Vocabulary Quiz for Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates

I. Give the definition for the following vocabulary words:

inertia

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regulation

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relic

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scald

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pirouette

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vertigo

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trudge

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squall - 1

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hinge

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staid

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II. Correctly spell the vocabulary words defined below:

an exposition on a given subject delivered before an audience of a class

to make or become ragged

the brick, stone, or cement floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room

located directly across from something; contrary to or radically different from

a sudden sharp physical pain

a shabbily clothed, dirty child

a forced or punitive delay

to begin to grow; to emerge and develop rapidly

expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy

developed to the utmost and not exceeded by any other in degree, quality, or intensity

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

translate

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retribution

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victim

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fanciful

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embankment

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pompous

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canal

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uninhabitable

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forsake

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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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