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8th Grade WW 1-8
8th Grade Wordly Wise Words Lesson 1-8
Term | Definition |
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Meticulous | Extremely Careful ; attentive to details |
Dehydrate | To remove the water from |
Electrify | To kill or shock |
Surmise | To suppose something without sufficient evidence |
Anthology | A collection of various writing such as song stories or poems |
Extricate | To free from a difficult or tangled situation |
Imperative | Urgent or pressing |
Spontaneous | Voluntary and unplanned |
Haunt | To stay in one's mind continually |
Tirade | A long angry speech |
Slovenly | Untidy; carelessly done |
Brusque | abrupt in manner or speech, gruff |
Excrutiating | Very painful |
Abraision | A wearing away or rubbing away by friction |
Replica | A model |
Turbulent | Change in wind pattern; stormy |
Anarchy | Total Chaos |
Modify | To change |
Concise | Shortened to the point |
Facilitate | To make easier |
Shackle | Chains for prisoners |
Interrogate | To question |
Bizarre | Peculiar |
Despicable | Deserving contempt of scorn |
Deploy | To put into use |
Recur | Repeat |
Tremulous | Scared or Timid |
Simulate | Imitate |
Negligible | Small and unimportant; not worth noticing |
Dub | To give a title, nickname or description to |
Daunt | To discourage or intimidate |
Claustrophobia | An abnormal fear of narrow enclosed spaces |
Cruicial | Extremely important; vital in resolving something |
Apprehend | To seize or arrest |
Serene | Calm and untroubled, peaceful |
Azure | The blue color of a cloudless sky |
Pivot | A small bar or rod on which something else turns |
Depict | To give a picture of; to describe |
Confiscate | To seize by force if necessary to take possession of |
Audacious | Willing to take risk; daring |
Anonymous | Of an unknown source or unrevealed name |
Inventory | A list of possessions or goods on hand |
Clad | Clothed or covered |