Vocabulary Quiz for Tom Swift and His Airship

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

oblique -1

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admonish

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exert

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expeditious

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complacent

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gratification

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II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

make insistent demands or complaints

easily managed or controlled

failing to give or incapable of giving clear or effective verbal expression to one's ideas or feelings

impossible to deter or evade; masterful

retard or obstruct the progress of

present; confer

come to an end

III. Use the following vocabulary words in a complete sentence:

ebullition

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scrutiny

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quixotic

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endeavor

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demur

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indignant

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Vocabulary exercises adapted from Robinson Curriculum, Copyright 1995-2002 Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine

Quizzes copyright 2005 Butch Walker

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