8th Grade Midterm Vocabulary
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| adage | noun | a proverb, wise saying
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| ample | adjective | more than enough, large, spacious
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| anguish | noun, verb | (n)great suffering, distress, or pain; (v)to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
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| antics | plural noun | ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions
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| articulate | verb, adjective | (v)great suffering, distress, or pain; (adj)able to use language effectively, expressed clearly and forcefully
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| audacious | adjective | bold, adventurous, recklessly daring
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| banter | verb, noun | (v)to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n)talk that is playful and teasing
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| blasé | adjective | indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures
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| bountiful | adjective | giving freely, generously; plentiful, given abundantly
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| collaborate | verb | to work with, work together
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| comply | verb | to yield to a request or command
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| cower | verb | to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
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| elite | noun, adjective | (n)the choice part of a group of people or things; (adj)superior
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| enterprising | adjective | energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination
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| facetious | adjective | humorous, not meant seriously
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| finesse | noun, verb | (n)delicate skill; tact and cleverness; (v)to accomplish something by cleverness, good judgment, or skillful evasion
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| forthright | adjective, adverb | frank, direct, straightforward
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| frivolous | adjective | of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
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| frugal | adjective | economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager
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| grapple | noun, verb | (n)an iron hook used to grab and hold; (v)to come to grips with, wrestle with, fight with
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| hover | verb | to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around
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| indiscriminate | adjective | without restraint or control; unselective
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| instill | verb | to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
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| intrigue | noun, verb | (n)crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v)to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity
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| invalidate | verb | to make valueless, take away all force or effect
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| jostle | verb | to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump, shove, brush against; to vie for
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| longevity | noun | long life, long duration
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| minimize | verb | to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before
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| obsess | verb | to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
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| ornate | adjective | elaborately decorated; showily splendid
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| ostracize | verb | to exclude from a group, banish, send away
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| perspective | noun | a point of view or general standpoint from which different things are viewed, physically or mentally; the appearance to the eye of various objects at a given time, place, or distance
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| peruse | verb | to read thoroughly and carefully
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| plausible | adjective | appearing true, reasonable, or fair
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| preclude | verb | to make impossible, prevent, shut out
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| prone | adjective | lying face down; inclined, likely
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| proximity | noun | nearness, closeness
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| relevant | adjective | connected with or related to the matter at hand
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| retentive | adjective | able to hold or keep; retaining knowledge easily
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| skittish | adjective | extremely nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable
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| solicitous | adjective | showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something
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| sustain | verb | to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of
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| volatile | adjective | highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
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| willful | adjective | stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate
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| wrangle | verb, noun | (v)to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; (n)a noisy quarrel
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