DIY Vocabulary Test - Middle School: 8th Grade

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Middle School: 8th Grade
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Middle School: 8th Grade
accessible     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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able to live both on land and in water
reaching an answer by thinking carefully about the known facts
spoken and unwritten; relating to the mouth
easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
without question and beyond doubt; clearly
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astronomer     Speak
 
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n.  
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a physicist who studies astronomy
someone in a high position, like in business or government, who makes sure that laws or rules are carried out; administrator
quality of being just; fairness in the way people are dealt with; uprightness
act of making something more noticeable than it really is; overstatement
use of a lot of mental or physical effort; expenditure of much physical work
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bacteria     Speak
 
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n.  
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the study of the relationships between people living in groups, especially in industrial societies
very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases
a dark brown powder made from the crushed beans of a tree, used to make chocolate
a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms, it burns with a blue flame and a strong smell
a type of mathematics that deals with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles
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boulevard     Speak
 
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n.  
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a thick mixture of mashed avocado with tomato, onions and other seasonings
copying the actions of someone else; emulation
water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow
a wide street in city, usually with trees on each side or along the centre
one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the tv
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commemoration     Speak
 
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n.  
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a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava, gases, and dust are or have been forced out
length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its edge
act of supplying or fitting out; food and other necessary items provided
lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; lack of spirit
a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something officially
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cultural     Speak
 
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capable of being used again
highest in rank, authority, importance, or degree
giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
satisfactory and able to be agreed to or approved of
relating to the habits, traditions, and beliefs of a society
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discontinue     Speak
 
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v.  
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stop doing or providing something; put an end to a state or an activity
take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
integrate; make into or become one unit
transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
have doubts about; distrust
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emergency     Speak
 
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n.  
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a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
a great fear of drinking and water, often a sign of rabies
an apartment building in which each apartment is owned separately
sudden unforeseen crisis; condition of urgent need for action or assistance
a person whose job is to make people laugh by telling jokes and funny stories
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exotic     Speak
 
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heard or perceptible by the ear
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
done or said in a strong way and without any doubt
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gratitude     Speak
 
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n.  
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language study of the origin and history of words
lizard that changes color in different situations
state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; thankfulness
a short period between the parts of a play or concert; interval during which there is a temporary cessation
an organization intended to protect and develop an art, science, language, etc.
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idol     Speak
 
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n.  
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someone who is admired and respected very much
sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner; contest
a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, as part of a ceremony
state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward a benefactor; thankfulness
a type of mathematics that deals with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles
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literal     Speak
 
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willing to give money, help, or kindness, especially more than expected
unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
side by side and having the same distance continuously between them
happening at the expected, correct time; not late
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medicine     Speak
 
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public institutions that report the news, such as newspapers, radio, and tv
study of the positions of stars, in the belief that stars affect the character and lives of people
very valuable things, usually as precious metals, precious stones, or money
treatment for illness or injury
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner
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minutiae     Speak
 
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n.  
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the small, precise, or trivial details of something
a remark that expresses approval, admiration, or respect; praise
a thick mixture of mashed avocado with tomato, onions and other seasonings
flock, crowd, group of cattle or other domestic animals
minute life form; microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease
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oral     Speak
 
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excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
unfriendly and not liking something; showing the disposition of an enemy
spoken and unwritten; relating to the mouth
according to the letter or verbal expression; exactly as stated
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principle     Speak
 
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n.  
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loss of the ability to move a body part
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner
basic truth, law, or assumption; rule or law of nature; rule of personal conduct
a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms, it burns with a blue flame and a strong smell
the first or lowest academic degree from colleges
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prospective     Speak
 
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of or from a long time ago, having lasted for a very long time
expected or expecting to be something particular in the future
relating to nuclear reactions that happen only at very high temperatures
willing to try new or difficult things; willing to engage in adventures
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
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regulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
uphold or retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
integrate; make into or become one unit
control something, especially by making it work in a particular way; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
comfort someone and stop them from worrying; cause to feel sure or certain
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sulfur     Speak
 
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n.  
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a short period between the parts of a play or concert; interval during which there is a temporary cessation
very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases
the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
a pale yellow chemical element that exists in various physical forms, it burns with a blue flame and a strong smell
considering something similar or of equal quality to something else
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movable or not fixed; moving or walking around freely
fixed or immobile; not capable of being moved
relating to nuclear reactions that happen only at very high temperatures
highest in rank, authority, importance, or degree
wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people
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