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St. Patrick's Day Vocabulary Quiz Worksheet

Directions: Match the vocabulary words on the left with the definitions on the right.

1. gold the capital and largest city of Ireland, in the east-central part of the country on the Irish Sea.
2. emerald the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
3. colcannon an arc of spectral colors, usually identified as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, that appears in the sky opposite the sun as a result of the refractive dispersion of sunlight in drops of rain or mist.
4. leprechaun one of a race of elves in Irish folklore who can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
5. shamrock a patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century.
6. irish an organized public procession on a festive or ceremonial occasion.
7. dublin soft, yellow, corrosion-resistant element, the most malleable and ductile metal, occurring in veins and alluvial deposits and recovered by mining or by panning or sluicing. A good thermal and electrical conductor, gold is generally alloyed to increase its strength, and it is used as an international monetary standard, in jewelry, for decoration, and as a plated coating on a wide variety of electrical and mechanical components.
8. belfast The chance happening of fortunate or adverse events.
9. blarney stone a trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
10. rainbow an Irish dish of mashed potatoes and cabbage, seasoned with butter.
11. saint of or relating to Ireland or its people, language, or culture.
12. St. Patrick a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland, said to make those who kiss it proficient in the use of blarney.
13. parade a person officially recognized, especially by canonization, as being entitled to public veneration and capable of interceding for people on earth.
14. luck a brilliant green to grass-green transparent variety of beryl, used as a gemstone.

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