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8th Grade Vocabulary

Words from 100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should Know

QuestionAnswer
apprehensive anxious or fearful; uneasy
attentive giving attention to something
brackish slightly salty
conspicuous easily seen; obvious
cunning sly,crafty, or clever
deft quick and skillful
dismal causing gloom or depression; dreary
egregious well beyond the bounds of what is right or proper; outrageous
furtive done or action in a way that is intended not to be noticed; sneaky
grueling physically or mentally exhausting
impending about to occur
imperious arrogant; overbearing
luminous giving off light; shining
malleable capable of being shaped or formed by pressing, hammering, or another forceful action
meticulous showing great concern for details; extremely careful or precise
monotonous dull because of being always the same
obscure difficult to understand; vague
ominous being a sign of trouble, danger, or disaster; threatening
outlandish unconventional; strange
persistent refusing to give up or stop
pertinent related to the matter at hand; relative
pristine remaining in a pure or unspoiled state
repugnant causing disgust; offensive or repulsive
sociable enjoying the company of others
somber very serious or sad
terse brief and to the point; concise
translucent allowing light to pass through, but blurring it so that images cannot be seen clearly
uncanny arousing wonder and fear, as if supernatural; eerie
unsightly not pleasant to look at; unattractive
versatile having varied uses or functions
vigilant watching out for danger or something that might go wrong; watchful
vulnerable capable of being harmed, damaged, or injured
Created by: dekell
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