Vocab 8th Grade

Question 1

Trajectory

Answer 1

The curve described by a projectile rocket

Question 2

Hack

Answer 2

To release

Question 3

Case of hubris

Answer 3

A foolish or great amount of pride

Question 4

Acclimating

Answer 4

Become accustomed to a new climate

Question 5

Uninitiated

Answer 5

Someone who has not been introduced into the knowledge of a new subject

Question 6

Thermal

Answer 6

A rising air current caused by hearing from the underlying service

Question 7

Hackbox

Answer 7

A box that contains a nest inside it to protect the contents from predators

Question 8

Hack site

Answer 8

A large tract of land similar to the natural surroundings of a wild nest

Question 9

Niche

Answer 9

A dent or small opening big enough for a person or thing

Question 10

Procured

Answer 10

To obtain or get

Question 11

Dispassion

Answer 11

The state or quality of being unemotional

Question 12

Eyrie

Answer 12

A lofty nest of any large bird

Question 13

Aesthetic

Answer 13

Relating to

Question 14

Eclectic

Answer 14

Selecting or choosing from various sources

Question 15

Passerines

Answer 15

More then half of all birds, they typically have feet adapted to perching

Question 16

Victitating membrane

Answer 16

A thin membrane, or inner or third eyelid

Question 17

Lure

Answer 17

A decoy or live or artificial bait

Question 18

Stoop

Answer 18

To swoop down as hawk to prey

Question 19

Primordial

Answer 19

Existing from the very beginning

Question 20

Airfoil

Answer 20

Any surface designed to aid in lifting or controlling an aircraft

Question 21

Aerodynamics

Answer 21

The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of air

Question 22

Desolate

Answer 22

Deprived of inhabitants, uninhabited

Question 23

Fetish

Answer 23

Any object or idea eliciting unquestioning reverence

Question 24

Demeanor

Answer 24

Conduct, behavior,

Question 25

Perpetual

Answer 25

Everlasting

Question 26

Rambunctious

Answer 26

Difficult to control

Question 27

Vermin

Answer 27

Animals that prey upon game

Question 28

Prominence

Answer 28

Standing as to be seen easily

Question 29

Falcon

Answer 29

Any of several birds of prey of the family calcimine

Question 30

Falconry

Answer 30

The sport of hunting with falcons

Question 31

Quarry

Answer 31

A place typically a large, deep pit, where stone is taken out