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