Unit 17 / 8th Grade
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| endeavor | A major effort or attempt.
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| playwright | A person who writes plays; a dramatist.
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| minuscule | Very small; tiny.
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| prominent | Highly noticeable; readily evident; conspicuous.Well-known; leading; eminent.
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| consequence | Something that follows from an action or condition.
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| pageant | A play or dramatic spectacle usually based on an event in history.
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| hypocrite | A person who expresses feelings or beliefs that he or she does not actually hold; one who shows insincerity; a phony.
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| metaphor | A figure of speech that compares two unlike things by stating or implying that one thing is the other. Ex: a blanket of fog
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| susceptible | Easily influenced or impressed; sensitive to suggestions; vulnerable.
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| adjourn | To bring (a meeting or session) to an official end, putting off further business until later
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| extraordinary | Very unusual; exceptional; remarkable.
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| campaign | Organized activity to attain a political, social, or commercial goal.
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| enthusiastic | Showing or having great interest, excitement, or admiration; eager.
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| pneumonia | Any of several usually serious diseases, caused by bacteria, viruses, chemicals, or irritation, in which the lungs become inflamed.
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| melancholy | An atmosphere of sorrow or sadness; a pervasive gloom.
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| outrageous | Exceeding all bounds of what is right or proper; shocking.
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| unanimous | Sharing the same opinion.Based on complete agreement.
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| wretched | Full of or attended by misery or woe.Hateful or contemptible.
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| rhetoric | Affected or exaggerated writing or speech.The art of using words effectively.
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| siege | The surrounding and blockading of a town or fortress by an army bent on capturing it.
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| propaganda | Ideas, information, or other material distributed for the purpose of persuading people to follow a set of beliefs, often without regard to truth or fairness.
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| khaki | A yellowish brown.
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| subtle | So slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive.Not immediately obvious.
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| flourish | To grow well; thrive.To succeed; prosper.
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| tragedy | A serious play that ends with great misfortune or ruin for the main character(s).A very sad or tragic event; a disaster.
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
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Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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