8th Grade Vocabulary List 8_20
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English_girl on March 31, 2008
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8th, grade, vocabulary, list, clement, language, arts
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8th Grade Vocabulary List
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 antics | ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions |
| blase | indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures |
| cower | crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame |
| frivolous | of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously |
| ostracize | to exclude from a group, banish, send away |
| plausible | appearing true, reasonable, or fair |
| preclude | to make impossible, prevent, shut out |
| retentive | to hold or keep; retaining knowledge easily |
| volatile | highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; chanign readily from the liquid to the gaseous state |
| willful | stubbornly self-willed; done on purpose, deliberate |
| antics: what part of speech? | plural noun |
| blase: what part of speech? | adjective/ indifferent |
| cower: what part of speech? | verb/ shame |
| frivolous: what part of speech? | adjective/not serious |
| ostracize: what part of speech? | verb/exclude |
| plausible: what part of speech? | adjective/fair |
| preclude: what part of speech? | verb/shut out |
| retentive: what part of speech? | adjective/keep |
| volatile: what part of speech? | adjective/explosive |
| willful: what part of speech? | adjective/deliberate |
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