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Vocabulary Bee (Tiebreaker)

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What's the definition of abalone?

a)

helpful;

making sure that people have

what they need.

b)

a small house,

made of wood. There were twelve

cabins for the twelve Olimpians.

c)

a shellfish

that can be eaten and whose shell

contains mother-of-pearl.

d)

that looks or

feels hard and tough like leather.

2.

What's the definition of chasm?

a)

a group of

things of the same type that grow

or appear close together.

b)

A deep fissure

in the earth, rock, or another

surface.

c)

a small bed for

a baby that can be pushed gently

from side to side.

d)

Conforming to the law or to rules.

The legitimate government of the

country

3.

What's the definition of muzzle?

a)

to make an

ugly expression with your face to

show pain, dislike, etc.

b)

Eject

(food) from the throat or mouth.

c)

Move in a

slow, heavy, awkward way.

d)

the nose and mouth of an animal, especially a

dog or a horse.

4.

What's the definition of preeminent?

a)

more important, more successful

or of a higher standard than

others.

b)

The action or fact of qualifying or

being eligible for something.

c)

to keep hitting

somebody/something hard,

especially with your fists.

d)

the skill with which somebody

makes something, especially

when this affects the way it looks

or Works.

5.

What's the definition of shears?

a)

to laugh in a

quiet unpleasant way, especially

at something rude or at

somebody’s problems or

mistakes.

b)

an angry

argument or disagreement

between people, often about a

personal matter.

c)

a garden tool like a

very large pair of scissors, used for

cutting bushes and hedges.

d)

to bring or get

something back, especially from a

place where it should not be.

6.

The light

that is produced by an electric

torch or by burning torches is a ...

a)

thunderbolt

b)

drachma

c)

torchlight

d)

cluster

7.

If we are talking about something fake, a fraudulent imitation of

something else, we are talking about a...

a)

counterfeit

b)

gargle

c)

leathery

d)

hover

8.

If we are talking about a bright yellow

metal made by mixing copper and

zinc, we are talking about a/an...

a)

cradle

b)

brass

c)

cabin

d)

lumber

9.

The

ability to continue doing something

painful or difficult for a long period

of time without giving up:

a)

endurance

b)

composure

c)

abalone

d)

hilt

10.

To listen secretly to

what other people are saying is to:

a)

spawn

b)

muzzle

c)

gargle

d)

eavesdrop

11.

The word plummet means...

a)

aving or

proceeding from an extreme or

fanatical support of or belief in

something.

b)

to fall

suddenly and quickly from a high

level or position.

c)

more important, more successful

or of a higher standard than

others.

d)

to bring or get

something back, especially from a

place where it should not be.

12.

The word undulating means...

a)

having a shape like a wave or

moving up and down like a wave.

b)

having

doubts that a claim or statement

is true or that something will

happen.

c)

to change

direction after hitting something,

or to cause something to do this.

d)

the

animals kept on a farm, for

example cows or sheep.

13.

The word nimbly means...

a)

cheerful and without problems.

b)

bent and twisted

because of age or illness.

c)

the feeling of

having lost all hope.

d)

with quick and

easy movements.

14.

The word leathery means...

a)

the former

unit of money in Greece.

b)

The

state or feeling of being calm and

in control of oneself.

c)

that looks or

feels hard and tough like leather.

d)

the handle of a sword,

knife, etc.

15.

The word minotaur means...

a)

a spirit of

nature in the form of a young

woman, that lives in rivers,

woods, etc.

b)

a

mythical monster with the head

of a bull and the body of a man.

c)

a bright yellow

metal made by mixing copper and

zinc.

d)

A deep fissure

in the earth, rock, or another

surface.