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The Girl Who Owned the City - Vocabulary Test
Read the word and definitions under it. Underline the correct answer.
1. irony
a person standing guard, soldier
read over carefully and correct
a result opposite of what was expected, sarcasm
2. looting
robbing, stealing
make changes, limit, alter
a union, close association
3. hamper
to make fun of, ridicule
to keep from moving or acting freely
foretelling evil, threatening
4. instinct
a natural aptitude, a natural capacity
a meeting, to meet in conflict (as an enemy)
a going out, a mass departure
5. efficient
first appearance
reasonable, productive without waste
robbing, stealing
6. modify
make changes, limit, alter
to make fun of, ridicule
read over carefully and correct
7. conglomeration
a person standing guard, soldier
a union, close association
many things mixed up together, densely clustered
8. sentry
a natural aptitude, a natural capacity
a person standing guard, soldier
reasonable, productive without waste
9. exodus
to keep from moving or acting freely
a result opposite of what was expected, sarcasm
a going out, a mass departure
10. revise
read over carefully and correct
a meeting, to meet in conflict (as an enemy)
foretelling evil, threatening
© Ellen Gabor, 2003