click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
8th Grade Vocab #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Formulate | To form or create an idea, or thought using evidence |
| Evaluate | The process of determining or coming up with the value of something |
| Develop | To start to form or create an idea or plan |
| Analyze | To look closely over/ study evidence. |
| Controversial | A subject that causes many people to have differing opinions |
| Advantageous | A plan that helps something become more successful |
| Sufficient | Enough/ meets somethings needs |
| Claim | Someone’s stated opinion on a subject |
| Innovative | To create/ do something in a new way |
| Resourceful | To use what you have to achieve a given goal |
| Harness | To make use of something/ to use somethings potential |
| Humanoid | Something that has human like traits/characteristics |
| Ambiguous | An idea or thought that isn’t clear or may have many different meanings |
| Conjecture | An idea or statement that is given without evidence |
| Construct | To build something |
| Endeavour | To try to do something |
| Imperative | Something that is absolutely necessary or something that demands attention |
| Modify | To slightly change something |
| Obsolete | When something is no longer used or is outdated |
| Prevalent | Something that is widespread, something most people use or know |
| Consecutive | A sequence/ order/ one after another. |
| Belligerent | Being aggressive or rude without stopping |
| Bias | To have an opinion ( sometimes subconsciously) that is usually fixed/ is hard to change. |
| Minority | The smaller group ( in number) being talked about. Usually we see this when talking about race. |
| Validate | To support something by giving evidence or giving your agreement/confirmation. |