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Vocab. prep work
8th Grade Vocab. Prep Work_1
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| adage | (n) a proverb, wise saying |
| ample | (adj.)more than enough, large, spacious |
| anguish | (n) great suffering, distress, or pain; (v) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow |
| antics | (pl.n.) ridiculous and unpredictable |
| articulate | (v.) to pronounce distincly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.) able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully |
| audacious | (adj.) bold,adventurous, recklessly daring |
| banter | (v) to exchange playful remarks, tease; (n) talk that is playful and teasing |
| blase | (adj) indiffernt, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures |
| bountiful | (adj) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly |
| collaborate | (v) to work with, work together |
| comply | (v) to yield to a request or command |
| cower | (v) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame |
| elite | (n) the choice part of a group of people or things;(adj) superior |
| enterprising | (adj) energetic, willing and able to start something new;showing boldness and imagination |
| facetious | (adj) humerous, not meant seriously |
| finesse | (n) delicate skill; tact andcleverness; (v) to accomplish something by cleverness, goodjudgment, or skillful evasion |
| forthright | (adj, adv) frank direct, straightfoward |
| frivolous | (adj) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously |
| frugal | (adj) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scant, poor, meager |
| grapple | (n) an iron hook used to grab and hold;(v) to come to grips with, wrestle with, fight with |
| hover | (v) to float or hand suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around |
| indiscriminate | (adj) wihtout restaint or contro; unselective |
| instill | (v) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in |
| intrigue | (n) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiousity |
| invalidate | (v) to make valueless, take away all force or effect |
| jostle | (v) to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing ; to bump shove, brush against; to vie for |
| longevity | (n) long life, long duration |
| minimize | (v) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller then before |
| obsess | (v) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind |
| ornate | (adj) elaboratly decorated; showily splendid |
| ostracize | (v) to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
| perspective | (n) 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 | (v) to read thoroughly and carefully |
| plausible | (adj) appearing trye, reasnoable, or fair |
| preclude | (v) to make impossible, prevent, shut out |
| prone | (adj) lying face down; inclined, likely |
| proximity | (n) nearness, closeness |
| relevent | (adj) connected with or related to the matter at hand |
| retentive | (adj) able to hold or keep; retainin knowledge easily |
| skittish | (adj) extremly nervous and easily frightened; shy or timid; extremely cautious; unstable, undependable |
| solicitous | (adj) showing concern or care; fearful or anxious about someone or something |
| sustain | (v) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of |
| volatile | (adj) highly changeable, fickle; tanding to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state |
| willful | (adj) stubbornly self-wiled; done on purpose, deliberate |
| wrangle | (v) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way; to obtain by argument; to herd; (n) a noisy quarrel |
| bewail | (blank) |
| destitiute | (blank) |
| bewail | v.to express deep regret or sorrow over. |
| destitute | adj.without resources or possessions, especialyy the necessities of life; Lacking; devoid of. |
| detract | v.to take away, especially from the value, beauty or importance of. |
| emancipate | v.to set free from slavery;liberate |
| extol | v.to praise highly. |
| flamboyant | adj.excessively showy; unrestrained. |
| impetus | n.A driving force; anything that cause an action; increased activity resulting from a driving force. |
| insuperable | adj.incapable of bein overcome or defeated. |
| intermittent | adj.not continuous; happening at intervals. |
| maxim | n.a general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying |
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