100 Vocabulary Words for 8th Grade Students

Question 1

ornate

Answer 1

elaborately or highly decorated.

Question 2

painstaking

Answer 2

done with or employing great care and thoroughness.

Question 3

peerless

Answer 3

matchless, incomparable; better than any other of its type

Question 4

perceptive

Answer 4

having or showing sensitive insight.

Question 5

precipitation

Answer 5

rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to or condenses on the ground.

Question 6

prodigal

Answer 6

spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant;reckless or wasteful lavishness threatening to lead to early exhaustion of resources

Question 7

prudent

Answer 7

acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

Question 8

repudiate

Answer 8

refuse to accept; reject.

Question 8

rejuvenate

Answer 8

give new energy or vigour to; revitalize;to make someone look or feel young and energetic again

Question 9

replenish

Answer 9

fill (something) up again.

Question 10

respective

Answer 10

belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things.

Question 11

ruse

Answer 11

an action intended to deceive someone; a trick.

Question 12

sanctuary

Answer 12

refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger; protection or a safe place, especially for someone or something being chased or hunted

Question 12

savory

Answer 12

(of food) belonging to the category that is salty or spicy rather than sweet.

Question 12

scoff

Answer 12

to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly

Question 12

solicitude

Answer 12

care or concern for someone or something.

Question 13

specter

Answer 13

1. the idea of something unpleasant that might happen in the future
2. ghost

Question 14

squabble

Answer 14

a noisy quarrel about something trivial.

Question 15

torrid

Answer 15

very hot and dry.

Question 16

tranquil

Answer 16

free from disturbance; calm.

Question 17

venomous

Answer 17

(of an animal, especially a snake) secreting venom, or capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.

Question 17

valiant

Answer 17

possessing or showing courage or determination.

Question 18

vanguard

Answer 18

a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.

Question 19

vulnerable

Answer 19

exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

Answer 20

make a slight involuntary grimace or shrinking movement of the body out of pain or distress; a slight involuntary physical reaction