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Vocabulary Workshop Final Exam
Level C Vocab. For jackson prep final exams
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English
8th Grade
05/19/2008

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 Attire
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clothes, apparel, garb; to dress, adorn, or bedeck
 
The special __________ that firefighter wear helps to protect them from flames and smoke.
 
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Divergent
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going in 2 different directions; different from each other; departing from convention, deviant.

 

Two people may be close friends despite their having very divergent ______ interests and beliefs. 

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Fervent
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Very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
 
The president delivered a _________ plea for tolerence and unity. 
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Gaunt

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Thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren.
 
We left food and water for the _______ alley cat. 
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Infiltrate

 

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To pass through or gain entrance to gradullaly or stealthily.
 
Some of our men ________ the enemy's camp and captured their leader.
 
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Perceptible

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Capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
 
There was no _______ improvement in the patient's condition despite the doctors' best efforts to treat the infection. 
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Proclaim

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To declare publicly or officially
 
We ___________ our loyalty to our country when we recite the Pledge of Allegiance. 
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Scavenger

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A person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animal that feeds on refuse or dead bodies.

 

A few __________ such as catfish and other bottom feeders will help to keep a fish tank clean. 

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Unflagging

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Tireless, continuing with vigor
 
After the votes were counted, the candidates paid tribute to the  __________ loyalty of their supporters.
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