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100 Words For Every Highschool Freshman

Subjects : english, vocabulary
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Having a huge appetite - greedy - ravenous; excessively eager






2. An animal that has a backbone






3. The act of giving up something valued






4. Outlaw






5. Very talented at one thing.






6. An elevated piece of land






7. To have a great ambition






8. Method - way of doing something






9. Making a guess. hypothesis.






10. A tax or duty imposed by the government






11. To swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will






12. The astronomical measurement of the distance light travels in a year






13. To draw back from






14. Condition of uncertainty or doubt; confusion






15. To do well. to grow and develop






16. Mutual helpfulness - specifically the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent






17. Repetiton of the same sounds






18. A cloud of interstellar gas and dust






19. A verb used as a noun: Working women






20. Math matic symbol for multipling a number by itself as many times the little number says (example: 34 - 25 - 67)






21. Beat of music






22. The vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants






23. Very strange or odd






24. Organism that eats plants and animals






25. Random. all over the place (like having all different types of music on an ipod)






26. The leading character - hero - or heroine of a drama or other literary work






27. Proper behavior or conduct






28. Stylish.






29. Small pieces put to together to make a picture






30. To reveal private information; to spread something (like a secret)






31. Oval shaped.






32. Comparing 2 things that are not alike






33. Plant tissue that conducts food






34. Twice-yearly point at which the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator






35. To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form






36. Conversation






37. The branch of biology that studies animals






38. No pattern






39. Noisy loud - opposite of tranquility






40. Peaceful - quiet - rest






41. Exceeding all bounds of what is right






42. Difficult to defeat






43. Jolly






44. Noisy - violent






45. The time period from the 14th or 16th century where there was a revival of the arts






46. Mammal with a pouch






47. To crouch back in fear






48. A flat close shape with 3 or more sides






49. To trick






50. Depression