Vocabulary words for Grade 8
3rd Quarter Spelling and Vocabulary Words - Grade 8
1. antecedent adj. going before another in time or order; n. a thing or event that precedes (It was an antecedent event.)
2. ardent adj. intensely eager; passionate (He is an ardent supporter of his team.)
3. assent
v. to give ones consent; to agree; n. an act of agreeing or acceptance (He gave his assent eagerly.)
4. auspicious adj. favorable promising (He thought it was an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary.)
5. bereaved adj. in grief over the death of a friend or relative; n. the survivors of a recently deceased person (I sent a sympathy card to the bereaved family.)
6. blasé adj. unstimulated or unimpressed due to a feeling that one has already experienced more or better; indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed (She was completely blasé about winning.)
7. blighted
v. to do harm to (Frost blighted the crops.)
8. blithely adv. in a carefree manner (The dark whale blithely spouted from his spiracle.)
9. bovine adj. of related to or resembling a cow or ox (Bovine is the scientific name for cattle.)
10. bulwark
n. a wall-like structure used as a defense; a person or thing that protects or defends (That law is a bulwark against corruption.)
11. burly adj. big and strongly built (The two burly men lifted the piano up the steps.)
12. cajole
v. to coax or persuade insistently as by flattery or false promises (He tried to cajole the teacher into letting him retake the exam.)
13. circumvent
v. to manage to avoid or evade esp. by clever maneuvering; to go around; skirt; bypass (She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape.)
14. contentious adj. causing or marked by argument or conflict (She was a contentious teenager.)
15. copious adj. abundant in number or quantity; plentiful (The rose bush produced a copious amount of blooms.)
16. despondent adj. feeling unhappiness (Fred was despondent about his failure.)
17. diffident adj. unsure of oneself; shy;
1. antecedent adj. going before another in time or order; n. a thing or event that precedes (It was an antecedent event.)
2. ardent adj. intensely eager; passionate (He is an ardent supporter of his team.)
3. assent
v. to give ones consent; to agree; n. an act of agreeing or acceptance (He gave his assent eagerly.)
4. auspicious adj. favorable promising (He thought it was an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary.)
5. bereaved adj. in grief over the death of a friend or relative; n. the survivors of a recently deceased person (I sent a sympathy card to the bereaved family.)
6. blasé adj. unstimulated or unimpressed due to a feeling that one has already experienced more or better; indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed (She was completely blasé about winning.)
7. blighted
v. to do harm to (Frost blighted the crops.)
8. blithely adv. in a carefree manner (The dark whale blithely spouted from his spiracle.)
9. bovine adj. of related to or resembling a cow or ox (Bovine is the scientific name for cattle.)
10. bulwark
n. a wall-like structure used as a defense; a person or thing that protects or defends (That law is a bulwark against corruption.)
11. burly adj. big and strongly built (The two burly men lifted the piano up the steps.)
12. cajole
v. to coax or persuade insistently as by flattery or false promises (He tried to cajole the teacher into letting him retake the exam.)
13. circumvent
v. to manage to avoid or evade esp. by clever maneuvering; to go around; skirt; bypass (She planned a way to circumvent all the bureaucratic red tape.)
14. contentious adj. causing or marked by argument or conflict (She was a contentious teenager.)
15. copious adj. abundant in number or quantity; plentiful (The rose bush produced a copious amount of blooms.)
16. despondent adj. feeling unhappiness (Fred was despondent about his failure.)
17. diffident adj. unsure of oneself; shy;