Vocabulary Mastery Quiz for Grade 8

What is the meaning of the word "infringe"?

• To support or encourage

• To violate or break a law or rule

• To improve or make better

• To explain in detail

Which word means "related to courts or judges"?

• Judicial

• Ominous

• Protrude

• Sheepish

What does "mediocre" mean?

• Outstanding

• Average or ordinary

• Dangerous

• Unusual

Choose the correct definition of "ominous".

• Cheerful and happy

• Suggesting something bad will happen

• Very small

• Extremely large

Which word means "to stick out"?

• Jut

• Stricken

• Whim

• Judicial

What is a synonym for "protrude"?

• Hide

• Stick out

• Shrink

• Withdraw

Which word means "embarrassed or shy"?

• Sheepish

• Stupendous

• Judicial

• Ominous

What does "stricken" mean?

• Full of energy

• Affected by something overwhelming

• Very happy

• To stick out

Which word is an antonym for "stupendous"?

• Mediocre

• Ominous

• Judicial

• Sheepish

What is the meaning of "whim"?

• A carefully planned idea

• A sudden wish or desire

• A legal decision

• A large object