Vocabulary Test 14

Question 1

indication

Answer 1

something that points or indicates; a sign

Question 2

taffeta

Answer 2

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

Question 3

contribute

Answer 3

to give help or money

Question 4

humorous

Answer 4

full of humor; amusing

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 6

tattered

Answer 6

broken-down or worn out

Question 7

exquisite

Answer 7

of exceptional beauty ; finely made

Question 7

radiated

Answer 7

to give of heat or light

Question 8

tyrannical

Answer 8

exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way

Question 9

eyeballing

Answer 9

Look or stare at closely

Question 9

accommodations

Answer 9

Provide lodging or sufficient space

Question 10

freak

Answer 10

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

Question 11

biome

Answer 11

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

Question 12

geothermal

Answer 12

Transferring paint from within the Earth to its surface

Question 13

Weather

Answer 13

Daily state of the atmosphere in a specific area

Question 14

Jet stream

Answer 14

An area of fast moving winds

Question 15

Microburst

Answer 15

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

Question 15

Theater of operations

Answer 15

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

Question 16

Leap frogging

Answer 16

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

Question 16

D-Day

Answer 16

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 17

Segregate

Answer 17

To set apart from each other; isolate or divide

Question 18

Equivalent fraction

Answer 18

Different fractions that name the same amount

Question 19

Reduce

Answer 19

To rewrite a fraction in lowest terms

Question 20

Greatest common factor

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Exponent

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Base

Answer 22

The lowest/ bottom number in an exponential expression

Question 23

Power

Answer 23

The value of an exponential expression; an exponent

Question 24

Prime numbers

Answer 24

A counting number greater than one whose only two factors are the number one and like itself

Question 25

Composite number

Answer 25

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

Question 25

Clarified

Answer 25

Made clear

Question 26

Equivalence

Answer 26

Equality