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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. Tradition. something passed down.






2. An animal that has a backbone






3. Evergreen trees with regular rainfall






4. Organism that eats plants and animals






5. To trick






6. Outlaw






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






8. Harmful rays from sun - one kind of electromagnetic radiation produced by the Sun.






9. To draw back from






10. An elevated piece of land






11. Mammal with a pouch






12. Short answers






13. The act of giving up something valued






14. A tax or duty imposed by the government






15. A specified amount of something






16. Condition of uncertainty or doubt; confusion






17. Very strange or odd






18. To refuse to use or buy from






19. To crouch back in fear






20. A statue some people use to 'scare bad sprits away'






21. A generalized belief about a group of people






22. Repetiton of the same sounds






23. Military force that is not a part of a regular army and operates in small bands






24. Comparing 2 things that are not alike






25. Plan






26. Peace - relax - calmness






27. To do well. to grow and develop






28. Boat - an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing






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






30. Exceeding all bounds of what is right






31. Beat of music






32. Poisonous gas layer






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






34. Peaceful - quiet - rest






35. A flat close shape with 3 or more sides






36. To honor memory of






37. Conversation






38. Stylish.






39. Picture writing.






40. A cloud of interstellar gas and dust






41. Characterized by physical misery






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






43. Things compaired without using like or as






44. Quiet. thinks deeply to themselves.






45. A protein in blood or tissues that protect you against certain germs






46. A pretense of having a virtuous character - moral or religious beliefs or principles - etc. - that one does not really possess.






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






48. Shot that protects you from not getting something - a substance that stimulates the body to produce chemicals that destroy viruses or bacteria






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






50. The right to vote