Vocabulary Skills Quiz for Grade 8

What is the meaning of the word "beseech"?

• To praise formally

• To beg

• To drive away a thought

• To set out on something

Which word means "to praise formally"?

• Commend

• Deter

• Inflict

• Oppressed

Fill in the blank: To ________ someone is to stop or discourage them from taking action.

• Dispel

• Deter

• Embark

• Falter

Which word best fits the definition: "To drive away a thought, feeling, or idea"?

• Dispel

• Illusion

• Inflict

• Commend

What does "embark" mean?

• To hesitate

• To set out on or begin something

• To beg

• To govern in a cruel way

Which word means "to act in a way that is unsteady; hesitate"?

• Falter

• Oppressed

• Improbable

• Dispel

An "illusion" is:

• Something that is not real; a mistaken idea

• To praise formally

• To force someone to experience something unpleasant

• Not likely

Which word means "not likely"?

• Inflict

• Improbable

• Embark

• Beseech

To "inflict" something on someone means:

• To praise them

• To force them to experience something unpleasant

• To drive away a thought

• To hesitate

If a group is "oppressed," they are:

• Governed in a cruel or unfair way; denied freedom

• Setting out on a journey

• Acting in an unsteady way

• Not likely