Words every 8th grader should know

Question 1

strew

Answer 1

spread by scattering

Question 2

tangible

Answer 2

perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch

Question 3

taper

Answer 3

to gradually grow smaller or more narrow

Question 4

terse

Answer 4

brief and to the point

Question 5

wily

Answer 5

skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.

Question 6

apathy

Answer 6

lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

Question 7

apt

Answer 7

appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

Question 8

candid

Answer 8

openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness

Question 9

chastise

Answer 9

scold or criticize severely

Question 10

desolate

Answer 10

1. (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.
2. feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.

Question 11

endeavor

Answer 11

try hard to do or achieve something.

Question 12

fleeting

Answer 12

lasting for a very short time.

Question 13

glean

Answer 13

obtain (information) from various sources, often with difficulty.

Question 26

painstaking

Answer 26

extremely careful and correct

Question 26

reverence

Answer 26

deep respect for someone or something.

Question 26

qualm

Answer 26

an uncomfortable feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right thing

Question 26

glower

Answer 26

look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval

Question 26

incessant

Answer 26

(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.

Question 27

loll

Answer 27

sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.

Question 27

listless

Answer 27

(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.

Question 28

obstinate

Answer 28

stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

Question 29

sheer

Answer 29

complete and without restriction

Question 29

smolder

Answer 29

burn slowly and without a flame

Question 30

glow

wry

Answer 30

humorously sarcastic or mocking

Question 31

throng

Answer 31

a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.

Question 32

curt

Answer 32

rudely brief.

Question 33

abrupt

Answer 33

1. brief to the point of rudeness; curt.
2. sudden

Question 34

scowl

Answer 34

an angry or bad-tempered expression.

Question 34

vivacity

Answer 34

(especially in a woman) the quality of being attractively lively and animated.

Question 34

deceitfully

Answer 34

​in a way that is dishonest because it involves telling lies and making somebody believe things that are not true.

Question 35

misgiving

Answer 35

a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.

Question 35

unmitigated

Answer 35

absolute; unqualified.
“the tour had been an unmitigated disaster”

Question 35

sullen

Answer 35

bad-tempered and sulky.