WW 1-12 Book 5, 8th Grade- Mr. P. Martin
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186 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 plausible | apparently true |
| castigate | scold severely |
| doggerel | loosely styled verse |
| parable | short story teaching a lesson |
| complicated | not simple |
| effective | in force |
| effective | able to produce the desired result |
| zealous | very enthusiastic |
| create | bring into being |
| gnome | fairy-tale dwarf |
| semblance | outward appearance |
| dire | dreadful |
| exceptional | unusually good |
| expletives | swearwords |
| expletives | words without meaning in the sentence |
| inured | accustomed |
| fluctuate | go up and down |
| pare | cut down on |
| cockade | ribbon worn on a hat |
| lei | ring of flowers worn around the neck |
| disrupt | disturb |
| allude | refer |
| scourge | whip |
| eliminate | remove |
| unseemly | improper |
| clarity | clearness |
| knell | slow tolling of bells |
| triplicate | three copies |
| authentic | genuine |
| hireling | person in the pay of another |
| rampant | spreading wildly |
| optimist | cheerful person |
| succinct | concise |
| illustrious | very famous |
| legible | easy to read |
| stupor | daze |
| donate | give to a cause |
| bustle | noisy movement |
| preliminary | early |
| financial | money |
| statue | law |
| scour | scrub |
| memorable | long-remembered |
| impair | damage |
| refrain | hold back |
| prim | stiffly formal |
| unscathed | unharmed |
| bondage | slavery |
| acclaim | praise |
| indisposed | slightly ill |
| timorous | fearful |
| extensive | widespread |
| obscene | indecent |
| belligerent | quarrelsome |
| flippant | jokingly disrespectful |
| maze | complicated network of passages |
| blizzard | heavy snowstorm |
| recurrence | repetition |
| murky | dark and gloomy |
| twinge | anxious feeling |
| minute | very tiny |
| principle | important truth, underlying idea, honesty |
| wax | grows fuller |
| participate | take part |
| summon | send for |
| chronic | long-lasting |
| pagan | worshiping many gods |
| outraged | angered |
| silt | fine sand |
| oblique | slanting, indirect |
| felon | criminal |
| melee | noisy fight |
| compensate | pay |
| enthrall | fascinate |
| infallible | never to make a mistake |
| intermittent | stopping and starting |
| estuary | place where a large river meets the sea |
| concise | short and clear |
| determine | make up one's mind |
| tense | nervous |
| pamper | give in to |
| reluctant | unwilling |
| oasis | watering place in the desert |
| recollect | remember |
| shear | cut, clip the wool off |
| onslaught | fierce attack |
| pawn | person used by others |
| sedentary | one who sits, lazy |
| interminable | endless |
| atrocity | terrible crime |
| victuals | food |
| nomads | one who wanderers from place to place |
| despot | unjust ruler |
| diehard | stubborn person |
| thesis | long researched essay |
| impunity | no fear of punishment |
| sheer | fine |
| strew | scatter |
| stupefy | amaze |
| livid | pale with rage |
| rubble | broken bricks |
| stupefy | dazed |
| sheer | swerve |
| sheer | steep |
| thesis | main idea |
| overt | open |
| terse | using few words |
| inspire | arouse to action |
| epoch | period in history |
| prow | front |
| hovel | shack |
| contemporary | modern |
| chassis | automobile frame |
| worthless | valueless |
| entrails | internal parts or guts of an animal |
| waned | grew weaker |
| hurtled | moved very fast |
| trepidation | fear |
| sacred | religious |
| principal | money borrowed |
| contemporary | person who lived at the same time as another |
| staples | sugar, flour, etc. |
| staples | wire fasteners |
| deprive | keep from having |
| abyss | deep opening |
| supple | adaptable |
| stigmatize | give a bad name |
| immerse | put into water |
| excel | do better than others |
| miniature | very small |
| scruple | feel it wrong |
| welt | mark caused by a blow |
| tumbrel | cart |
| recoup | get back |
| naive | inexperienced |
| rickety | shaky |
| billowed | swelled out |
| writhe | twist and turn |
| slovenly | messy |
| affront | insult |
| eerie | mysterious |
| sociable | friendly in the company of others |
| confer | talk |
| perpetual | constant |
| radiant | beaming |
| floes | large floating sheets of ice |
| wreathe | twist into a ring |
| fervor | intense emotion |
| habitual | often repeated |
| pallid | without color |
| recede | drop back |
| extraordinary | remarkable |
| extraordinary | very unusual |
| improvised | made up melodies on the spur o the moment |
| exemplary | meant as a warning |
| exemplary | worthy of being imitated |
| gratitude | thankfulness |
| dolt | stupid person |
| retaliate | fight back |
| placid | peaceful |
| antiseptic | germ-killing substance |
| rites | religious acts |
| negligible | slight |
| inept | foolishly |
| coherent | connected |
| coherent | clearly but together |
| nymph | nature goddess |
| elapsed | slipped by |
| deliberate | done on purpose |
| wiles | clever tricks |
| offal | waste parts of slaughtered animals |
| camouflage | disguise in order to hide |
| assets | property |
| pastoral | suggestive of country life |
| ferret | search out |
| opportune | just right for the purpose |
| apprehensive | fearful of what might happen |
| equine | of horses |
| glower | stare angrily |
| embezzle | steal money placed in one's care |
| canter | slow gallop |
| wrest | obtain after a struggle |
| nutrients | substances having food value |
| rhetoric | the skillful use of words |
| infirm | weak |
| agitates | shakes up |
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