Word Masters List #1 - 8th Grade

Question 1

acumen

Answer 1

noun
the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.

Question 2

discomfit

Answer 2

verb
make (someone) feel uneasy or embarrassed.

Question 3

tractable

Answer 3

adjective
(of a person) easy to control or influence.

Question 4

penchant

Answer 4

noun
a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something.

Question 5

submit

Answer 5

verb
1. accept or yield to a superior force or to the authority or will of another person.
2. subject to a particular process, treatment, or condition.

Question 6

disconsolate

Answer 6

adjective
without consolation or comfort; unhappy.

of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless.

Question 7

sycophant

Answer 7

noun
a person who acts obsequiously toward someone important in order to gain advantage.

Question 8

impair

Answer 8

verb
weaken or damage something (especially a human faculty or function).

Question 9

pert

Answer 9

adjective
1.
(of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky.
2.
(of a bodily feature or garment) attractive because neat and jaunty.

Question 10

ire

Answer 10

noun
anger

Question 11

capitulate

Answer 11

verb
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.

Question 12

scurrilous

Answer 12

adjective
making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.

Question 13

dossier

Answer 13

noun
a collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject.

Question 14

ameliorate

Answer 14

verb
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

Question 15

flippant

Answer 15

adjective
not showing a serious or respectful attitude.

Question 16

envoy

Answer 16

noun
1.
a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
2. someone who is sent as a representative from one government or political group to another.

Question 17

sear

Answer 17

verb
1. burn or scorch the surface of (something) with a sudden, intense heat.
2. being dried and withered

Question 18

inclement

Answer 18

adjective
(of the weather) unpleasantly cold or wet.

Question 19

pact

Answer 19

noun
a formal agreement between individuals or parties.

Question 20

withstand

Answer 20

verb
1. remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist.
2. offer strong resistance or opposition to (someone or something).

Question 21

servile

Answer 21

adjective
1.having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.
2. of or characteristic of a slave or slaves.

Question 22

entreaty

Answer 22

noun
an earnest or humble request.

Question 23

revile

Answer 23

verb
criticize in an abusive or angrily insulting manner.

Question 24

truculent

Answer 24

adjective
eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant.

Question 25

portent

Answer 25

noun
1. a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen.
2. LITERARY
an exceptional or wonderful person or thing.