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WorksheetsVocabulary Quiz Unit 2 HMH 8th Grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What does the word "justify" mean?
To make something more intense
To prove something is right or valid
To express sympathy
To annoy someone
Which word means "grow in strength"?
Intensify
Grimace
Vex
Conceive
Select the definition of "parallel."
To predict the future
Comparable or similar
To smother something
Lack of interest
What does "predict" mean?
To express sorrow
To say what will happen before it occurs
To ridicule someone
To accept a bad situation
Which word means "a way of doing something"?
Technique
Compensation
Peril
Indifference
If someone acts "vehemently," how are they acting?
With intense emotion
With lack of interest
With deception
With sympathy
Which word means "jeering laughter or ridicule"?
Derision
Grimace
Vex
Stifle
What does "hypocritical" mean?
False or deceptive
To annoy
To express sorrow
To smother something
Choose the best word to complete the sentence: "After hearing the tragic news, the neighbors came over to _______ with the family."
Condole
Vex
Intensify
Justify
Which word best fits the sentence? "The teacher tried to _______ the students' excitement before the test."
Stifle
Conceive
Predict
Grimace
Select the word that best completes the sentence: "Her _______ to the dangerous situation showed she didn't care what happened."
Indifference
Compensation
Peril
Technique
Which word best fits the sentence? "The scientist tried to _______ a new way to solve the problem."
Conceive
Vex
Grimace
Derision
Choose the word that best completes the sentence: "The roller coaster ride will _______ your fear if you are already nervous."
Intensify
Justify
Predict
Stifle
Which word best fits the sentence? "The twins' interests are so _______ that they often choose the same hobbies."
Parallel
Hypocritical
Vehemently
Vex
Which word best completes the sentence? "The judge awarded _______ to the injured worker after the accident."
Compensation
Peril
Credulity
Technique
Which word best fits the sentence? "His _______ made him believe the magician's tricks were real."
Credulity
Derision
Grimace
Resignation
A student is always telling others to be honest, but secretly cheats on tests. Which word best describes this student?
Hypocritical
Vehemently
Indifference
Conceive
A person is faced with a dangerous situation but accepts it calmly, knowing there is nothing they can do. Which word best describes their attitude?
Resignation
Compensation
Vex
Grimace
If someone laughs at another's mistake in a mean way, which word best describes their behavior?
Derision
Condole
Stifle
Predict
A hiker sees a sign warning of falling rocks and realizes the serious and immediate danger. Which word best describes the situation?
Peril
Grimace
Justify
Technique
