Vocabulary Test 14!

Question 1

taffeta

Answer 1

a stiff, crisp, shiny fabric made of silk, nylon, or rayon

Question 2

indication

Answer 2

something that points out or indicates; a sign

Question 3

contribute

Answer 3

to give help or money

Question 4

humorous

Answer 4

full of humor; amusing
synonym: funny

Question 5

antidote

Answer 5

something that works against the effects of poison

Question 6

loiter

Answer 6

to stand around in a public place doing nothing in particular

Question 7

tattered

Answer 7

broken-down or worn-out

Question 8

exquisite

Answer 8

of exceptional beauty; finely made

Question 9

radiated

Answer 9

denoting energy emitted in the form of rays or waves

Question 10

tyrannical

Answer 10

exercise power in a cruel or arbitrary way.

Question 11

eyeballing

Answer 11

to look at intently

Question 12

accommodations

Answer 12

a place to stay or live, a way to make something suitable or convenient, or an agreement or settlement

Question 13

freak

Answer 13

a person, animal, or plant with an unusual physical abnormality

Question 14

biome

Answer 14

a large area of the Earth characterized by the plants, animals, soil, and climate found in the air

Question 15

geothermal

Answer 15

transferring heat from within the Earth to its surface

Question 16

weather

Answer 16

daily state of the atmosphere in a specific area

Question 17

jet stream

Answer 17

an area of fast-moving winds

Question 18

microburst

Answer 18

a phenomenon that occurs when a sudden downward rush of air from a thundercloud creates powerful winds

Question 19

theater of operations

Answer 19

military term referring to land and sea areas to be invaded or defended

Question 20

leapfrogging

Answer 20

(island hopping) a strategy the Allies used to bypass islands that were heavily defended by the enemy

Question 21

D-Day

Answer 21

the first day of a military operation. June 6, 1944 was the D-Day for Operation Overlord on the beaches of Normandy in Northern France

Question 22

segregate

Answer 22

to set apart from each other; isolate or divide

Question 23

equivalent fraction

Answer 23

different fractions that name the same amount

Question 24

reduce

Answer 24

to rewrite a fraction in lowest terms

Question 25

greatest common factor

Answer 25

the largest whole number that is factor of two or more given numbers

Question 26

exponent

Answer 26

the upper number in an exponential expression; it shows how many times the base is to be used as a factor

Question 27

base

Answer 27

the lowest/bottom number in an exponential expression

Question 28

power

Answer 28

the value of an exponential expression; an exponent

Question 29

prime number

Answer 29

a counting number greater than 1 whose only two factors are the number 1 and itself

Question 30

composite number

Answer 30

a counting number greater than 1 that is divisible by a number other that itself and 1. Every composite number has three or more factors. Every composite number can be expressed as a product of two or more prime numbers

Question 31

clarified

Answer 31

made clear

Question 32

equivalence

Answer 32

equality