Unit 13 - 8Th Grade Vocabulary - 12 Words - Dml

Front 1

attest

Back 1

(v) to bear witness, affirm to be be true or genuine

Front 2

dovetail

Back 2

(v) to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole
(n) a carpentry figure that looks like a dove's tail

Front 3

enormity

Back 3

(n) the quality of exceeding all moral bounds, an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity

Front 4

falter

Back 4

(v) to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline

Front 5

foreboding

Back 5

(n) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen
(adj) marked by fear, ominous

Front 6

haughty

Back 6

(adj) chillingly proud and scornful

Front 7

impediment

Back 7

(n) a physical defect; an obstacle, hindrance

Front 8

loiter

Back 8

(v) to linger in an aimless way, hang around

Front 9

plunder

Back 9

(v) to rob by force, especially during war time; to seize wrongfully;
(n) property stolen by force, booty

Front 10

steadfast

Back 10

(adj) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing

Front 11

villify

Back 11

(v) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously (meanly)

Front 12

wry

Back 12

(adj) twisted, turned to one side;

cleverly and often grimly humorous