8th Grade Vocab 12-9-13

Question 1

antibiotic

Answer 1

a substance which kills a harmful microscopic plant or animal

Question 2

antisocial

Answer 2

unfriendly; bad for society

Question 3

antagonist

Answer 3

one that opposes another

Question 4

anticlimactic

Answer 4

a result that is much less important than expected

Question 5

antidote

Answer 5

a remedy to fight against the effects of poison

Question 6

antithesis

Answer 6

the exact opposite (different from the definition of antonym - does not refer to words)

Question 7

antonym

Answer 7

a word which means the opposite of another word

Question 8

contraband

Answer 8

goods imported or exported illegally

Question 9

controversy

Answer 9

argument; disagreement

Question 10

contrast

Answer 10

to compare and show the difference between two or more things

Question 11

counterclockwise

Answer 11

in a direction that is opposite to that in which a clock’s hand move

Question 12

counterattack

Answer 12

to deliver a return attack against

Question 13

counterfeit

Answer 13

made as a copy in order to fool people

Question 14

counterproductive

Answer 14

working against the achievement of a goal

Question 15

oblivious

Answer 15

unaware of or without memory of

Question 16

obsolete

Answer 16

no longer used

Question 17

obscure

Answer 17

difficult to understand

Question 18

obstruct

Answer 18

to block with an obstacle; get in the way

Question 19

objection

Answer 19

a reason for, or a cause for being against something

Question 20

obstinate

Answer 20

stubbornly refusing to yield