Test #9 -- Eighth Grade  45 pp
Spelling. Do the ones you missed on Monday, plus 26-30.

1. Is the coyote related to the wolf?
2. We camped on the mesa high above the dessert.
3. Lions roamed free on the grassy savannah.
4. Bricks made of adobe are baked in the sun.
5. One man lived on the top floor of the pueblo.
6. The stampede of elephants shook the ground.
7. She tied a loop in the rope to form a lariat.
8. Clean the grill before lighting the barbecue.
9. The winds of the tornado caused much damage.
10. The night sky was a deep indigo color.
11. Is a jaguar as fast as a tiger?
12. The mosquito is an annoying insect.
13. Does the school cafeteria serve good food?
14. Use mascara to make your eyelashes look long.
15. The Spanish armada was a feared fighting force.
16. His false bravado fooled nobody; we all knew he was scared.
17. He was a renegade from the Army; running away from battle.
18. The prisoner was held incommunicado, not allowed to call even his lawyer.
19. She found the hammock quite comfy for sleeping.
20. Guacamole is made with avocados.
21. There was a flotilla of ships at the Harbor Festival in More Bay.
22. He received a lot of chocolate for Halloween.
23. Can you catch and ride that bronco?
24. They served hot cocoa at the Halloween party.
25. He likes vanilla ice cream.
26. coyote, jaguar, mosquito, bronco
27. bravado
28. incommunicado
29. renegade
30. indigo, cocoa, vanilla, avocados

Vocabulary.

1. subliminal
2. compulsively
3. prevaricate
4. mundane
5. aficionados
6. (2)aficionado : avocation
7. philanthropists
8. subsidizes
9. subliminally

Pigman

1. Her eyes.
2. John, Lorraine was too busy worrying about Mr. Pignati, she had had some wine.  (3)
3. His mom won't let him pick up anything.