8th Grade Vocab.

Question 1

composure

Answer 1

n. control over expression and action

Question 2

exponential

Answer 2

adj. quickly increasing

Question 3

imposition

Answer 3

n. an unwelcome demand; a burden

Question 4

proposition

Answer 4

n. 1. a statement or assertion that expresses opinion
2. a suggested program or plan of action, especially in a business context.

Question 5

inconstant

Answer 5

adj. frequently changing; not steady

Question 6

stature

Answer 6

n. level of achievement or authority; standing

Question 7

static

Answer 7

adj. lacking in movement, action, or change

Question 8

ecstatic

Answer 8

adj. feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joy

Question 9

conceive

Answer 9

v. to come up with; to imagine

Question 10

deceptive

Answer 10

adj. intending to mislead or trick

Question 11

exceptional

Answer 11

adj. standing out from the others

Question 12

anticipate

Answer 12

v. to expect beforehand

Question 13

suffuse

Answer 13

v. to fill up from within; to spread throughout

Question 14

diffuse

Answer 14

v. to spread over a wide area

Question 15

infuse

Answer 15

v. to fill; pervade

Question 16

profound

Answer 16

adj. 1. an intense emotion or quality
2. a person showing great knowledge or insight

Question 17

confound

Answer 17

v. to cause surprise or confusion

Question 18

fusion

Answer 18

n. the process or result of joining two or more things together