DIY Vocabulary Test - Middle School: 8th Grade

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Middle School: 8th Grade
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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Middle School: 8th Grade
adolescence     Speak
 
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n.  
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a narrow area of sea that connects two larger areas of sea
a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities
state of growing up from childhood to adult; transitional period between youth and maturity
small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
action of saying words aloud to be typed or written down
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amphibian     Speak
 
(2)
a. or ad.  
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behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
city center; one who lives in a city center
able to live both on land and in water
vertical or upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep
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audition     Speak
 
(3)
v.  
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take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
say a word or a letter in a correct way
have doubts about; distrust
annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently
register formally as a participant; engage for military service; enlist
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cemetery     Speak
 
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n.  
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the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
someone in a high position, like in business or government, who makes sure that laws or rules are carried out; administrator
place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
aide or servant; someone whose job is to help others in a particular situation
a device that uses lenses to make very small objects look larger
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complement     Speak
 
(5)
v.  
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stop a fire or a light burning; stop or get rid of an idea or feeling
stimulate; provide with an incentive; move to action
register formally as a participant; engage for military service; enlist
uphold or retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
make something else seem better or more attractive when combining with it
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congestion     Speak
 
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n.  
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a wide street in city, usually with trees on each side or along the centre
act of gathering, heaping together, or forming a mass
a sport in which two or four people hit a light object with feathers over a high net
a leader who has complete power in a country and has not been elected by the people
one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the tv
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deodorant     Speak
 
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n.  
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an idea that someone thinks about most of the time
someone who drives, or travels in, an automobile
a thousand billion
a substance that is used to prevent or hide unpleasant smells, like those of the body
a person who has suffered the effects of violence, illness, or bad luck
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emphasis     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone who is admired and respected very much
a pair of tubes with glass lenses at either end to see things far away more clearly
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of urgent need for action or assistance
a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
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excursion     Speak
 
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n.  
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trip; usually short journey made for pleasure
very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases
one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by verdict
water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow
a special container that keeps drinks hot or cold
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graffiti     Speak
 
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n.  
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an abrupt remark, made especially as an interruption
a rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
a choice that you make about something after thinking about several possibilities
mutual relationship; a connection between two or more facts
pleasing, agreeable scent or odor
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implicate     Speak
 
(11)
v.  
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take part in an event or activity
put in effect, fill or meet a want or need
increase fourfold; become four times as big
transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad
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interior     Speak
 
(12)
n.  
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someone who is admired and respected very much
public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, radio, and tv
someone from whom you are descended, but usually more remote than a grandparent
inside part of something; inner part
a public event or show that is exciting to watch; an exciting appearance
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medicine     Speak
 
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n.  
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measuring instrument; measure or judge
study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people
treatment for illness or injury
someone who is admired and respected very much
the small, precise, or trivial details of something
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mobile     Speak
 
(14)
a. or ad.  
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spoken and unwritten; relating to the mouth
movable or not fixed; moving or walking around freely
relating to hearing or the ear
satisfactory and able to be agreed to or approved of
unfriendly and not liking something; showing the disposition of an enemy
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opinion     Speak
 
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n.  
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act of having and controlling property; belongings
ability to see; sight; vivid mental image
weapon that is thrown or projected; rocket carrying instruments or warhead
notion founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression; favorable estimation
a type of bread that is small, hard, and in the shape of a ring
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possession     Speak
 
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n.  
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curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
act of making something more noticeable than it really is; overstatement
the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
act of having and controlling property; belongings
very valuable things, usually as precious metals, precious stones, or money
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rapport     Speak
 
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n.  
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very valuable things, usually as precious metals, precious stones, or money
a strong feeling such as love or anger, or strong feelings in general
ornament, hanging from a necklace; a piece of jewellery worn around the neck
emotion or desire; a reason for doing something
a good understanding of someone; an ability to communicate well with people; emotional closeness
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reservoir     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone who has a lot of experience, knowledge, or skill in a particular subject
a good understanding of someone; an ability to communicate well with people; emotional closeness
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; lake used to store water for community use
an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences; catastrophe
a person qualified to practice medicine; a medical doctor but not a surgeon
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specialist     Speak
 
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n.  
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works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner
someone who has a lot of experience, knowledge, or skill in a particular subject
ability to see; sight; vivid mental image
a powerful circular current of water, usually the result of conflicting tides
empty area or space; a space from which most or all of the matter has been removed
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tornado     Speak
 
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n.  
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a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path
youth or adolescent; not fully grown or developed
small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
formal systematic questioning
length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its edge
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