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100 Words For Every Highschool Freshman
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english
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A statue some people use to 'scare bad sprits away'
tariff
xylem
quandary
gargoyle
2. To crouch back in fear
ellipse
protagonist
cower
ultraviolet
3. Mutual helpfulness - specifically the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent
repose
symbiosis
exult
parasite
4. To be willing to do something that one considers beneath one's dignity
hypocrisy
deign
zoology
eclectic
5. Plant tissue that conducts food
quota
parasite
introspection
phloem
6. Boat - an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
yacht
solstice
light-year
stereotype
7. Maze
gargoyle
bamboozle
labyrinth
boycott
8. Quiet. thinks deeply to themselves.
introspection
silhouette
despondent
tundra
9. Peaceful - quiet - rest
tranquility
gargoyle
pulverize
xylem
10. Protected from getting a disease.
mutation
nebula
camouflage
immune
11. Shot that protects you from not getting something - a substance that stimulates the body to produce chemicals that destroy viruses or bacteria
enthusiastic
vaccine
wretched
analogy
12. A protein in blood or tissues that protect you against certain germs
nocturnal
sacrifice
silhouette
antibody
13. Repetiton of the same sounds
xylem
maneuver
alliteration
light-year
14. A cloud of interstellar gas and dust
decorum
gargoyle
nebula
undulate
15. Picture writing.
hieroglyphic
aspire
inference
deign
16. Having a huge appetite - greedy - ravenous; excessively eager
nocturnal
metaphor
voracious
quarantine
17. Very talented at one thing.
guru
zoology
renaissance
light-year
18. Fungi
camouflage
light-year
lichen
analogy
19. An elevated piece of land
repose
formidable
accentuate
plateau
20. A poisonous substance
toxin
ultraviolet
inference
accentuate
21. To subtract.
deduction
quota
hieroglyphic
jaunty
22. The vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants
laconic
xylem
voracious
bamboozle
23. To draw back from
analogy
wretched
rain forest
recede
24. To rejoice.
exult
antibody
ultraviolet
protagonist
25. Math matic symbol for multipling a number by itself as many times the little number says (example: 34 - 25 - 67)
gargoyle
tariff
divulge
exponent
26. A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit
jaunty
renaissance
virtuoso
parasite
27. Military force that is not a part of a regular army and operates in small bands
guerrilla
tundra
deign
commemorate
28. Proper behavior or conduct
inference
unanimous
decorum
nebula
29. Organism that gets it nourishment from another
parasite
nebula
xylem
accentuate
30. Not true. false. lie.
fallacy
outrageous
recede
solstice
31. To swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will
nebula
tranquility
protagonist
vacillate
32. Comparing 2 things that are not alike
ellipse
camouflage
vaccine
analogy
33. The act of giving up something valued
phloem
tundra
sacrifice
hologram
34. Condition of uncertainty or doubt; confusion
antibody
quandary
jaunty
accentuate
35. An extremely cold - dry biome
cower
heritage
formidable
tundra
36. A verb used as a noun: Working women
enthusiastic
inference
bizarre
participle
37. Small pieces put to together to make a picture
mosaic
jovial
tariff
tumult
38. To refuse to use or buy from
boycott
exponent
immune
nocturnal
39. To bring out the best in
flourish
quota
symbiosis
accentuate
40. Random. all over the place (like having all different types of music on an ipod)
quota
eclectic
vertebrate
voracious
41. To move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form
voracious
hypocrisy
hieroglyphic
undulate
42. Annoying
nuisance
stereotype
plateau
divulge
43. Organism that eats plants and animals
omnivore
virtuoso
kilometer
renegade
44. The time period from the 14th or 16th century where there was a revival of the arts
phloem
xylem
parasite
renaissance
45. Oval shaped.
protagonist
embargo
ellipse
outrageous
46. The leading character - hero - or heroine of a drama or other literary work
commemorate
mutation
protagonist
camouflage
47. A generalized belief about a group of people
aspire
guerrilla
stereotype
ellipse
48. Very strange or odd
bamboozle
bizarre
tempo
accentuate
49. To pound - crush - or grind
sacrifice
pulverize
wretched
nebula
50. Active at night
silhouette
undulate
nocturnal
quandary