Vocabulary Test Weeks 1 – 7
Name
Date
Write the vocabulary word beside its definition.
Achilles’ heel
Disperse
Hierarchy
Nefarious
Spartan
Asinine
Dunce
Homage
Patriarch
Stentorian
Catalyst
Extract
Hyperbole
Pedigree
Tawdry
Charlatan
Fatal
Matriarch
Plagiarize
Travesty
Countervail
Fathom
Mentor
Plummet
Vindicate
Curtail
Havoc
Mnemonic
Scruple
Vindictive
Diabolic
Heinous
Monarch
Serendipity
Vocation
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assisting memory
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Father or leader of a family, clan, tribe, or group
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Remove, pull out
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Substance that starts a reaction
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Use ideas or writings of another and present them as one’s own
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Scatter, spread apart
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Very loud
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A ruler, like a king, queen, emperor, or sultan
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weak point
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10. occupation
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11. Obviously extravagant statement or assertion
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12. To oppose or exert a force against
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13. Outrageously wicked, cruel, or devilish
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14. Make lucky discoveries by chance or accident
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15. Severe, rigorous, disciplined
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16. Woman who rules a family, clan, tribe, or group
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17. showy and cheap
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18. Stupid or silly
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19. understand, figure out, penetrate meaning of
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20. Person or things arranged in a series or rank
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21. Stupid person
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22. An imposter; a person who claims to have knowledge or skill, but really
doesn’t
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23. Fall straight down
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24. Deadly
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25. Extremely wicked
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26. Wicked, evil
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27. Revengeful
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28. Clear from blame, charges, criticism
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29. To show honor or respect
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30. Ancestry or record of ancestry, line of descent
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31. Shorten, lessen, or reduce
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32. Ridiculous imitation – mockery, joke
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33. Proper – decision between right and wrong
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34. Great destruction
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35. Wise, trusted teacher or counselor
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TAWDRY
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Weeks 1-7
CHARLATAN
DIABOLIC
HIERARCHY
MATRIARCH
NEFARIOUS
SPARTAN
TRAVESTY
Across
1. Revengeful
2. Fall straight down
4. Substance that starts a reaction
5. Father/leader of a family/clan
8. Severe, rigorous, disciplined
9. Scatter, spread apart
10. Occupation
11. Doubt as to what is proper
13. Showy and cheap
14. Clear from blame/charges
15. Extravagant statement/assertion
18. Great destruction or confusion
20. Wicked, evil
21. Woman who rules a family or clan
25. Extremely wicked
26. Shorten, reduce, or lessen
28. Make lucky discoveries
Down
1. Substance that starts a reaction
2. Outrageously wicked or devilish
3. Stupid or silly
4. Extravagant statement/assertion
5. Great destruction or confusion
6. Clear from blame/charges
7. To oppose/exert force against
8. Shorten, reduce, lessen
12. Very loud
13. Trusted teacher/counselor
14. Showy and cheap
15. Wicked, evil
17. A ruler, such as a king, queen, czar
18. To show honor or respect
19. Stupid person
20. Person/things arranged in a series/rank
24. Occupation
28. Ancestry or record of ancestry