Vocabulary Quiz for Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

perseverance

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calico

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accouter

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economical

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frugal

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saunter

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appease

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haggard

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morsel

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mysterious

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exile

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laud

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commemorate

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parsimony

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intoxicate

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II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

to feel or express grief or sorrow

one who makes great sacrifices or suffers much for a belief, cause, or principle

an important event; a turning point

a costume or disguise; a charade

to visualize; imagine

to cease doing something; abstain

a thought, view, or attitude based on feeling or emotion

an opponent or an enemy

great affliction or distress; suffering

a stock of necessary supplies, especially food

a narrow crack or opening

the quality of being calm and even-tempered

a clever scheme to achieve an objective

impertinent; forward

showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm

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

excrescence

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composition

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predicament

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noxious

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trivial

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verdure

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instinct

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acid

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emerge

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extrovert

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primp

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doggerel

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succor

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prim

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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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