to the horizon where the sea met the sky.
azure
ornate
resilient
overt
My brother was _________ in bright green and yellow clothes for the pep rally.
clad
depicted
combustible
glib
The police officer showed_______________ when he let the young thief off with a warning
forbearance
resilience
avidness
glibness
The ____________ engine of the automobile revolutionized the world.
combustible
forbearance
ornate
culminate
The __________ plant survived the harsh weather conditions.
resilient
pivotal
risque
azure
Your ______________ disregard for the truth makes everyone say you are a liar.
flagrant
inclement
malevolent
dire
The parents were considered to be too ___________ because they rarely said no to their children.
indulgent
intricate
executed
agile
The girl found the boy ______________ for picking his nose in class.
despicable
spontaneous
indulgent
glib
Stella’s ----- classroom behavior got her sent to
the principal’s office to be disciplined.
flagrant
atrocity
feasible
combustible
Her vulgar attire was so ----- that there was an
audible gasp from the others at the gala upon
her entrance
unseemly
flagrant
despicable
extricate
Eric’s stepmother was in such a(n) ----- mood
that he steered clear of her, lest she ground
him.
malevolent
inclement
precarious
ineffectual
This study has determined the age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. What study is this?
Anthropology
Etymology
Sociology
Geology
This study has determined the age of the Earth is 4.54 billion years old. What study is this?
Anthropology
Etymology
Sociology
Geology
The boy was grounded after he made a _________ remark to his mother about not doing his chores.
reticent
ineffectual
glib
combustible
My brother can speak with a southern ____________ of French which is not popular in Paris.
vignette
memoir
rejoinder
dialect
The witness had to ________ their testimony when it was discovered they were not at the scene of the crime.
deciphered
depicted
indulged
recanted
The child stood _____________ on the ledge while the mother frantically tried to save her.
glibly
precariously
dubbed
depicted
The boy wanted to _________ the coded message he found in the trash.
decipher
indulge
depict
dub
The novel "Night" is considered a _______ because it recounts the story of the author's life as a teenager.
dialect
memoir
forbearance
reprisal
After my fall off the stadium bleachers, I was ________ "The Falling Eagle".
deciphered
dubbed
clad
recanted
The artwork _________ scenes of kindness happening in our school.
recanted
dubbed
indulged
depicted
The principal's ____________ enthralled the audience as he spoke about his passion for teaching.
recantation
dialect
rhetoric
rejoinder
The girl was shocked at her mother's quick _________ to her snotty comment.
memoir
vignette
rejoinder
rhetoric
Brittany's __________ makes her a good soccer player; she is always aware of her opponents and can quickly move around them.
agility
reprisal
dialect
phenomenon
The gymnast earned a perfect score after she was able to ___________ her landing flawlessly.
execute
extricate
dispel
fitful
The candidate was anxious to ________ the rumors about her past before the election.
dispel
execute
indulge
wreak
The student's final graduation will _________ in a speech by the president of the university.
culminate
recur
forbear
flagrant
The plaid recliner clashed with the _________ decor of the wealthy woman's gold and silver furnishings.
ornate
intricate
flagrant
risque
The thief felt ____________ to confess his crime after seeing how poor the people were.
impelled
dispelled
ineffectual
resilient
The directions to the recipe were so __________ that only a professional baker could make the cake right.
intricate
spontaneous
flagrant
fitful
The young girl was tired after having a _________ night of sleep tossing and turning.
fitful
feasible
atrocious
indulgent
The prisoners were kept in __________ to keep them from escaping.
shackles
pivotal
overt
wreak
The crews worked all night to __________ the construction on the new gym, so it would be open for business tomorrow.
dismantle
reprise
extricate
wreak
I like to play games of skill and not rely on __________ chance to win.
incessant
imminent
feasible
arbitrary
My poor dog was in trouble for the trouble he ____________ in our yard.
wreaked
dubbed
recurred
dismantled
My parents surprised me with a ____________ gift of a new game console.
intricate
sporadic
feasible
spontaneous
The boys found themselves in ___________ danger as their canoe was dragged toward the waterfall.
recurring
incessant
imminent
feasible
My sister is so _____________ because she rarely plans what she is going to do day today.
sporadic
feasible
incessant
imminent
My teacher thought doing 100 questions in an hour was ___________, but she was wrong.
feasible
recurring
imminent
incessant
My dreams were haunted by _____________ images of ice cream melting in the snow.
recurring
dispelling
wreaking
culminating
The prisoners were ____________ together to prevent them from escaping.
culminated
extricated
shackled
dubbed
The ___________ talking of the students caused the teacher to yell for them to get quiet.
imminent
feasible
agile
incessant
During October, we can witness spooky ____________ that can really scare some people.
recurrence
arbitration
phenomenon
spontaneity
The students were _________ as they pondered the complex question asked by the teacher.
fostered
reveberated
mute
receded
The queen gave a _________ look at the troops gathered below before announcing the marriage of the general.
indelible
cursory
simultaneous
perpetual
The baby's __________ scream kept the apartment building tenants up all night.
pungent
mute
panoramic
strident
Poison Ivy began to _________ the grass which caused the park to be closed.
influx
instill
encroach
pervade
The man rolled his eyes as the woman prattled on about _________ things like her clothes and hair.
conjectural
contemplative
inkling
inane
The New Yorker could not understand the person from Georgia because of their _____________.
rejoinders
obligations
vignettes
dialects
The student used _________ ink to mark all over their arms.
indelible
simultaneous
milennial
cursory
The entire building was _________ in flames by the time the firemen arrived.
instilled
engulfed
assimulated
surpassed
Preachers have a calming __________ in the face of tragedy.
grimace
disposition
despondency
irascibility
The newspaper printed _______ taunting its readers to solve this impossible puzzle.
inklings
mementos
enigmas
conjectures
The _________ of students into the building overwhelmed the security guards.
pivot
influx
phenomenon
immersion
Kerry chose to read a series of ___________ instead of one long story.
atrocities
rejoinders
vignettes
reprisals
Many people react ___________ when they are not given all of the facts about an event.
irrational
sublime
contemplative
enigmatic
Bobby was __________ about proving his innocence.
vehement
rueful
despondent
abject
The student quickly _________ the knowledge of the teacher and was moved to a higher grade.
instilled
engulfed
pervaded
surpassed
I was frustrated with the homework assignment because it seemed to be ________ busy work.
simultaneous
indelible
milennial
interminable
We saw the __________ of the Nazi regime as we watched the video.
atrocity
predicament
adversary
incident
The sponge cake was _________ from the Victorian era's pound cake.
impelled
derived
conjectured
commemorated
We found a _________ spot for our family portrait.
picturesque
audible
mute
strident
The __________ of her explanation for her absence at the dinner table made her parents suspicious about her whereabouts.
millennium
brevity
epoch
perpetuation
We decided to ____________ the performance of the band with a montage of pictures.
evoke
derive
commenorate
endure
The bass of the band's guitarist __________ through the crowd and shook the glasses on the table.
confronted
reverberated
emitted
muted
The blanket completely _________ the small child so all one could see was the tip of his nose.
evicted
spurned
engulfed
elapsed
Due to my head injury, severe blackouts occurred that meant ten minutes would _________ without knowing what happened.
perpetuate
elapse
impede
embellish
Marilyn was ___________ after her husband of fifty years died.
electrified
despondent
ardent
indelible
The rumors continued to ___________ and even followed me to my new school.
extricate
impede
perpetuate
contemplate
The children _______ the candy on the teacher's desk.
pervade
pander
mute
ogle
To provide complete ______ of the White House at all times, there are many forms of security.
panorama
ogling
surveillance
pungency
I have an ________ dislike for anything green especially brussel sprouts.
ardent
irascible
abject
despondent
The flying saucer was seen everywhere and became a world -wide ____________.
profusion
phenomenon
immersion
rejoinder
The dog slowly began to ______ into my space hoping for bit of food.
encroach
pervade
surpass
immerse
I took a moment to __________ how to say "no" without hurting their feelings.
contemplate
commemorate
derive
depict
The students were ________ because they had been sitting silent for over 5 hours.
irascible
ardent
rueful
vehement
We attempted to _________ the fire drill as long as possible by walking slowly back into the building.
protract
extricate
recant
perpetuate
My mother told me I would ______ the day I said no to free college.
enthrall
electrify
rue
recur
In order to learn Spanish quickly, I decided to _________ myself in the culture by moving to Spain.
surpass
immerse
pervade
encroach
I was excited about 2001 since it was the start of a new ______________.
culmination
perpetuation
influx
millennium
My parents _________ pride in our country and respect for my elders in me at an early age.
surpassed
instilled
pervaded
encompassed
Millie's love for fashion and beauty was eventually _______ into her everyday life when she chose a career in fashion.
immersed
pervaded
engulfed
assimilated
While I am feeling a little sad at the moment, I do not plan on being ________ for much longer.
abject
electrifying
ardent
vehement
The twins were known for answering _____________ no matte what question was asked.
perpetually
pungently
simultaneously
interminable
The teacher had a(n) _________ something was up due to the perfect behavior of he students.
enigma
contemplation
inkling
memento
The smell of the roses slowly __________ the room.
immerse
instill
encompass
influx
The _________ view from the top of the building gave us the chance to see the entire city.
strident
panoramic
pungent
mute
The users of the spirit board hoped to ________ the dead.
conjecture
evoke
derive
contemplate
The news of the star's arrival was __________ to the town as they all gathered at the hotel.
despondent
electrifying
ardent
abject
I almost gagged when I smelled the _________ stench of her breath.
stridet
ogling
pungent
audible
The girl was barely __________, and most people could not hear her at all.
audible
picturesque
mute
reverberating
The town gave a __________ to the family's of the town's founders.
inkling
memento
derivation
conjecture
I _________ in pain as the singer continually hit the wrong notes.
electrified
grimaced
derived
elapsed
The boy began to ____________ his story with lies to make it more interesting and hopefully get out of trouble.
guile
deluge
embelish
tremulous
The exterminator found ____________ amounts of rats' nests in the old attic which accounted for the massive damage done to the house.
copious
ostentatious
swelter
glut
The actor decided his real name of Herbert Halitosis was not a good name, so he decided to use a ____________.
fanfare
deluge
embelishment
pseudonym
Seeing the handwriting of her dead husband, the woman opened the letter with __________ hands.
profuse
sweltering
ostentatious
tremulous
The conman used his ___________ on the unsuspecting mark to cheat him out of his money.
embelishment
pseudonym
gluttony
guile
I found myself in a ___________ while visiting the Amazon Rain Forest.
profusion
deluge
fanfare
copious
The house was like a sauna. The family began to _________ and were soon very ill.
glut
swelter
guile
embelish
The first game of the season opened to much __________.
profusion
gluttony
deluge
fanfare
Scott was so worried that nobody would show up to his meeting, but there was a(n) __________ of supporters present.
ostentation
profusion
fanfare
gule
As the ______ of trumpets began to play, the crowd turned their heads to watch the king emerge from the palace doors.
deluge
glut
guile
fanfare
I pulled the bandage off my knee to reveal a(n) ______________ mess of blood and skin.
claustrophobic
inflammatory
gruesome
rankling
Although it was unintentional, Hannah ________ the new girl by omitting her from the conversation.
rankled
haunted
deluged
alienated
I was grateful that I listed to my feeling of _______ when I discovered there was a robbery at the bank I almost walked into.
rankling
clausterphobia
abhorrence
foreboding
The horror movie had me on the edge of my seat and _______ in fear during all the suspenseful scenes.
sweltering
grimacing
evoking
elasping
You would not believe the rude, ________ remarks that came out of his mouth when we were arguing.
gruesome
foreboding
ostentatious
inflammatory
We got out of the car and aw the _________ carcass of the deer we had hit.
alienated
haunting
inflammatory
grotesque
My mother did not enjoy being enclosed in an elevator due to her extreme __________.
claustrophobia
rankling
tirade
alienation
When I jogged on the treadmill, visions of brownie sundaes would __________ me.
abhor
haunt
inflame
alienate
I could not stand to listen to another of my father's _______, so I just turned and went upstairs to bed.
panoramas
phenomena
tirades
atrocities
Racial slurs and jokes are two horrible things I absolutely ____________.
haunt
abhor
rankle
forebode
No one is ______________; everyone has a weakness of some sort.
impregnable
vied
wrested
embroiled
The toddlers __________ for their mother's attention and create a good deal of noise.
rebuff
wrest
grimace
vie
The driver found himself __________ in an argument with his passengers about how to get to the party.
grappled
rebuffed
wrested
embroiled
The military school was once a __________ that was used during the Revolutionary War.
citadel
bulwark
onslaught
tirade
The teacher faced the __________ of students turning in their projects and realized that it was a ton of work to grade.
onslaught
citadel
bulwark
rebuff
The castaways used the wreckage as a _____________ to protect against the incoming waves.
onslaught
bulwark
citadel
tirade
I find myself _________ with internal questions about my future.
grappling
embroiling
wresting
vying
The customer ____________ the employees attempts to make their order right.
rebuffed
grappled
embroiled
vied
The purse snatcher was able to _______ the handbag from the old lady and run away.
wrest
vie
embroil
rebuff
Fort Knox, the U.S. gold depository, is considered to be __________ because it is so well guarded.
impregnable
bulwark
citadel
embroil
My date ________ picked all of the cherry tomatoes out of her salad before taking a single bite.
gingerly
meticulously
accordingly
prudently
After months of heated debate, it felt quite calming to finally be in ________ with one another on the topic of animal control.
assimilation
prudence
accord
dissension
I would have never guessed that clean-cut, well-organized Dan was actually quite _________ when it came to his bedroom.
fastidious
prudent
slovenly
meticulous
I finally __________ to my friend's request to play miniature golf, despite my abhorrence for the game.
affirmed
acceded
embroiled
grappled
It seemed silly to step _________ around the mess on the sidewalk rather than using a broom and dustpan to dispose of it.
conscientiously
gingerly
forebodingly
prudently
While getting ready for my big date, I was very __________; I wanted to make sure I looked my best.
slovenly
cursory
fastidious
enigmatic
After wasting all my savings, I realized it would have been _________ to invest wisely instead.
interminable
gingerly
prudent
ostentatious
I appreciated that my mother made a(n) ___________ effort to consider my color preferences when redecorating my bedroom.
prudent
abject
slovenly
conscientious
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.
recant
assimilate
dispel
depict
My therapist suggested that each morning I _________ my positive feelings about myself aloud to promote positive energy throughout the day.
dissent
accord
wrest
affirm
I worked hard to perfect a Bill Cosby ________________________ to entertain my friends and coworkers.
replica
impersonation
innovation
simulation
modification
The ________________________ of the celebrities in the wax museum were impressive and lifelike
simulations
exemplifications
enhancements
impersonations
replicas
Due to the increase in demand for fast food, there have been many ________________________ in food preparation techniques in the past twenty years
innovations
stagnations
impersonations
simulations
alleviations
Emma took her broken car to the mechanic, hoping he could ________________________ the problem.
enhance
rectify
impersonate
exemplify
innovate
To prepare astronauts for residing in space for weeks at a time, NASA provides training that ________________________ zero gravity
impersonates
rectifies
stagnates
modifies
simulates
Unfortunately, the antibiotics my doctor prescribed did little to ________________________ my winter cold.
alleviate
replicate
exemplify
simulate
enhance
Through the wonders of digital cameras, we are able to ________________________ otherwise blurry images.
impersonate
alleviate
enhance
stagnate
innovate
After only slightly ________________________ the hem on my sister’s old prom dress, it was as good as new.
simulating
modifying
rectifying
alleviating
exemplifying
To me, my grandfather ________________________ wisdom, kindness, and musical talent
exemplified
alleviated
modified
enhanced
rectified
Her showy and ________________________ behavior was so obviously intended to gain attention that it was annoying
ostentatious
commemorative
conscientious
picturesque
conjectural
