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Vocabulary
8th Grade Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| to encourage or help someone do something wrong or illegal | abet |
| an agreement or harmony between people or groups | accord |
| very skilled or proficient at something | adept |
| a person who supports or speaks in favor of a cause or idea | advocate |
| able to move quickly and easily; mentally quick | agile |
| to give or assign something as a share or portion | allot |
| distant or not friendly; not involved with others | aloof |
| wrong, not quite right, or out of place | amiss |
| a comparison between two things to explain or clarify | analogy |
| a state of no government or law; disorder and chaos | anarchy |
| unusual or slightly strange in behavior or appearance | eccentric |
| a group considered the best or most powerful | elite |
| an official ban on trade or other activity with a country | embargo |
| to begin a journey or start something new | embark |
| to gradually take over or intrude on someone else’s space or rights | encroach |