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8th gr. Vocabulary for the High School Student
Term | Definition |
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civilian (n | person who is not a member of the military, or police, or firefighting forces |
complicated (adj | hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate |
concur (v | agree; coincide; be of the same opinion |
confirm (v | state or prove the truth of; substantiate; verify |
digress (v | turn aside; get off the main topic; deviate |
fragile (adj | easily broken; breakable; weak; frail |
galore (adj | aplenty; in abundance; plentiful; abundant |
genuine (adj | actually being what it is claimed |
hostile (adj | of or relating to an enemy or enemies; unfriendly; inimical |
impatient (adj | not patient; not willing to bear delay; fretful; anxious |
inter (v | put into the earth; to bury; entomb |
mitigate (v | make less severe; lessen; alleviate; soften; relieve |
novice (n | one who is new to a field or activity; beginner; apprentice; neophyte; tryo |
original (n | work created firsthand from which the copies are made; prototype; archetype |
rarity (n | something uncommon, infrequent, or rare |
resume (v | begin again; retake, reoccupy |
shrink (v | draw back, recoil, to wince; become smaller, contract |
sober (adj | not drunk, not intoxicated; earnest, serious, free from exaggeration |
suffice (v | be enough, adequate, or sufficient; serve; do |
vacant (adj | empty; unoccupied; tenantless; not being used |