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Year 8 Spelling
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pungent | sharp and irritating to the senses |
| mundane | Ordinary |
| hygiene | measures contributing to cleanliness |
| lectern | speaker's reading stand |
| paramount | most important |
| absurd | ridiculous |
| ceiling | the overhead upper surface of a room |
| eligible | qualified |
| aromatic | fragrant (having a sweet smell) |
| callous | Insensitive |
| harmonious | able to get along together well (combining different elements that blend pleasingly) |
| mutiny | Open rebellion against authority |
| tendril | twisting threadlike structure |
| quota | a limited or fixed number (amount of people or things, in particular.) |
| lawyer | attorney |
| fossilised | preserved in some kind of solid form (but no longer living) |
| canal | long and narrow strip of water (made for boats or for irrigation) |
| dismal | causing gloom or misery |
| emblem | a symbol (sign, token) |
| argue | debate (disagree) |
| convene | Come or bring together for a meeting or activity |
| yield | Produce or provide (a natural, agricultural, or industrial product);harvest |
| gangrene | Diseases or bacterial infection |
| delusion | The act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas |
| enzyme | A substance produced by a living organism which acts as a catalyst to bring about a specific biochemical reaction;protein |
| abode | Where you live;home |
| barren | Empty; nothing there |
| curfew | To be back at a certain time |
| livid | Really angry |
| elite | The best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons |
| additive | Something that is put into food to make it tastes better |
| tabloid | A gossip newspaper |
| Singe | Burn the edge of something |
| decieve | to lie about something |
| exterior | outside |
| absorbent | able to soak up liquid easily |
| tranquillity | Calm and peaceful |
| tedency | act in a certain way |
| spectre | a ghost |
| redundant | no longer needed |
| prolific | present in large numbers or quantities |
| pompous | Self important |
| intercept | to prevent them from continuing to a destination |
| mandatory | required by law; compulsory |
| myriad | a countless great number of people or things |
| accomplish | achieved or completed something |
| extremity | the furthest limit of something |
| kiosk | a small open-fronted shop |
| tarnish | the loss of brightness or colour |
| rural | countryside |
| tact | the skills in dealing with difficult issues |
| devoid | entirely lacking |
| certainty | confidence or conviction that something is the case |
| fraud | fake |
| lose | unable to find; misplaced |
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