Vocabulary Post Test

Matching - Write the letter of the correct definition in front of each vocabulary word.

1.  ______________ dormant a.  To mourn or sorrow for; feel sad; be upset
2.  ______________ grieve b.  power or capacity to withstand; fight; battle
3.  ______________ festered c.  A rocky sandbank or sandbar lying just below the surface of a waterway.
4.  ______________  provisions d.  Capable of moving, bending, or contorting easily; nimble; flexible
5.  ______________  trance e.  One of the large veins which return the blood from the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an external and an internal, on each side of the neck
6.  ______________  submerge f.  To be or become an increasing source of irritation or poisoning; irritate; make bitter; aggravate
7.  ______________  riffle g.  To place under water; go under water; sink
8.  ______________  limber h.  Inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive; quarrelsome; spoiling for a fight
9.  ______________  belligerent i.  Lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive
10.  ______________  resistance j.  A condition or period of bad luck that appears to have been caused by a specific person or thing; curse; plague
11.  ______________  foliage k.  A relatively calm gap; quiet period; stillness; silence
12.  ______________  jubilant l.  A cluster of leaves; plants; shrubbery
13.  ______________  jinx m.  A soothing, comatose or overexcited state; dream; daze; stupor; daydream
14.  ______________  lull n.  Appearing worn and exhausted; gaunt; fatigued; worn-down
15.  ______________  haggard o.  A stock of necessary supplies, especially food; rations; necessities
16.  ______________  jugular p.  joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; triumphant; thrilled; ecstatic; delighted; over the moon

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Answer Key

  1. i

  2. a

  3. f

  4. o

  5. m

  6. g

  7. c

  8. d

  9. h

  10. b

  11. l

  12. p

  13. j

  14. k

  15. n

  16. e