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8th Vocabulary
The Word Up Project
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abet | to help someone commit a crime |
| accord | to give someone authority / power |
| adept | very good at something |
| advocate | to support / recommend |
| agile | able to move quickly & easily |
| allot | to distribute |
| aloof | to act cool & distant |
| amiss | not quite right |
| analogy | a comparison between 2 things |
| anarchy | total chaos because of government collapse |
| antics | amusing behavior |
| apprehend | to arrest |
| ardent | enthusiastic |
| articulate | to express oneself well |
| assail | to violently attack |
| assimilate | to integrate into something bigger |
| atrocity | a horrible crime |
| attribute | to give credit to |
| audacious | willing to take huge risks |
| augment | to increase |
| authority | having official permission to make important decisions |
| avail | to be of help |
| avid | very enthusiastic |
| awry | to go off course |
| balmy | pleasantly warm |
| banter | playful teasing |
| barter | to trade |
| benign | not harmful |
| bizarre | very strange |
| blasé | not impressed |
| bonanza | prosperous |
| bountiful | lots of something |
| cache | a hiding place |
| capacious | large |
| caption | a title or label for a picture |
| chastise | to punish |
| citadel | a fortress |
| cite | to list where you got your information |
| clad | dressed in |
| clarify | to make something more understandable |
| commemorate | to celebrate |
| component | a part of something |
| concept | an idea |
| confiscate | to take away |
| connoisseur | an expert |
| conscientious | very responsible and thoughtful |
| conservative | traditional |
| contagious | when a disease or sickness could be spread to someone else |
| conventional | the normal way of doing things |
| convey | to communicate |
| crucial | super important |
| crusade | a battle against something |
| culminate | to reach the final stage |
| deceptive | misleading |
| decipher | to figure out what something says |
| decree | a rule that everyone has to follow |
| deface | to mess something up ie graffiti |
| defect | something that is messed up |
| deplore | to strongly regret something |
| deploy | to get things ready |
| desist | to stop doing something |
| desolate | bleak |
| deter | to discourage someone from doing something |
| dialect | the special way that someone talks |
| dire | terrible |
| discern | to figure out |
| disdain | hatred |
| disgruntled | unhappy and grumpy |
| dispatch | to send something |
| disposition | attitude |
| doctrine | beliefs |
| dub | to give someone a special name |
| durable | lasting a really long time |
| eccentric | weird, bizarre |
| elite | the best of the best at something |
| embargo | a restriction, something you are not allowed to have |
| embark | to start a journey |
| encroach | to slowly go beyond where you are allowed to go |
| endeavor | to try |
| enhance | to improve |
| enigma | a mystery |
| epoch | a time period |
| era | a time period |
| eventful | unforgettable |
| evolve | to improve |
| exceptional | really special |
| excerpt | a passage from a story, article, etc |
| excruciating | really painful |
| exemplify | to be an example of |
| exotic | foreign, totally new & different |
| facilitate | to help make something happen |
| fallacy | a false idea |
| fastidious | hard to please |
| feasible | possible |
| fend | to defend |
| ferret | to search out something |
| flair | a natural talent |
| flustered | nervous confusion |
| foreboding | feeling scared about something bad that may be about to happen |
| forfeit | to surrender |
| formidable | intimidating, causing worry |
| fortify | to strengthen |
| foster | to promote something, to support a child who is adopted |
| gaunt | extremely thin & bony |
| gingerly | carefully |
| glut | a huge amount of something |
| grapple | to struggle |
| grope | to search blindly for something |
| gullible | will believe anything |
| haggard | worn out looking |
| haven | safe place |
| heritage | traditions handed down from generation to generation |
| hindrance | problem |
| hover | suspended in the air (helicopter or bird) |
| humane | compassionate |
| imperative | really important |
| inaugurate | officially begin |
| incense | sweet smell (like from a fragrant candle) |
| indifferent | not caring / apathetic |
| infinite | forever |
| instill | introduce |
| institute | establish |
| intervene | to get involved |
| intricate | really detailed |
| inventive | creative |
| inventory | a list of everything (in a store, library, etc) |
| irascible | very irritable |
| jurisdiction | authority |
| languish | to become weak |
| legendary | super famous |
| liberal | interested in changing traditions |
| loll | to recline in a relaxed way (like on a couch) |
| lucrative | lots of money can be earned |
| luminous | lots of light, bright |
| memoir | nonfiction about memories from one's life |
| mercenary | hired to serve in another's country's army |
| mien | appearance |
| millennium | 1,000 years |
| minimize | to try to have the smallest impact |
| modify | change |
| muse | think about |
| muster | gather together |
| onslaught | an attack |
| ornate | very detailed & decorative |
| ovation | clapping after a performance |
| overt | obvious |
| pang | ache |
| panorama | a landscape view |
| perspective | how one sees things |
| phenomenon | miracle ; amazing event |
| pioneer | first to do something |
| pithy | brief |
| pivotal | important |
| plausible | believable |
| plunder | rob |
| porous | water can go through it |
| preposterous | silly |
| principal | most important |
| prodigy | super talented person |
| proficient | really good at something |
| profound | amazing |
| pseudonym | fake name to keep one's identity secret online |
| pungent | really stinky |
| rankle | bother / irritate |
| rational | logical |
| rebuke | fuss at for bad behavior |
| reception | reaction from others |
| recourse | access to help |
| recur | happen again & again |
| renounce | give up something important |
| renowned | famous |
| revenue | money from a job, stock market, etc |
| rubble | broken pieces |
| rue | to regret |
| sage | wise person |
| sedative | medicine that makes one sleepy & relaxed |
| serene | peaceful |
| servile | serving someone like a slave |
| shackle | handcuffs or feet cuffs |
| sleek | smooth & curvy (like a sports car) |
| spontaneous | suddenly doing things |
| sporadic | sometimes |
| stamina | strength to do things |
| stance | opinion |
| staple | basic foods (milk, cereal, bread, eggs, etc) |
| stint | short time period |
| strident | annoying sound or quality |
| sublime | lofty thoughts ; very fancy writing |
| subside | decline |
| succumb | surrender |
| surpass | to pass someone |
| susceptible | able to get sick |
| swelter | suffer from super hot temperatures |
| tedious | repetitive & boring |
| teem | full of |
| theme | basic idea of something |
| tirade | a long angry speech |
| tract | a large piece of land |
| transition | switch |
| trepidation | worry |
| turbulent | violent / agitated / tumultuous |
| tycoon | super rich person |
| ultimate | final |
| ungainly | clumsy / awkward |
| vice versa | in reverse |
| vie | to try |
| vilify | treat someone like one's enemy make someone seem like they are evil |
| voracious | huge |
| wage | money earned from a job |
| wrangle | argue in a noisy way |
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