7th Grade 4th Quarter Review for the week of 05-03-2010
Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word.
1. pioneer
A. A state of extreme happiness.
B. Pull or pull out sharply.
C. One the first settlers in a new territory; to open up an area or prepare the way.
D. Range of color; colors used.
2. menagerie
A. Given or giving freely; plentiful.
B. A collection of live animals for study or display.
C. A powerful family or a group of people who retain their power through several generations.
D. Sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar.
3. meringue
A. With considerable certainty; without much doubt.
B. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm.
C. One the first settlers in a new territory; to open up an area or prepare the way.
D. Sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar.
4. parallel
A. Morally rigorous and strict.
B. Intended to attract notice and impress others.
C. Sometimes a monument, but often just a way to remember.
D. Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.
5. deciduous
A. Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
B. Materials that can harm soil or water supplies and poison living things.
C. Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season.
D. An energetic style; a healthy capacity for vigorous activity.
6. privilege
A. Having a common boundary or edge; touching.
B. An opinion about someone based on his or her skin color, religion, or other characteristics.
C. A complete passage that helps explain the meaning of a particular word in it.
D. A special right or honor given to someone.
7. irate
A. A special right or honor given to someone.
B. The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger.
C. A change for the better; progress in development.
D. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
8. vitality
A. An energetic style; a healthy capacity for vigorous activity.
B. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
C. Spend thoughtlessly; throw away.
D. A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
9. memorial
A. Annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts.
B. to encourage the growth and development of.
C. Lacking in rigor or strictness; not taut or rigid.
D. Sometimes a monument, but often just a way to remember.
10. pluck
A. Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.
B. Pull or pull out sharply.
C. Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season.
D. A collection of live animals for study or display.
11. justify
A. Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
B. A complete passage that helps explain the meaning of a particular word in it.
C. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
D. The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger.
12. probably
A. With considerable certainty; without much doubt.
B. Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.
C. Having a common boundary or edge; touching.
D. Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
13. nurture
A. Materials that can harm soil or water supplies and poison living things.
B. A special right or honor given to someone.
C. to encourage the growth and development of.
D. Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season.
14. pretentious
A. Pull or pull out sharply.
B. Morally rigorous and strict.
C. to encourage the growth and development of.
D. Intended to attract notice and impress others.
15. dynasty
A. With considerable certainty; without much doubt.
B. A change for the better; progress in development.
C. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm.
D. A powerful family or a group of people who retain their power through several generations.
16. apathy
A. A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
B. An energetic style; a healthy capacity for vigorous activity.
C. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm.
D. Lacking in rigor or strictness; not taut or rigid.
17. palette
A. A state of extreme happiness.
B. Range of color; colors used.
C. Intended to attract notice and impress others.
D. Sometimes a monument, but often just a way to remember.
18. squander
A. Annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts.
B. Spend thoughtlessly; throw away.
C. Range of color; colors used.
D. An opinion about someone based on his or her skin color, religion, or other characteristics.
19. valor
A. Spend thoughtlessly; throw away.
B. The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger.
C. Sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar.
D. One the first settlers in a new territory; to open up an area or prepare the way.
20. prejudice
A. Given or giving freely; plentiful.
B. Sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar.
C. Spend thoughtlessly; throw away.
D. An opinion about someone based on his or her skin color, religion, or other characteristics.
21. bliss
A. A state of extreme happiness.
B. A special right or honor given to someone.
C. Having a common boundary or edge; touching.
D. Given or giving freely; plentiful.
22. badger
A. An energetic style; a healthy capacity for vigorous activity.
B. Materials that can harm soil or water supplies and poison living things.
C. Annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts.
D. Pull or pull out sharply.
23. museum
A. A change for the better; progress in development.
B. to encourage the growth and development of.
C. A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
D. Sometimes a monument, but often just a way to remember.
24. lax
A. Annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts.
B. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm.
C. Lacking in rigor or strictness; not taut or rigid.
D. Feeling or showing extreme anger.
25. hazardous
A. Range of color; colors used.
B. One the first settlers in a new territory; to open up an area or prepare the way.
C. Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season.
D. Materials that can harm soil or water supplies and poison living things.
26. bountiful
A. The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger.
B. A collection of live animals for study or display.
C. Given or giving freely; plentiful.
D. Morally rigorous and strict.
27. improvement
A. An opinion about someone based on his or her skin color, religion, or other characteristics.
B. With considerable certainty; without much doubt.
C. A change for the better; progress in development.
D. Lacking in rigor or strictness; not taut or rigid.
28. puritanical
A. A powerful family or a group of people who retain their power through several generations.
B. Morally rigorous and strict.
C. Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
D. Intended to attract notice and impress others.
29. context
A. Sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar.
B. Being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting.
C. A complete passage that helps explain the meaning of a particular word in it.
D. Defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning.
30. adjacent
A. Lacking in rigor or strictness; not taut or rigid.
B. A collection of live animals for study or display.
C. Having a common boundary or edge; touching.
D. Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season