Grade 9 Vocabulary Test

What does the word 'vestibule' mean?

• Extreme mental or physical suffering / To cause that suffering

• The time at which something is most powerful or successful

• A red, swollen mark left on flesh by a blow or pressure

• A passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building

What does 'vindicate' mean?

• Something that fails to achieve its intentions or role, and therefore seeming ridiculous

• Looking expensive but being cheap

• To prove that someone is innocent or that what someone said was true

• To come up with a theory without solid evidence

What does 'visceral' mean?

• Someone who gets pleasure from others’ pain

• A strong desire to travel

• A deep, instinctive emotional reaction or sensation

• A strong feeling of disapproval that society has (unfairly) for people with certain ‘issues’

What does 'unanimous' mean?

• The state of being in someone’s power

• In the exact word: word for word

• To give up control of something or to produce something

• Being in agreement, when you’re 2 or more people

What does 'tenet' mean?

• Being real, due to the possibility of touching or experiencing

• To go beyond what would normally be considered impossible

     

• The appearance of being true or real as in authenticity

• A central belief on which a theory, religion or ideology is based

Which word matches this description? "In the exact word: word for word"

• serendipity

• visceral

• verbatim

• tenet

Which word matches this description? "Being more than is needed of something"

• vindicate

• superfluous

• tinder

• stigma

Which word matches this description? "Great enthusiasm for a cause"

• zeal

• visceral

• thrall

• trite

Which word matches this description? "Being able to switch easily from one activity/purpose to another"

• victuals

• versatile

• yield

• vex

Which word matches this description? "A thin decorative covering of fine wood applied to a coarser wood"

• zealot

• veneer

• torment

• vex