Vocab 2 grade 8

Question 1

very typical example of sth or someone; prototype

Answer 1

Archetype

Question 2

belonging to or characteristic of the middle class

Answer 2

Bourgeois

Question 3

hide or disguise the presence of a person, animal or an object

Answer 3

Camouflage

Question 4

reprimand (to express disapproval) severely

Answer 4

Castigate

Question 5

a disaster causing great damage or suffering

Answer 5

Catastrophe

Question 6

recall and show respect for

Answer 6

Commemorate

Question 7

an expert judge in matters of taste

Answer 7

Connoisseur

Question 8

a flaky crescent-shaped roll

Answer 8

Croissant

Question 9

cheap and of poor quality

Answer 9

Chintzy

Question 10

an expert on diet and nutrition

Answer 10

Dietitian

Question 11

an exact copy of sth, esp. written or printed material

Answer 11

Facsimile

Question 12

plant leaves collectively

Answer 12

Foliage

Question 13

purplish-red color

Answer 13

Fuchsia

Question 14

extremely large (informal)

Answer 14

Ginormous

Question 15

a machine to behead

Answer 15

Guillotine

Question 16

a person who receives an inheritance

Answer 16

Heir

Question 17

a pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity

Answer 17

Hiatus

Question 18

extremely ugly

Answer 18

Hideous

Question 19

a thing that provides resistance, delay or obstruction to sth or someone

Answer 19

Hindrance

Question 20

extremely unpleasant, horrifying or terrible

Answer 20

Horrendous

Question 21

to trick or deceive

Answer 21

Hoax

Question 22

destruction or slaughter on a mass scale

Answer 22

Holocaust

Question 23

done quickly without thought or care

Answer 23

Impetuous

Question 24

done without being planned or rehearsed

Answer 24

Impromptu

Question 25

lower in rank, status or quality

Answer 25

Inferior

Question 26

a large bath with a system of underwater jets of water to massage the body

Answer 26

Jacuzzi

Question 27

a constantly changing pattern or sequence of elements

Answer 27

Kaleidoscope

Question 28

a maze

Answer 28

Labyrinth

Question 29

voice box

Answer 29

Larynx

Question 30

pale blue color

Answer 30

Lavender

Question 31

to appear larger or bigger

Answer 31

Magnify

Question 32

a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care

Answer 32

Maneuver

Question 33

a false show or pretense

Answer 33

Masquerade

Question 34

having a knowledge of events before they take place

Answer 34

Prescient

Question 35

not inclined to talk; silent type

Answer 35

Taciturn