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8th Grade Voc. (3)

3rd nine weeks vocabulary

TermDefinition
headstrong stubborn; determined to have your own way
blighted to damage something or to suffer from being damaged
tedium having the quality of being boring
noxious harmful to living things
tangent a line that intersects a curve at a single point; to go off the original path
primary important; essential; happened first
rescind to end something like a law, contract, or agreement
absolution the act of forgiving someone for doing something wrong
plausible believable; possibly true
focal having central importance; the focus of something
corps a group of people involved in an activity; usually military group ex. Civilian Conservation Corps in Depression Era, pronounced "core"
diffuse to spread out; not concentrated in one area
infamy known for being evil; "a day which will live in infamy" (Pearl Harbor Speech)
spectrum complete range of colors in light, complete range of a type of wave, complete range of opinions
continuous to keep going; not stop
congruent having the same size and shape (math); matching or in agreement with something
rational a number that you can express as a fraction (math); to be reasonable
sonar device used to find things underwater using sound waves
abstain to choose not to do something
reprieve to delay something terrible like a punishment, closing of something, destruction of something
Created by: chlov531
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