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SERMS Vocabulary 3
Eighth Grade Vocabulary List 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| attention | concentration of the mind on a single object or thought; observant care; consideration |
| progression | forward or onward movement; passing successively from one member of a series to the next |
| pronounce | to utter or articulate in the accepted or correct manner; to announce authoritatively or officially |
| aggression | the practice of making assaults or attacks; an unprovoked offensive, attack, invasion, or the like |
| announce | to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of |
| derive | to reach or obtain by reasoning; deduce; infer |
| resent | to feel angry because you have been forced to accept someone or something that you do not like |
| assent | v. to agree to or give official approval to something; n. official agreement to or approval of an idea, plan or request |
| destruction | when something is destroyed |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging or diverging; something identical or similar in essential respects |
| deprived | lacking the necessities of life, as adequate food and shelter |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording |
| depleted | to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of |
| assume | to take for granted or without proof; to take over the duties or responsibilities of |
| apprehend | to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority; to grasp the meaning of |