This Is a Vocabulary Test

Name: ______Date: ______PD: ______

H.S.A VOCABULARY QUIZ

Directions:This is a vocabulary test. You must choose the right word to go with each meaning. Write the number of that word next to its meaning. Here is an example.

l businessYou answer it in the following way.

2 clock ______part of a house___6__ part of a house

3 horse ______animal with four legs___3__ animal with four legs

4 pencil______something used for writing___4__ something used for writing

5 shoe

6 wall

Some words are in the test to make it more difficult. You do not have to find a meaning for these words. In the example above, these words are business, clock, and shoe.

If you have no idea about the meaning of a word, do not guess. But if you think you might know the meaning, then you should try to find the answer. Be sure to take your time, look at all choices before you make you final decisions.

When you are done, please it quietly with your completed test face down on your desk, the teacher will come around when you are done to grade.

Section # 1 Vocabulary Match-Up

1 Unitary

2 Federal_____ National or Central Gov’t

3 Autocracy_____ small group of rulers

4 Oligarchy_____ central gov’t directs economic decisions

5 Communism_____ Gov’t owns the basic means of production

6 Socialism

1 Command Economy

2 Confederate_____ Gov’t controls factors of production

3 Ratified_____ loose unions of independent states

4 Jurisdiction_____ courts authority to rule on cases

5 Mayflower doing a job

Compact_____ first plan for self-government

1 Delegated Powers_____ Powers of both the federal and state

2 ImpliedPowers_____ Powers the Constitutions grants to the

3 Inherent Powersfederal government

4 Reserved Powers_____ Powers the federal gov’t is required to

5 Censuscarry out b/c it’s the federal government

6 Concurrent Powers_____ State governmental powers

1 Incumbent

2 Amendment 1_____ Freedom of Religion

3 Amendment 2_____ citizens right to personal security

4 Amendment 4_____ citizens right to private property

5 Amendment 7_____ Citizens right to a jury

1Free market_____ Gov’t places no limits on

2 Capitalismthe freedom of buyers and sellers

3 Preamble_____ society is best served by any

4 Limitedproductive means citizens choose

Government_____ sets the goals of the

Constitution

1 Amendment

2 veto_____ to change

3 Expressed_____ powers directly in Constitution

4 Impeach_____ accuse of a federal crime

5 treaty_____ agreement between nations

6 Executive Agreement

1 Bicameral_____ used to end a filibuster

2 Constituent_____ two houses of government

3 Gerrymander_____ Representative of Congress

4 Censure_____ illegally change district lines

5 Cloture_____ formal disapproval

6 Census

Section #2 Charting

1. In the graphic organizer below list 4 similarities and 4 differences between the House and Senate.

House / Both / Senate

2. This person’s main job is to steer the party’s bills through the Senate.
A. Speaker of the HouseB. Minority Leader C. Vice PresidentD. Majority Leader

3. The Senate Conducts most of its business through..
A. Majority Leaders rule B. Strict Rules/Procedure
C. unanimous consent D. calendar of scheduled bills

4. These assistants make sure legislatures are present for key votes.
A. FilibustersB. Whips
C. Minority LeadersD. Majority Leaders
Match each item with the appropriate letter.
5. President of the Senate ______
6. Most important officers in the Senate______
7. List of bills for Senate Consideration ______
8. Unlimited speaking time ______

9. Limits senators’ speaking time ______

A. Calendar of General OrdersB. Cloture
B. majority/minority leaderC. Vice President

Version 1 The 5,000 word level

1 balloon

2 federation_____ bucket

3 novelty_____ unusual interesting thing

4 pail_____ rubber bag that is filled

5 veteran with air

6 ward

1 alcohol

2 apron_____ stage of development

3 hip_____ state of untidiness or

4 lure dirtiness

5 mess_____ cloth worn in front to

6 phase protect your clothes

1 apparatus

2 compliment_____ expression of admiration

3 ledge_____ set of instruments or

4 revenue machinery

5 scrap_____ money received by the

6 tile Government

1 bulb

2 document_____ female horse

3 legion_____ large group of soldiers or

4 mare people

5 pulse_____ a paper that provides

6 tub information

1 concrete

2 era _____ circular shape

3 fiber _____ top of a mountain

4 loop_____ a long period of time

5 plank

6 summit

1 blend

2 devise_____ mix together

3 hug_____ plan or invent

4 lease_____ hold tightly in your arms

5 plague

6 reject

1 abolish

2 drip_____ bring to an end by law

3 insert_____ guess about the future

4 predict_____ calm or comfort someone

5 soothe

6 thrive

1 bleed

2 collapse_____ come before

3 precede_____ fall down suddenly

4 reject_____ move with quick steps and

5 skip jumps

6 tease

1 casual

2 desolate_____ sweet-smelling

3 fragrant_____ only one of its kind

4 radical____ good for your health

5 unique

6 wholesome

1 gloomy

2 gross_____ empty

3 infinite_____ dark or sad

4 limp_____ without end

5 slim

6 vacant

Version 1 The 10,000 word level

1 antics

2 batch_____ foolish behavior

3 connoisseur_____ a group of things

4 foreboding_____ person with a good

5 haunch knowledge of art or music

6 scaffold

1 auspices

2 dregs_____ confused mixture

3 hostage_____ natural liquid present in the

4 jumble mouth

5 saliva_____ worst and most useless

6 truce parts of anything

1 casualty

2 flurry_____ someone killed or injured

3 froth_____ being away from other

4 revelry people

5 rut_____ noisy and happy

6 seclusion celebration

1 apparition

2 botany_____ ghost

3 expulsion_____ study of plants

4 insolence _____ small pool of water

5 leash

6 puddle

1 arsenal

2 barracks_____ happiness

3 deacon_____ difficult situation

4 felicity_____ minister in a church

5 predicament

6 spore

1 acquiesce

2 bask_____ to accept without protest

3 crease_____ sit or lie enjoying warmth

4 demolish_____ make a fold on cloth or

5 overhaul paper

6 rape

1 blaspheme

2 endorse_____ slip or slide

3 nurture_____ give care and food to

4 skid_____ speak badly about God

5 squint

6 straggle

1 clinch

2 jot_____ move very fast

3 mutilate_____ injure or damage

4 smolder_____ burn slowly without flame

5 topple

6 whiz

1 auxiliary

2 candid_____ badtempered

3 luscious_____ full of selfimportance

4 morose _____ helping, adding support

5 pallid

6 pompous

1 dubious

2 impudent_____ rude

3 languid_____ very ancient

4 motley_____ of many different kinds

5 opaque

6 primeval

Version 1 Academic Vocabulary

1 benefit

2 labor_____ work

3 percent_____ part of 100

4 principle_____ general idea used to

5 source guide one's actions

6 survey

1 element_____ money for a special

2 fund purpose

3 layer_____ skilled way of doing

4 philosophy something

5 proportion_____ study of the meaning

6 technique of life

1 consent

2 enforcement_____ total

3 investigation_____ agreement or permission

4 parameter_____ trying to find information

5 sum about something

6 trend

1 decade

2 fee_____ 10 years

3 file_____ subject of a discussion

4 incidence_____ money paid for services

5 perspective

6 topic

1 colleague

2 erosion_____ action against the law

3 format_____ wearing away gradually

4 inclination_____ shape or size of something

5 panel

6 violation

1 achieve

2 conceive_____ change

3 grant _____ connect together

4 link _____ finish successfully

5 modify

6 offset

1 convert

2 design_____ keep out

3 exclude_____ stay alive

4 facilitate_____ change from one thing

5 indicate into another

6 survive

1 anticipate

2 compile_____ control something skillfully

3 convince_____ expect something will

4 denote happen

5 manipulate_____ produce books and

6 publish newspapers

1 equivalent

2 financial_____ most important

3 forthcoming_____ concerning sight

4 primary _____ concerning money

5 random

6 visual

1 alternative

2 ambiguous_____ last or most important

3 empirical _____ something different that

4 ethnic can be chosen

5 mutual_____ concerning people from

6 ultimate a certain nation

Version 2 The 2,000 word level

1 copy

2 event_____ end or highest point

3 motor_____ this moves a car

4 pity_____ thing made to be like

5 profit another

6 tip

1 accident

2 debt_____ loud deep sound

3 fortune_____ something you must pay

4 pride_____ having a high opinion of

5 roar yourself

6 thread

1 coffee

2 disease_____ money for work

3 justice_____ a piece of clothing

4 skirt_____ using the law in the right

5 stage way

6 wage

1 clerk

2 frame_____ a drink

3 noise_____ office worker

4 respect_____ unwanted sound

5 theater

6 wine

1 dozen

2 empire_____ chance

3 gift_____ twelve

4 opportunity_____ money paid to the

5 relief government

6 tax

1 admire

2 complain _____ make wider or longer

3 fix _____ bring in for the first time

4 hire _____ have a high opinion of

5 introduce someone

6 stretch

1 arrange

2 develop_____ grow

3 lean_____ put in order

4 owe_____ like more than something

5 prefer else

6 seize

1 blame

2 elect_____ make

3 jump_____ choose by voting

4 manufacture_____ become like water

5 melt

6 threaten

1 ancient

2 curious_____ not easy

3 difficult_____ very old

4 entire_____ related to God

5 holy

6 social

1 bitter

2 independent_____ beautiful

3 lovely _____ small

4 merry _____ liked by many people

5 popular

6 slight

Version 2 The 3,000 word level

1 bull

2 champion_____ formal and serious manner

3 dignity_____ winner of a sporting event

4 hell_____ building where valuable

5 museum objects are shown

6 solution

1 blanket

2 contest_____ holiday

3 generation_____ good quality

4 merit_____ wool covering used on

5 plot beds

6 vacation

1 comment

2 gown_____ long formal dress

3 import_____ goods from a foreign

4 nerve country

5 pasture_____ part of the body which

6 tradition carries feeling

1 administration

2 angel_____ group of animals

3 frost_____ spirit who serves God

4 herd_____ managing business and

5 fort affairs

6 pond

1 atmosphere

2 counsel_____ advice

3 factor_____ a place covered with grass

4 hen_____ female chicken

5 lawn

6 muscle

1 abandon

2 dwell_____ live in a place

3 oblige_____ follow in order to catch

4 pursue_____ leave something

5 quote permanently

6 resolve

1 assemble

2 attach_____ look closely

3 peer_____ stop doing something

4 quit_____ cry out loudly in fear

5 scream

6 toss

1 drift

2 endure_____ suffer patiently

3 grasp_____ join wool threads together

4 knit_____ hold firmly with your hands

5 register

6 tumble

1 brilliant

2 distinct_____ thin

3 magic_____ steady

4 naked_____ without clothes

5 slender

6 stable

1 aware

2 blank_____ usual

3 desperate_____ best or most important

4 normal _____ knowing what is happening

5 striking

6 supreme

Version 2 The 5,000 word level

1 analysis

2 curb_____ eagerness

3 gravel_____ loan to buy a house

4 mortgage_____ small stones mixed with

5 scar sand

6 zeal

1 cavalry

2 eve_____ small hill

3 ham_____ day or night before a

4 mound holiday

5 steak_____ soldiers who fight from

6 switch horses

1 circus

2 jungle_____ musical instrument

3 nomination_____ seat without a back or

4 sermon arms

5 stool_____ speech given by a priest in

6 trumpet a church

1 artillery

2 creed_____ a kind of tree

3 hydrogen_____ system of belief

4 maple_____ large gun on wheels

5 pork

6 streak

1 chart

2 forge_____ map

3 mansion_____ large beautiful house

4 outfit_____ place where metals are

5 sample made and shaped

6 volunteer

1 contemplate

2 extract_____ think about deeply

3 gamble_____ bring back to health

4 launch_____ make someone angry

5 provoke

6 revive

1 demonstrate

2 embarrass_____ have a rest

3 heave_____ break suddenly into small

4 obscure pieces

5 relax_____ make someone feel shy or

6 shatter nervous

1 correspond

2 embroider_____ exchange letters

3 lurk_____ hide and wait for someone

4 penetrate_____ feel angry about something

5 prescribe

6 resent

1 decent

2 frail_____ weak

3 harsh_____ concerning a city

4 incredible_____ difficult to believe

5 municipal

6 specific

1 adequate

2 internal_____ enough

3 mature_____ fully grown

4 profound_____ alone away from other

5 solitary things

6 tragic

Version 2 The 10,000 word level

1 alabaster

2 chandelier_____ small barrel

3 dogma_____ soft white stone

4 keg_____ tool for shaping wood

5 rasp

6 tentacle

1 benevolence

2 convoy_____ kindness

3 lien_____ set of musical notes

4 octave_____ speed control for an

5 stint engine

6 throttle

1 bourgeois

2 brocade_____ middle class people

3 consonant_____ row or level of something

4 prelude_____ cloth with a pattern or gold

5 stupor or silver threads

6 tier

1 alcove

2 impetus_____ priest

3 maggot_____ release from prison early

4 parole_____ medicine to put on wounds

5 salve

6 vicar

1 alkali

2 banter_____ light joking talk

3 coop_____ a rank of British nobility

4 mosaic_____ picture made of small pieces

5 stealth of glass or stone

6 viscount

1 dissipate

2 flaunt_____ steal

3 impede_____ scatter or vanish

4 loot_____ twist the body about

5 squirm uncomfortably

6 vie

1 contaminate

2 cringe_____ write carelessly

3 immerse_____ move back because of fear

4 peek_____ put something under water

5 relay

6 scrawl

1 blurt

2 dabble_____ walk in a proud way

3 dent_____ kill by squeezing someone's

4 pacify throat

5 strangle_____ say suddenly without

6 swagger thinking

1 illicit

2 lewd_____ immense

3 mammoth_____ against the law

4 slick_____ wanting revenge

5 temporal

6 vindictive

1 indolent

2 nocturnal_____ lazy

3 obsolete_____ no longer used

4 torrid_____ clever and tricky

5 translucent

6 wily

Version 2 Academic Vocabulary

1 area

2 contract_____ written agreement

3 definition_____ way of doing something

4 evidence_____ reason for believing

5 method something is or is not true

6 role

1 debate

2 exposure_____ plan

3 integration_____ choice

4 option _____ joining something into a

5 scheme whole

6 stability

1 access

2 gender _____ male or female

3 implementation _____ study of the mind

4 license _____ entrance or way in

5 orientation

6 psychology

1 accumulation

2 edition_____ collecting things over time

3 guarantee_____ promise to repair a broken

4 media product

5 motivation_____ feeling a strong reason or

6 phenomenon need to do something

1 adult

2 exploitation _____ end

3 infrastructure _____ machine used to move

4 schedule people or goods

5 termination _____ list of things to do at

6 vehicle certain times

1 alter

2 coincide_____ change

3 deny_____ say something is not true

4 devote _____ describe clearly and exactly

5 release

6 specify

1 correspond

2 diminish _____ keep

3 emerge_____ match or be in agreement

4 highlight with

5 invoke_____ give special attention

6 retain to something

1 bond

2 channel_____ make smaller

3 estimate_____ guess the number or size

4 identify of something

5 mediate_____ recognizing and naming

6 minimize a person or thing

1 explicit

2 final_____ last

3 negative_____ stiff

4 professional_____ meaning `no' or `not'

5 rigid

6 sole

1 abstract

2 adjacent_____ next to

3 controversial_____ added to

4 global _____ concerning the whole world

5 neutral

6 supplementary