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Vocabulary Lesson 8
8th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| descend | to move down; to stoop; to make a sudden attack or visit; to come down, as from ancestor |
| menace | n. a threat; anything threatening evil or harm. v. to threaten |
| adequate | sufficient; equal to what is required |
| enhance | v. to improve; to make greater; to decorate; to add to |
| inflexible | not capable of being changed; unyielding; obstinate |
| mutual | shared equally between two or more people; possessed or held in common |
| inherit | to receive (property, title, or the like) by law or will; to get (characteristics, qualities) from an ancestor |
| gnarled | having knots, misshapen; twisted |
| advantageous | offering an advantage or benefit; profitable; favorable |
| incite | to urge into action; to stir up or arouse |