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Q4 8th Grade
Vocab Lab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amazed | greatly surprised; astonished. |
| vindicate | clear (someone) of blame or suspicion. |
| concord | agreement or harmony between people or groups. |
| discord | disagreement between people. |
| deft | quick and skillful in action. |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : |
| ominous | portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious |
| monotonous | 1. : uttered or sounded in one unchanging tone. 2. : boring from being always the same. a monotonous task. |
| crevice | a narrow opening caused by a split or crack |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| facade | the face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space. or an outward appearance that is maintained to conceal a less pleasant or creditable reality. |
| truce | an agreement between enemies or opponents to stop fighting or arguing for a certain time. |
| improvise | create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation. |
| flush | cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it. |
| glazed | overlaid or covered with a smooth, shiny coating or finish. |
| splinter | break or cause to break into small sharp fragments. |
| hostile | unfriendly; antagonistic. |
| conservative | averse to change or innovation and holding traditional values. |
| revel | to take great pleasure, delight, or enjoyment in something, often accompanied by lively, noisy celebrations |
| cacophony | a harsh discordant mixture of sounds. |
| denizen | an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place. |
| boisterous | noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy. |
| plantain | starchy fruits, similar in appearance to bananas but with a thicker skin and more starch. |
| evidence | is any information—including testimony, documents, physical objects, or digital data—used to establish or refute a claim, making the existence of a fact more or less probable. |
| immersive | refers to a deep, engaging experience that completely surrounds, absorbs, or occupies a person’s senses, attention, or time. |
| ideation | the structured process of creating, developing, and communicating new ideas or concepts, often in a business or creative setting. |
| incapacitation | the state of being unable to function, act, or make decisions due to mental or physical limitations, or the act of creating this state |
| circumstance | importance |
| adoration | a deep, profound feeling of love, admiration, and reverence, often characterized by intense devotion. |
| reverberate | to echo, resound, or continue in a series of reflections, often describing sound, heat, or light bouncing back |
| artificial | objects, materials, or behaviors made, produced, or contrived by humans rather than occurring naturally. |