8th Grade ELA Vocabulary Final

A PARABLE uses a story to...

• trap a liar

• make mathematical computations

• teach a moral idea

• describe an event

People who have reached an ACCORD

• work at similar jobs

• are in agreement

• play musical instruments

• are friends with each other

The scientists finally DEVISED a method for eliminating hiccups in mice.

• borrowed

• invented

• explained

• discarded

A synonym for ACME is

• pinnacle

• document

• posture

• nadir

An antonym for WHIMSICAL is...

• peculiar

• likeable

• serious

• tight

a synonym for BLUDGEON is...

• contaminate

• cudgel

• bequeath

• furnish

Will Smith (blank) his old high school, Overbrook High School, with new technology.

• defiled

• endowed

• accorded

• capitulated

I found his uncle to be very (blank), always friendly and in a good mood.

• whimsical

• exotic

• personable

• unassuming

What is the part of speech for DIVERGENT?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

What part of speech is PREDOMINANT?

• verb

• adjective

• preposition

• noun