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High school vocab review

Authored by Stacia Fluharty

English

9th - 12th Grade

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High school vocab review
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1.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following words with their definitions

a particular philosophy or view of life

cataclysmic

an advocate or supporter of a particular idea or cause

wolrdview

disastrous or catastrophic

Intelligent Design

a theory that life and the universe were created by an intelligent being

proponent

not connected with religious or spiritual matters

secular

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following words with their definitions

defense of the faith

apologetics

forming a theory without firm evidence

paleontology

study of ancient life, fossils, geology

speculation

rebuild or recreate

comparative anatomy

study of similarities and differences in body structures

reconstruct

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following words with their definitions

requiring specific attention to detail

painstakingly

ability to put up with difficulty/strain

endurance

fixed

dichotomy

contrast

religious dissenters

those, in disagreement, leaving a church

remedied

4.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following words with their definitions

spikes on a dinosaurs tail

thagomizers

crafty, done in secret

scrutinized

without anyone knowing

unbeknownst

looked at very closely

catastrophic

an event that destroys everything

underhanded

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following words with their definitions

very precise and exact

discombobulated

confused, out of order

flexion

bending a limb or joint

mud-slinging

throwing accusations at one another

exemplary

respectable and admirable

meticulous

6.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following words with their definitions

very productive

philanthropist

hardworking and intelligent

immersed

surrounded by or completely consumed

prolific

one who uses their resources to help

humanitarian

one who helps others, usually donations

industrious

7.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Match the following words with their definitions

the study of spore and pollen fossils

encroaching

put into practice

implemented

the have an extra amount of something

paleobotany

to intrude/slowly get close to

abounding

the study of plant fossils

palynology

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