Vocabulary Quiz for Grade 8

What does the word "allot" mean?

• To deprive of strength or ability

• To assign or distribute in shares or portions

• To trouble or make uneasy

• To compete or strive for superiority

Which word means "bold, adventurous, recklessly daring"?

• Skittish

• Audacious

• Willful

• Prodigious

What is the meaning of "comply"?

• To yield to a request or command

• To urge on or incite

• To make legally ineligible

• To fasten with a rope or chain

Which term refers to "a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed"?

• Perspective

• Unison

• Elite

• Tether

What does "devoid" mean?

• Not having or using, lacking

• To trouble or make uneasy

• To deprive of strength or ability

• To compete or strive for superiority

What is the definition of "elite"?

• A very great number

• The choice part of a group of people or things; superior

• To come to grips with

• To assign or distribute in shares or portions

Which word means "to deprive of strength or ability"?

• Incapacitate

• Instigate

• Vie

• Perturb

What does "longevity" refer to?

• A very great number

• Long life, long duration, length of life

• To trouble or make uneasy

• To fasten with a rope or chain

What is the meaning of "myriad"?

• A very great number

• To urge on or incite

• To assign or distribute in shares or portions

• To compete or strive for superiority

Which word means "to trouble, make uneasy; to disturb greatly"?

• Vie

• Perturb

• Comply

• Tether