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8th Grade VocabLab3
Quarter 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| savoring | taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it completely. |
| resonated | produce or be filled with a deep, full, reverberating sound. |
| authentic | of undisputed origin; genuine. |
| glower | have an angry or sullen look on one's face; scowl. |
| cohesive | describes something that sticks together literally or figuratively |
| intriguing | arousing one's curiosity or interest; fascinating. |
| hackneyed | (of a phrase or idea) lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite. |
| agitated | feeling or appearing troubled or nervous. |
| bleak | (of a building or room) charmless and inhospitable; dreary. (of an area of land) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements. |
| contorting | twist or bend out of the normal shape. |
| dismal | very gloomy and depressing : dreary. |
| humor | the quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech. |
| prospective | likely to happen at a future date; concerned with or applying to the future; (of a person) expected or expecting to be something particular in the future. |
| satire | the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues. |
| psychological | of, affecting, or arising in the mind; related to the mental and emotional state of a person. |
| insipid | lacking vigor or interest. |
| subterranean | existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface. |
| excruciating | intensely painful; mentally agonizing; very embarrassing, awkward, or tedious. |
| vibrato | a musical effect consisting of a regular, pulsating change of pitch. |
| allegiance | loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause. |
| universal | of, affecting, or done by all people or things in the world or in a particular group; applicable to all cases. |
| yield | .give way to arguments, demands, or pressure. |
| woo | seek the favor, support, or custom of; try to gain the love of (someone), especially with a view to marriage. |
| bewitch | enchant and delight (someone); cast a spell over (someone). |
| languish | severe mental or physical pain or suffering. |
| offensive | causing someone to feel deeply hurt, upset, or angry. |
| dote | be extremely and uncritically fond of. |
| norms | something that is usual, typical, or standard; a standard or pattern, especially of social behavior, that is typical or expected of a group. |
| obsess | preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent. |
| derision | contemptuous ridicule or mockery. |