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Wordly Wise Lesson 8
Vocabulary Words and Definitions for SIS Grade 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Highly skilled; expert | Adept |
| Capable of being heard | Audible |
| The blue color of a cloudless sky | Azure |
| To exchange playful, teasing remarks | Banter |
| Light, playful conversation | Banter |
| Able to hold a large amount; roomy | Capacious |
| Large in quantity; abundant | Copious |
| Extremely important; vital in resolving something | Crucial |
| To slow down or cause to slow down | Decelerate |
| To arrange troops or equipment in position for battle | Deploy |
| To put into use | Deploy |
| To make easier | Facilitate |
| Paying close attention to detail | Fastidious |
| Difficult to please | Fastidious |
| Not steady; irregular | Fitful |
| To struggle with in close combat; to wrestle | Grapple |
| To come to grips with | Grapple |
| An iron shaft with a claw for grasping and holding things | Grapple |
| A sudden sharp feeling of pain or distress | Pang |
| To go or come before in time, rank, or position | Precede |