Words every 8th grader should know Flashcards

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strew

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spread by scattering

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tangible

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perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch

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taper

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to gradually grow smaller or more narrow

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terse

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brief and to the point

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wily

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skilled at gaining an advantage, especially deceitfully.

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apathy

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lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

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apt

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appropriate or suitable in the circumstances.

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candid

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openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness

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chastise

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scold or criticize severely

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desolate

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

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try hard to do or achieve something.

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fleeting

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lasting for a very short time.

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glean

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

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painstaking

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extremely careful and correct

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reverence

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deep respect for someone or something.

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qualm

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

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glower

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look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval

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incessant

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

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loll

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

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listless

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

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obstinate

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

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sheer

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complete and without restriction

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smolder

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burn slowly and without a flame

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glow

wry

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humorously sarcastic or mocking

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throng

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a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.

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curt

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rudely brief.

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abrupt

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

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an angry or bad-tempered expression.

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vivacity

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

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deceitfully

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

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misgiving

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

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unmitigated

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

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sullen

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bad-tempered and sulky.