Vocabulary Quiz for The Rover Boys Down East

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

swollen

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intrepid

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radiant

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dimity

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permeate

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yowl

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drowsy

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microscopic

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II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

pleasingly odd

having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances

run at the nose; snuffle; whine

a feeling or an intuition of what is going to occur

stretch or pull out

a nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood

unremarkable; conforming to a type without outstanding excellences or faults

the act or instance of forgetting

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

jocular

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treble

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insight

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sedate

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scholar

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involuntary

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affirmative

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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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