Vocab #4 - 8th Grade

Question 1

Adage

Answer 1

An old saying that has come to be excepted as true; a proverb.

Question 2

Camaraderie

Answer 2

Goodwill and warm feelings among friends.

Question 3

Contend

Answer 3

To struggle with or to maintain or assert.

Question 4

Extraneous

Answer 4

Not necessary; irrelevant.

Question 5

Hubbub

Answer 5

Noisy confusion; uproar.

Question 6

Meander

Answer 6

1. To follow a winding course.
2. To wander aimlessly.

Question 7

Odoriferous

Answer 7

Having your giving off a smell.

Question 8

Paraphernalia

Answer 8

Personal belongings or equipment associated with a particular activity.

Question 9

Punctilious

Answer 9

Careful of an attentive to details, especially one’s relating to good manners and behavior.

Question 10

Recuperate

Answer 10

To regain health or strength.

Question 11

Regale

Answer 11

To entertain or delight.

Question 12

Sedentary

Answer 12

Doing or requiring a lot of sitting.

Question 13

Spartan

Answer 13

Marked by simplicity and lack of luxury.

Question 14

Temporal

Answer 14

Relating to the everyday world as opposed to that which is spiritual internal.

Question 15

Wry

Answer 15

1. Turn her back to one side in distaste or humor
2. Amusing in a quiet but sharp way.