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WorksheetsSkills Vocab 1-50
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Define Accentuate:
Of relating to, or occurring at night. Active at night.
A planned movement of troops or warships.
To give prominence to: emphasize or intensify.
"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers" is an example of a what?
analogy
metaphor
alliteration
"Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get" is an example of a what?
alliteration
analogy
metaphor
Getting vaccines helps create ______ in your body to help build immunity to diseases.
mosaics
introspections
antibodies
Colin ______ to play professional soccer.
aspires
bamboozles
plateaus
Define Bamboozle:
To deceive by elaborate trickery.
Full of fun and good cheer: jolly.
Something other than property passed down from generations; a tradition.
Define Bizarre:
An elevated expanse of land
Very strange or odd.
A source of inconvenience, or annoyance.
The _____ students were yelling over the teacher.
boisterous
pulverize
dialogue
JP wanted to _____ classes by never showing up to school again.
divulge
boycott
chronology
Animals like chameleons and some species of octopus that can change colors to blend in with their surroundings are examples of:
Camouflage
Omnivores
Mutation
Define Chronology:
The order or sequence of events.
A false notion or mistaken belief.
To grow or develop well.
Room 100 _______ Jina's graduation by showing a PowerPoint of photos and having a party.
nuisance
enthusiastic
commemorated
Which word means: to crouch or draw back, as from fear or pain: cringe.
Cower
Impertinent
Formidable
The students showed good _____ by listening and taking notes as Mr. C was teaching.
hypocrisy
decorum
outrageous
Which word means:
1) The act of subtracting
2) An amount that is or may be subtracted.
3) The process of reaching a conclusion by reasoning.
dialogue
deduction
decorum
When the team lost, they walked off the field feeling ______ and sad.
despondent
jovial
quandary
Hannah and Evan were engaged in a ______ about dogs and other animals.
guru
dialogue
parasite
Rico would not _____ the secrets of JP's Sopranos Mob even though people really wanted him to.
divulge
eclectic
accentuate
Which word means:
Choosing or taking what appears to be the best from various sources.
Eclectic
Nocturnal
Exult
Which word means:
1) An order by a government prohibiting merchant ships from entering or leaving it’s ports
2) Prohibiting trade
Aspire
Heritage
Embargo
Rico was ______ when talking about Mario and Rico's Odyssey
antibody
enthusiastic
maneuver
If someone exults, what are they doing?
They are honoring the memory of someone else.
They are being excited and rejoicing.
They are being noisy and lacking discipline.
Define Fallacy:
To pound, crush, or grind to powder or dust.
A source of inconvenience, or annoyance.
A false notion or mistaken belief.
Which word means:
1) To grow or develop well.
2) To thrive.
Flourish
Formidable
Fallacy
Although the other racers were _____ opponents, Ms. Faneuil outran them all to win the road race.
formidable
bizarre
jovial
Which word means:
1) A Hindu spiritual leader
2) A person who is followed as a leader or a teacher.
Inference
Guru
Nuisance
Define Heritage:
The main character in a literary work or drama.
Something other than property passed down from generations; a tradition.
To be excited, rejoice.
The student showed _____ by telling others not to talk during the movie, but then whispering loudly to their friend.
eclectic
hypocrisy
quandary
After getting the chickenpox as a kid, Mr. Chojnowski was ____, so he couldn't get it again.
immune
protagonist
inference
Which word means:
1) Offensively bold, rude.
2) Not pertinent, not relevant or irrelevant
Impertinent
Embargo
Decorum
If you make an inference, you are....
making a conclusion based on evidence.
pounding, or crushing powder into dust.
showing or expressing feelings that you don't actually believe.
Define Introspection:
Exceeding all bounds of what is right or proper; immoral or offensive
The examination of one's own thoughts and feelings.
A source of inconvenience, or annoyance.
Ms. Olsen had a _____ smile when she saw all the students had done well on their finals.
aspire
dialogue
jovial
Which word means:
1) A complex structure of connected passages through which it is difficult to find one’s way. A maze
2) Something complicated or confusing in design or construction.
Quandary
Labyrinth
Lichen
Ms. Papantonis saw lots of _____ on rocks and trees when she went hiking in New Hampshire.
lichen
embargo
quarantine
Which word means:
1) A planned movement of troops or warships
2) A controlled change in movement or direction of a vehicle or vessel, especially an aircraft.
Maneuver
Chronology
Boisterous
"The tall oak tree was a silent giant, watching over the forest" is an example of a what?
Metaphor
Alliteration
Simile
If you make a mosaic, what are you making?
A picture/design created by fitting together small, colored pieces of tile, glass, or stone.
A change in a gene or chromosome of an organism that can be inherited by its offspring.
A planned movement of troops or warships.
Which word means:
1) A change in a gene or chromosome of an organism that can be inherited by it’s offspring.
2) An organism or individual that has undergone a change in form.
Mutation
Antibody
Parasite
The ____ owls were hunting for food at night.
pulverize
nocturnal
exult
Although we love our younger siblings, sometimes they can be such a ______!
boycott
heritage
nuisance
Humans are ______ because we can eat both plants and meat.
omnivores
eclectics
accentuates
The student thought it was _____ that his parents were forcing him to go to school today when he'd rather stay home.
outrageous
labyrinth
protagonist
Why is a tick considered a parasite?
Because ticks have a bad taste in music.
Because both the tick and the larger animal feed off each other.
Because it feeds from other organisms and can be harmful to them in return.
Which word means:
1) An elevated expanse of land
2) A stable or level or stage or growth or development.
Fallacy
Plateau
Impertinent
The main character in a story is called a....
lichen
protagonist
omnivore
Jina's word of the day was inspiración/inspiration. In English, what does this mean?
A sudden idea, a feeling of creativity, or a sense of being motivated to pursue a goal.
A false notion or mistaken belief.
To make known; reveal; tell.
Caleb ______ his opponents in the video game, winning first place.
exulted
divulged
pulverized
Define Quandary:
To give prominence to: emphasize or intensify.
Offensively bold, rude.
A condition of uncertainty or doubt; a dilemma.
During the height of Covid in 2020, everyone had to _____ in their homes to prevent the disease from spreading.
nocturnal
quarantine
accentuate
