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Blair's Test
"DMS" Miracle Worker Test C
words | definitions | sentences |
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paroxysms | violent outburst of emotion | _____ of crying and then rage overcame the people who lost the loved ones in the killings during the bank robbery. |
exile | to be expelled (forced out) from one's home, expulsion | Anne Frank wrote her diary while she was in ____ and living in a hidden room in Amsterdam. |
trepidation | fear, alarm, apprehension, worry | She felt ____ when the dog approached her barking and growling. |
apprehension | worry, concern, trepidation | He felt _____ when entering the class because he had forgotten to study for the Social Studies test. |
vigil | to watch over, protect | Captain Keller and his wife kept ____ over their baby, Helen when she was very ill. |
antonym | opposite of | An ____ for hot is cold because they are opposites. |
resolute | to be determined, one who does not change their mind, one who is not "soft" or changes easy. | The teacher remained ___ with her decision to give a test on Wednesday and did not become soft and change her mind even when her students begged for a different day. |
chivalrous | brave, gallant, like a knight | The ____ knight slew the dragon and saved the princess from harm. |
indolent | lazy, slothfull, will not do hard work | The ____ dog would not even chase the stick anymore. |
contemplate | think about, study, | When you have an important decision to make you must ____ the possible results of your choice. |
expulsion | to be forced out, placed in exile so you cannot return to your home | The ____ of Anne Frank and her family from their home violated their human rights. |
boon | kindly, gracious, bounteous | The good weather has been a ____ for the ice cream drivers. |