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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- (of a place) uninhabited and giving an impression of bleak emptiness.
- 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
extremely careful and correct
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reverence
deep respect for someone or something.
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qualm
an uncomfortable feeling when you doubt if you are doing the right thing
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glower
look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
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incessant
(of something regarded as unpleasant) continuing without pause or interruption.
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loll
sit, lie, or stand in a lazy, relaxed way.
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listless
(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
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obstinate
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
complete and without restriction
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smolder
burn slowly and without a flame
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wry
humorously sarcastic or mocking
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throng
a large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
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curt
rudely brief.
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abrupt
1. brief to the point of rudeness; curt.
2. sudden
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scowl
an angry or bad-tempered expression.
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vivacity
(especially in a woman) the quality of being attractively lively and animated.
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deceitfully
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
a feeling of doubt or apprehension about the outcome or consequences of something.
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unmitigated
absolute; unqualified.
"the tour had been an unmitigated disaster"
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sullen
bad-tempered and sulky.
