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8th ELA- unit 1
Vocabulary words for "Medicine Bag," "Good Housekeeping," "Moon"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Brusque | abrupt; blunt in manner or speech |
| Demeanor | behavior toward others |
| Gaunt | excessively thin |
| Pandemonium | wild uproar |
| Jovial | jolly, merry |
| Pallid | dull, lacking liveliness or color |
| Undulate | move in waves |
| Sullen | gloomy, somber |
| Saunter | move in a leisurely manner |
| Pulsate | throb rhythmically |
| Monotonous | marked by unvarying pitch and intensity |
| Apprehensive | fearful, anxious, unsure |
| Quavery | Trembling |
| Callused | Hardened |
| Defiant | Resistant, bold, unyeilding |
| Impotence | powerless, helplessness |
| Prologue | preface, introduction |
| Cadence | Rhythmic sequence |
| Illumine | make bright or shining |
| Sublime | lofty, grand, spiritual |
| Stately | dignified |
| Fatigue | extreme weariness or exhaustion |
| Unseemly | not decent or proper |
| Sheepishly | in an awkwardly shy or embarrassed manner |
| Rouse | stir up, as to anger or action |
| Confines | limts or boundaries |
| Purify | cleanse |
| Reinforce | strengthen |
| Compost | mixture consisting largely of decaying organic matter and used for fertilizing soil |
| Iridescent | exhibiting a lustrous rainbowlike play of color |
| Protestation | objection |
| Heirloom | something of special value passed down from one generation to another |
| Memorabilia | mementos, souvenirs kept to remind one of past happenings |
| Morgue | place where the bodies of people found dead are kept until released for burial |
| Forlorn | sad because of isolation or desertion |