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8th Grade Vocab Final Part 1

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  • "A thousand thoughts were ______ around inside my mind"

a)

jostling

b)

groping

c)

evolving

d)

collaborating

2.

"X is a beautiful and talented actress, she has a reputation for being ______ and difficult to get along with."

a)

churlish

b)

discordant

c)

servile

d)

shrill

3.

After the old man's death, his property ______________ back to the bank.

a)

reverted

b)

wrangled

c)

jostled

d)

preclude

4.

My essay has a(n) _____ from an informational text to prove my claim.

a)

jostle

b)

grope

c)

excerpt

d)

plaudits

5.
Each year, falls __________ thousands of people, and many are never able to return to work.
a)
veer
b)
minimize
c)
maim
d)
venerate
6.
I will not try to __________________ the difficulties we face, but I am sure that we can overcome them by working together. 
a)
minimize
b)
banter 
c)
venerate
d)
veer
7.
Self-confidence is a great quality, but if it is carried too far, it can be a/an ____________ to success in life.
a)
oblique
b)
enterprising
c)
detriment
d)
frugal
8.
We were shocked by their ____________ misuse of money that their parents had left them. 
a)
bountiful
b)
durable
c)
wanton
d)
frugal
9.
After living for so long on a ________ diet, I was amazed when I saw the variety of rich dishes served at the banquet.
a)
frugal
b)
durable
c)
congested
d)
enterprising
10.

Several demonstrators in the angry crowd tried their best to ______________a riot.

a)

evolve

b)

minimize

c)

instigate

d)

venerate

11.

The teacher _______________books and supplies to each student on the first day of school.

a)

adaged

b)

minimized

c)

allotted

d)

tethered

12.

Before the cowboy went into the sheriff's office, he got off his horse and __________ it to the hitching rail out front.

a)

tethered

b)

amassed

c)

allotted

d)

perturbed

13.
You will find information on a _________ of topics when you use the Internet.
a)
longevity
b)
tether
c)
unison
d)
myriad
14.

A number of cities ___________ with one another to be chosen as the site of a national political convention.

a)

perturbed

b)

perspective

c)

vied

d)

myriad

15.

We should not care about this poor, _________ person. Anyways, who cares about this child?

Hint: The word is a Noun

a)

Frivolous

b)

Porous

c)

Oust

d)

Nonentity

16.

This is from the book:

Many Companies have a dress code which requires all employees wear _________ colors such as navy or gray

a)

staid

b)

sustain

c)

obsess

d)

ornate

17.

The two friends love to argue over _______________ things like who is prettier and who has better clothes.

a)

frivolous

b)

obsessive

c)

deplorable

d)

sustainable

18.

The sponge is ___________________ and is able to absorb a lot of water.

a)

prone

b)

porous

c)

nonentity

d)

blase

19.

Before giving the big speech, Tammy had ________ that it would go well.

a)

annuls

b)

qualms

c)

bolsters

d)

frivolous

20.

We had to laugh at her ________________ remarks.

a)

facetious

b)

indiscriminate

c)

intrigue

d)

disdain

21.

The old album full of faded family pictures and postcards from exotic places _____________________ me.

a)

intrigues

b)

indiscriminate

c)

facetious

d)

ethical

22.

Recently, Macintosh and his wife, Lisa, had family pictures taken and were to _______see how much they seem to have aged in the year.

a)

aghast

b)

epitaph

c)

ethical

d)

intrigue

23.
The giant machine lifted the boulders and _____ them into uniform gray powder.
a)
disdained
b)
plausible
c)
pulverized
d)
aghast
24.
The writer of the mystery novel set up an interesting situation, but in my opinion the ending was not _______.
a)
plausible
b)
sequel
c)
facetious
d)
indiscriminate
25.
I was thoroughly _______ by the foolish mistake that I made at the dinner party.
a)
abashed
b)
aloof
c)
forthright
d)
genial
26.
Society normally _____________ those who commit treason and betray the country.
a)
instills
b)
rehabilitates
c)
flaunts
d)
ostracizes
27.
In ancient times, a messenger who brought bad news was often made the ______________ for it and killed.
a)
repercussion
b)
pseudonym
c)
scapegoat
d)
defect
28.
Because they are cold-blooded creatures, lizards and other reptiles must ____________ in the sun to regulate their body temperature.
a)
bask
b)
articulate
c)
purge
d)
instill
29.
The ____________ of being late to class three times is a teacher detention.
a)
finesse
b)
repercussion
c)
defect
d)
scapegoat
30.

The article on Plato in the encyclopedia contained a brief summary of the basic _________________ of his philosophy.

a)

doctrine

b)

parry

c)

haggard

d)

waver

31.

After many long nights studying for finals and eating only ramen noodles, the college freshman come home looking worn and _____________________.

a)

haggard

b)

waver

c)

parry

d)

doctrine

32.

After a strenuous hike, I was too tired to do anything but ___________blissfully in a hot bath.

a)

acme

b)

predatory

c)

wallow

d)

exotic

33.

A defensive movement in fencing and other sports to evade a blow is called a ______________.

a)

turncoat

b)

wallow

c)

parry

d)

waver

34.

15. Which word best completes the sentence? Up close the costumes for the show looked __________, but from the audience's perspective, they were dazzling in the stage lights.

a)

haggard

b)

tawdry

c)

predatory

d)

wallowing

35.

With tireless devotion the ailing child’s parents kept an anxious _____ at her bedside.

a)

vigil

b)

jostle

c)

revert

d)

churlish