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






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






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






4. Very talented at one thing.






5. To refuse trade with a country






6. No pattern






7. Evergreen trees with regular rainfall






8. Things compaired without using like or as






9. To pound - crush - or grind






10. A specified amount of something






11. Exceeding all bounds of what is right






12. To draw back from






13. Move around






14. Outlaw






15. A method of concealing or hiding military troops






16. Picture writing.






17. To rejoice.






18. A person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit






19. A poisonous substance






20. Showing great excitment or interest






21. Order of events. sequence of events.






22. Change in gene or chromosome






23. Method - way of doing something






24. Tradition. something passed down.






25. A tax or duty imposed by the government






26. Plant tissue that conducts food






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






28. To bring out the best in






29. A flat close shape with 3 or more sides






30. Stylish.






31. A band of colors(rainbow) - broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities. Also a band of colors






32. Organism that eats plants and animals






33. Poisonous gas layer






34. Beat of music






35. Everybody agrees






36. Noisy loud - opposite of tranquility






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






38. To be willing to do something that one considers beneath one's dignity






39. Making a guess. hypothesis.






40. Protected from getting a disease.






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






42. An animal that has a backbone






43. Having a huge appetite - greedy - ravenous; excessively eager






44. Depression






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






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






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






48. Proper behavior or conduct






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






50. Mammal with a pouch