Flashcards: 8th Grade Vocabulary Words
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on October 15, 2010
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Vocabulary study guides for our set of 8th grade vocabulary words, plus Greek and Latin base/prefixes
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 alliteration | the repetition of initial sounds |
| allusion | a reference to a well-known person, place, thing, or idea |
| analogy | a comparison of two or more similar objects |
| antagonist | a character that opposes the main character |
| bibliography | a list of written sources of information |
| main character | the most important figure in a story |
| minor characters | the "support cast" in a story |
| dynamic character | a character in the story that changes |
| static character | a character that does not change |
| climax | the most important part of the story; the turning point |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| dialogue | the conversation that occurs within a story |
| clutch | to clasp or hold tightly |
| prodigy | a person with exceptional talent |
| liable | likely to |
| sidekick | a close friend |
| crouch | to stoop down with bent knees |
| acute | sharp or keen |
| conceive | to think of |
| vex | to disturb or annoy |
| amor | love |
| anthrop | man |
| aster, astr | star |
| aud | to listen or hear |
| auto, aut | self |
| bibl | book |
| bio | life |
| carn | flesh |
| chron | time |
| chrom | color |
| cide | kill |
| cise | cut |
| cord, cor, card | heart |
| corp | body |
| cycl, cyclo | wheel |
| dem | people |
| derm | skin |
| dic, dict | say, speak |
| dorm | sleep |
| equi | equal |
| stifled | smothered |
| crevice | crack |
| stealthily | cautiously, secretly |
| audacity | shameless daring or boldness |
| fin | end, finished |
| flex, flect | bend |
| fort, forc | strong |
| fract, frag | break |
| vehemently | with intense emotion |
| derision | ridicule; make fun of |
| hypocritical | to say one thing but mean another |
| lark | a carefree or spirited adventure |
| geo | earth |
| helio | sun |
| graph | write |
| hemo, hema | blood |
| junction | a place where two roads meet |
| sinister | suggesting or threatening evil |
| assurance | a guarantee or pledge |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| impromptu | unplanned |
| ajar | partially open |
| tentatively | uncertainly or hesitantly |
| tremor | nervous trembling; shaking |
| commence | to begin |
| hetero | different |
| hydr, hydro, hydra | water |
| hypn | sleep |
| loc, loco | place |
| fiction | writing from the writer's imagination |
| figurative language | using figures of speech to heighten meaning; simile, metaphor, and alliteration are examples |
| flashback | interruption in the narrative to show an episode from the past |
| micro- | small |
| numer- | number |
| omni- | all |
| phil- | love |
| phobia | fear |
| phon | sound |
| sacr, secr | sacred |
| sci | to know |
| spir | breath |
| tact, tang, tag | touch |
| terra | earth |
| therm | heat |
| uni | one |
| zo | animal |
| beckon | to signal to come |
| gnarled | twisted, roughened as if from age or work |
| foreshadowing | a hint to the reader of what is to come |
| ominous | threatening |
| genre | a category of literature |
| tangible | able to be seen, touched, and understood |
| absurd | ridiculously unreasonable |
| refute | to prove as false |
| impair | to weaken or damage |
| proportional | having a constant relationship in degree or number |