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Vocabulary List III: Honors English 8

Quiz: Friday, October 24th

Directions:

1.  Read each sentence carefully.

2.  Highlight at least 3 context clues that help you guess the meaning of the underlined word.

3.  Using the context clues provided in the sentences below, guess which word goes with each definition in the table below. Write each word next to the proper definition. Spell the word correctly.

4.  Decide if each word is a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb and record your answer on the right-hand side of the table. Think about how the word is used in the sentence. What is its function?

Each vocabulary word is underlined and bolded:

1.  After being marooned on a desert island for weeks, the man was incredibly gaunt looking.

2.  Melee often ensues when celebrities show up in unexpected places.

3.  It was difficult to run as the relentless wind kept pushing us backwards.

4.  Construction workers usually wear shirts with vivid colors in order to be easily seen by drivers.

5.  Sherry was in immense pain when she fell down the stairs and broke her leg.

6.  People sometimes scorn those who have different political or religious beliefs than their own.

7.  Gymnasts spend a great deal of time stretching, which helps them to be more pliable.

8.  Laura’s hair was pulled back in a taut ponytail; not a single hair hung loose or out of place.

9. As we came closer to our destination, the airplane began to descend toward the

landing strip.

10. When getting ready for an important event, many women choose to adorn themselves

with fancy gowns and expensive jewelry.

Vocabulary Word
My Guess / Definition / Part of Speech-
My Guess
Tightly drawn; no slack
To reject, refuse, or ignore; to show contempt
Flexible; easy to bend; easily influenced or persuaded
To decorate or add beauty; to make more pleasing, attractive, or impressive
Determined, unstoppable; strict, severe, or harsh
Bony, thin, haggard; grim or bleak
Strikingly bright or intense; detailed
Confusion; chaos
Vast, very great in size or intensity
To move downward; to attack suddenly (usually followed by “on” or “upon”

Answer Key

Vocabulary Word / Definition / Part of Speech
taut / Tightly drawn; no slack / adj
scorn / To reject, refuse, or ignore; to show contempt / v
pliable / Flexible; easy to bend; easily influenced or persuaded / adj
adorn / To decorate or add beauty; to make more pleasing, attractive, or impressive / v
relentless / Determined, unstoppable; strict, severe, or harsh / adj
gaunt / Bony, thin, haggard; grim or bleak / adj
vivid / Strikingly bright or intense; detailed / adj
melee / Confusion; chaos / n
immense / Vast, very great in size or intensity / adj
descend / To move downward; to attack suddenly (usually followed by “on” or “upon” / v

Flashcard Format Example – Be Sure to Number Your Cards

Front of Card

Word: ascend POS: verb

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Back of Card

Definition: to move, climb, or go upward; to rise or slant to a higher point. / Sentence: With so much daylight left, the climbers decided to continue to ascend all the way to the peak of the mountain.
Synonym/Example: soar / Antonym/Non-Example: descend