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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. Beat of music






3. Noisy - violent






4. No pattern






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






6. Exceeding all bounds of what is right






7. A tax or duty imposed by the government






8. Oval shaped.






9. An animal that has a backbone






10. Very talented at one thing.






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






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






13. Change in gene or chromosome






14. Making a guess. hypothesis.






15. A poisonous substance






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






17. Outline of body






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






19. Conversation






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






21. Comparing 2 things that are not alike






22. The branch of biology that studies animals






23. Depression






24. Repetiton of the same sounds






25. To rejoice.






26. To trick






27. To have a great ambition






28. To draw back from






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






30. An elevated piece of land






31. Poisonous gas layer






32. To honor memory of






33. Difficult to defeat






34. Jolly






35. To refuse to use or buy from






36. Mammal with a pouch






37. Annoying






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






39. Noisy loud - opposite of tranquility






40. 1000 meters






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






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






43. Plan






44. Stylish.






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






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






47. Not true. false. lie.






48. Isolation for a amount of time for an animal or person






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






50. Fungi