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
abandon     Speak
 
(1)
v.  
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increase fourfold; become four times as big
discover the presence of; identify
uphold or retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently
leave a place, thing, or person, usually for ever
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astronomy     Speak
 
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n.  
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observer or audience; one who looks on
management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
a musician who performs a single
empty area or space; a space from which most or all of the matter has been removed
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auxiliary     Speak
 
(3)
a. or ad.  
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spoken and unwritten; relating to the mouth
relating to nuclear reactions that happen only at very high temperatures
able to live both on land and in water
wide, generous, or large in area or extent; sizable
giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
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civilize     Speak
 
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v.  
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take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force
attempt by employing effort; try to do something
educate a society so that its culture becomes more developed
make someone very annoyed, usually when in difficult situations
bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
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commotion     Speak
 
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n.  
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a sudden, short period of noise, confusion, or excited movement
a public event or show that is exciting to watch; an exciting appearance
artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms, it burns with a blue flame and a strong smell
a type of bread that is small, hard, and in the shape of a ring
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constellation     Speak
 
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n.  
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a promise or firm decision to do something
small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
a group of stars in the sky that appear to form a pattern and that have a name
a flight made without intermediate stops between source and destination
system of trade and industry by which the wealth is made and used
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disaster     Speak
 
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n.  
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a memory of something; power of recalling ideas to the mind
one who maintains and audits business accounts
an event or fact that has unfortunate consequences; catastrophe
very valuable things, usually as precious metals, precious stones, or money
feeling of excitement and happiness
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emphasis     Speak
 
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n.  
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a light greyish brown color
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path
goods that are bought and sold
a hard salty biscuit that has been baked in a stick or knot shape
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evaluation     Speak
 
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n.  
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paper cut to right size for writing letters; writing materials and office supplies
making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of urgent need for action or assistance
a group of stars in the sky that appear to form a pattern and that have a name
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harass     Speak
 
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v.  
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put in effect, fill or meet a want or need
make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report
take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
compose, perform, or do something with little or no preparation
annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently
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identical     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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duplicate or alike; being the exact same one
without question and beyond doubt; clearly
unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm
given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy or vain
done or said in a strong way and without any doubt
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laboratory     Speak
 
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n.  
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management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly
feeling of excitement and happiness
an area of slowly moving water at the side of the main river
dividing line that marks the edge or limit of something; border
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
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memory     Speak
 
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n.  
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treatment for illness or injury
faculty of mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events
a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something officially
state or federal prison for convicted felons
a device that uses lenses to make very small objects look larger
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motive     Speak
 
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n.  
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one who writes novels
branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole
instrument for measuring temperature
emotion or desire; a reason for doing something
a physicist who studies astronomy
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parachute     Speak
 
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n.  
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a reference work containing articles on various topics
rescue equipment made of a large piece of cloth that is fastened to a person who is dropped from an aircraft, in order to make him fall slowly
representation, like a picture, that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
an officer of middle rank in the armed forces
the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in industrial societies
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perpendicular     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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vertical or upright; intersecting at or forming right angles; extremely steep
wide, generous, or large in area or extent; sizable
fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
intended to be used up and then replaced; possible to eat, drink, or use up completely
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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pronounce     Speak
 
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v.  
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study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others; particularize
accept that you will reduce your demands to reach an agreement with someone
learn something to remember it exactly; commit to memory; learn by heart
say a word or a letter in a correct way
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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solstice     Speak
 
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n.  
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a reference work containing articles on various topics
either of the two times of a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
making of a judgment about the amount, number, or value of something; assessment
illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions of power; bribery or fraud
a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories
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specific     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy or vain
physically violent and frightening; extremely severe or violent
stated explicitly or in detail; definite
rich and superior in quality; lavish
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
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trigonometry     Speak
 
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n.  
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curved path an object follows after it is thrown or shot into the air
a promise or firm decision to do something
an abrupt remark, made especially as an interruption
a type of mathematics that deals with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles
sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner; contest
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