ASMOPSS 2024 English Secondary Grade 7-9 Vocabulary

Vocabulary practice cards derived from the 2024 ASMOPSS English Secondary National Competitive Examination transcript.

ASMOPSS

Asian Science and Mathematics Olympiad for Primary and Secondary Schools.

Inconceivable

Incapable of being imagined or believed.

Obnoxious

Extremely unpleasant, offensive, or objectionable.

Plunged

Decreased rapidly or dramatically.

Covert

Secret or hidden, not openly acknowledged.

Calamities

Disasters or events causing great damage and distress.

Academic dishonesty

Actions including cheating and plagiarism that violate the Student Conduct Code.

Gladius

The Latin word meaning sword, from which the word gladiator is derived.

Samnites

A class of Roman gladiators who fought with national weapons: a large oblong shield, a visor, a plumed helmet, and a short sword.

Thracians

A class of Roman gladiators who carried a small round shield called a buckler and a dagger curved like a scythe.

Buckler

A small round shield used by Thracian gladiators.

Mirmillones

Roman gladiators who were armed in Gallic fashion with a helmet, sword, and shield.

Retiarius

A net man gladiator who wore a short tunic or apron and attempted to entangle opponents using a cast net and dispatch them with a trident.

Secutor

A pursuer gladiator often matched in combat against a Retiarius.

Trident

A large, three-pronged weapon carried in the left hand by a Retiarius.

Lasso

To catch or trap an antagonist.