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Blair's Test
"DMS" Walk Two Moons Test B
| Terms | Definition | Parts of Speech | Sentences |
|---|---|---|---|
| plummet | to decline suddenly and steeply | verb- action | I could hear the loose rocks ___ down the cliff as we hiked across the steep trail. |
| psychiatric | the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treament , and prvention of mental and emotional disorders | adjective- describes | He had a ___ evaluation to see if he was a lunatic. |
| scour | to clean, polish, or wash by scrubbing vigorously | verb- action | When you burn a pan on the stove, you will have to ___ the pan hard to get it clean. |
| maneuvers | a series of tactical exercises usually carried out in the field by large bodies of troops in simulating the conditions of war. | noun- a thing (exercises) | The soldiers practiced many difficult ____ in preparation for going to war. |
| plague | an infectious disease (one that is easy to catch), epidemic disease characterized by fever and chills and transmitted to humans from raths by means of the bites of fleas | noun- a thing (disease) | Many Indians died of the ___ given to them by the white European explorers. |
| careened | pitching dangerously to one side | verb - action | The bus had ___ at the sharp corner, jumped the rail, and plummeted down the side of the mountain. |
| ulcer | lesion (cut, sore) of the skin or a mucous membrane such as the one lining the stomach. | noun- a thing (disease) | Because of all of the stress I was under, I developed an ____ in my stomach which caused me a long of pain. |
| colossal | so big in size or force that it causes one to be in awe (surprise). | adjective- describes | The ___ building in Dubai was just opened up in January. |
| gorge | a narrow cleft (crack or split) with steep, rocky walls, especially one through which a stream runs. | noun - a thing | The Colorado River cuts through a narrow ___ where only boats can pass at places because of the steep cliffs on either side. |
| pitiful | lamentable, deserving pity, deplorable, woeful, pathetic, | adjective- describes | Sal thought that it was ___ the way Phoebe carried on about the disappearance of her mother. |
| carburetor | part of a gasoline engine in which liquid fuel is converted into a vapor and mixed with a regulated amount of air for combusion. | noun- a thing (engine) | While Gramps was trying to fix the woman's ___, he pulled out the "snakes" or wires from the engine. |
| elaborate | more complex, intricate, or richer; refine a design or pattern | adjective - describes | Ben was so artistic that he probably could have drawn ____ sketches of other animals besides a salamander. |
| optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds, very positive | adjective- describes | Sal was ___ that she would see her mom before her birthday. |
| malevolent | wishing harm to another | adjective - describes | Gramps was not being ___ when he took the wires out of the woman's car; he actually was trying to help her. |
| ruination | condition of destroying something | noun - a condition | The ___ of the rainforest will cause problems in the environment. |
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