8Th Grade Fall Vocabulary

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aperture

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n. a hole or opening.

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catacomb

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n. an underground tunnel or area with holes for graves.

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clamor

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n. loud noise or shouting.

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connoisseur

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n. a person who is able to be a judge in matters of art or taste.

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fetter

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v. to restrict by shackling or chaining

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conflagration

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n. a large, destructive fire.

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obstinate

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adj. unyielding regardless of reason or logic.

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preclude

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v. to make impossible.

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trowel

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n. a flat-bladed hand tool used to work with mortar or to dig holes for plants.

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virtuoso

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n. one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant.

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allusion

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n. implied or indirect reference; a hinting at.

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anomalous

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adj. out of place, abnormal.

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chimera

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n. a horrible creature of the imagination.

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debauchery

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n. a lack of integrity or honesty; moral corruption.

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expedient

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adj. appropriate for a purpose but not necessarily moral, right, or just.

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felicitous

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adj. happy or delightful.

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malevolence

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n. ill will or evil intentions.

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odious

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adj. deserving hate or contempt.

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pertinacity

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n. stubborn persistence or act of refusing to yield on an opinion or belief.

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scrupulous

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adj. very principled, very careful and conscientious.

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aesthetic

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adj. relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art.

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blasphemous

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adj. irreverent, profane.

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conglomerate

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n. a mixture of many things.

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decorum

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n. appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior.

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divination

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n. foretelling the future by means of magic.

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muse

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v. to ponder.

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nebulous

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adj. lacking clarity of feature or sharpness of outline; vague.

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peevish

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adj. marked by ill temper; fretful.

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regimen

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n. the regular process, procedure, or system of doing something.

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resilient

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adj. able to return to a former state.

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acuity

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n. sharpness of perception.

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arduous

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adj. very difficult to accomplish or to achieve.

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articulate

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v. to speak distinctly; to express oneself clearly.

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cajole

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v. to persuade with flattery or gentle urging.

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callow

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adj. immature, inexperienced.

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copious

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adj. plentiful in number; abundant.

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deft

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adj. quick, skillful.

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dubious

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adj. giving rise to uncertainty; questionable.

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Ferocity

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n. savagery; fierceness.

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Galvanize

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v. to stimulate or to excite as if by an electric shock.

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innocuous

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adj. harmless, producing no injury.

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insidious

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adj. treacherous or dangerous in a secret sort of way.

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lugubrious

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adj. excessively and dramatically mournful.

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malinger

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v. to pretend or feign illness to avoid work or duty.

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preeminence

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n. superiority to all others.

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primeval

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adj. ancient, relating to the earliest ages.

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progeny

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n. children, descendants, offspring.

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superfluous

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adj. beyond what is needed or required, an overflow.

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vigilant

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very alert, watchful.

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voracious

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adj. having a large appetite, ravenous.

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adulation

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n. excessive flattery or admiration.

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brazen

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adj. shameless, insolent, disrespectful.

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monotony

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n. tedious sameness or repetition.

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propriety

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n. conformity to what is socially acceptable; appropriateness.

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sagacious

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adj. wise, shrewd, very discerning.

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apathy

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n. a lack of concern or feeling, indifference.

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conjecture

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n. an inference or conclusion drawn or deduced by guesswork.

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cryptic

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adj. mysterious, secret.

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poignant

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adj. deeply affecting the feelings; profoundly touching.

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wistful

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adj. full of wishful yearning.

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disavow

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v. to refuse to acknowledge or accept; deny.

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execrable

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adj. extremely bad, deserving of hate.

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fervent

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adj. ardent, showing great emotion; impassioned.

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sovereign

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adj. possessed of controlling power.

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voluble

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adj. able to use words easily, fluent and glib.