Vocabulary Quiz for Eighth Graders

What does the word "adjacent" mean?

• Opposite

• Next to

• Above

• Below

Which word describes something that is risky?

• Feasible

• Dicey

• Gregarious

• Spurious

What does "penultimate" refer to?

• Last

• First

• Second to last

• Middle

Which word means "reckless daring"?

• Temerity

• Callous

• Gullible

• Exasperate

What does "callous" mean?

• Sensitive

• Hardened and unfeeling

• Easily fooled

• Enormous

Which word means "to show"?

• Carp

• Depict

• Capitulate

• Tangent

What is a "tangent" in terms of conversation?

• A direct answer

• A line of thought that travels away from the topic

• A mathematical term

• A type of argument

What does "capitulate" mean?

• To fight

• To give up, under agreed-upon conditions

• To argue

• To win

Which word means "possible"?

• Spurious

• Feasible

• Enormous

• Gullible

What does "carp" mean?

• To praise

• To complain

• To ignore

• To agree