DIY Vocabulary Test - Middle School: 8th Grade

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Middle School: 8th Grade
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Middle School: 8th Grade
accomplishment     Speak
 
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n.  
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treatment for illness or injury
sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner; contest
achievement or fulfillment; something that is successful after a lot of work or effort
a type of mathematics that deals with the relationship between the angles and sides of triangles
a dangerous storm which is a spinning cone of wind that destroys anything in its path
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aqueduct     Speak
 
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n.  
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very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases
a hard salty biscuit that has been baked in a stick or knot shape
a structure for carrying water across land, especially one like bridge that carries pipes or a canal across a valley
small book usually having paper cover; pamphlet
a line of people who are all walking or travelling in the same direction, as part of a ceremony
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audit     Speak
 
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v.  
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lessen or reduce; make a quantity smaller
educate a society so that its culture becomes more developed
take part in social activities; interact with others
make an official examination of the accounts of a business and produce a report
begin or originate; cause something to begin
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caricature     Speak
 
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n.  
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film containing photographs of documents at a greatly reduced size
representation, like a picture, that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
ceremony held in connection with burial; end of existence
a structure for carrying water across land, especially one like bridge that carries pipes or a canal across a valley
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commissary     Speak
 
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n.  
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lizard that changes color in different situations
the small, precise, or trivial details of something
length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on its edge
a government official with a particular responsibility
a movement or set of movements needing skill and care; strategy
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constellation     Speak
 
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n.  
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very small organisms that are found everywhere and are the cause of many diseases
a group of stars in the sky that appear to form a pattern and that have a name
a mountain with a large, circular hole at the top through which lava, gases, and dust are or have been forced out
a person who has been sent to a foreign country to teach religion
act of making something more noticeable than it really is; overstatement
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dehydrate     Speak
 
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v.  
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cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
take someone as a prisoner, or to take something into your possession, especially by force
judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something
suggest that something or someone is the best one to choose
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embarrass     Speak
 
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v.  
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educate a society so that its culture becomes more developed
integrate; make into or become one unit
register formally as a participant; engage for military service; enlist
cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable
remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
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etymology     Speak
 
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n.  
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language study of the origin and history of words
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations
eyeglasses having two focal lengths, one for near vision and the other for far vision
activity of communicating; conveying information, like message, letter, or announcement
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funeral     Speak
 
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n.  
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a decorative light that hangs from the ceiling with a number of bulbs or candles
management by overseeing the performance and making certain that everything is done correctly
ceremony held in connection with burial; end of existence
a body suspended from fixed point as to swing freely to and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum
water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow
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incumbent     Speak
 
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a. or ad.  
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physically violent and frightening; extremely severe or violent
imposed as an obligation or duty; currently holding an office
unpleasant or unattractive; not agreeing with tastes or expectations
being in public eye; obvious to the eye
giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing
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interrogation     Speak
 
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n.  
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a government official with a particular responsibility
a substance that is used to prevent or hide unpleasant smells, like those of the body
a process of asking someone questions for a long time to get information
act of having and controlling property; belongings
area of theater or concert hall where audience sits
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meteorology     Speak
 
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n.  
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earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
a very small piece of semiconductor, especially in a computer
someone who drives, or travels in, an automobile
a public event or show that is exciting to watch; an exciting appearance
an area of slowly moving water at the side of the main river
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minutiae     Speak
 
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n.  
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a dark brown powder made from the crushed beans of a tree, used to make chocolate
social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
one who has committed a crime; one who is found guilty by verdict
the small, precise, or trivial details of something
an electric oven that uses waves of energy to cook or heat food quickly
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participate     Speak
 
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v.  
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be in action or have an effect
annoy or trouble someone repeatedly; torment persistently
lessen or reduce; make a quantity smaller
show something publicly, make visible or apparent
take part in an event or activity
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possession     Speak
 
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n.  
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an idea that someone thinks about most of the time
act of having and controlling property; belongings
a person who is the head of an administrative department of government
earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere; predicting what the weather will be
science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
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provision     Speak
 
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n.  
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special attention or effort directed toward something; stress
a remark that expresses approval, admiration, or respect; praise
faculty of mind by which it retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events
act of supplying or fitting out; food and other necessary items provided
works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner or learner
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regulate     Speak
 
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v.  
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eat away; wear away by abrasion; become worn
give or bring back; return to its original condition
put in effect, fill or meet a want or need
control something, especially by making it work in a particular way; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of
cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable
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specialize     Speak
 
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v.  
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add to something in order to make it bigger or longer
uphold or retain; maintain in safety from injury, peril, or harm
cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others; particularize
consent to; give permission
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suspect     Speak
 
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v.  
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comfort someone and stop them from worrying; cause to feel sure or certain
make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute
attempt by employing effort; try to do something
have doubts about; distrust
put in effect, fill or meet a want or need
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