grade 8 final vocab

Question 1

1.⁠ ⁠Acumen : Sharpness or skill in decision-making.

Question 2

2.⁠ ⁠Advocate : To support or speak in favor of.

Question 3

3.⁠ ⁠Affirm : To state something as true or support it strongly.

Question 4

4.⁠ ⁠Ambivalent : Having mixed or conflicting feelings.

Question 5

5.⁠ ⁠Analogous :Similar or comparable in certain ways.

Question 6

6.⁠ ⁠Antebellum : Before a war (especially the American Civil War).

Question 7

7.⁠ ⁠Antipathy : Strong dislike or hatred.

Question 8

8.⁠ ⁠Apathetic :Lacking interest or emotion.

Question 9

9.⁠ ⁠Append : To add or attach.

Question 10

10.⁠ ⁠Assiduous : Hardworking and persistent.

Question 11

11.⁠ ⁠Augment :To increase or make larger.

Question 12

12.⁠ ⁠Belie : To give a false impression or contradict.

Question 13

13.⁠ ⁠Belligerent :Hostile and aggressive.

Question 14

14.⁠ ⁠Besieged : Surrounded and attacked

Answer 14

overwhelmed.

Question 15

15.⁠ ⁠Circumvent :To get around or avoid (especially rules or problems).

Question 16

16.⁠ ⁠Deluge :A heavy flood or overwhelming amount.

Question 17

17.⁠ ⁠Diligence : Careful and persistent effort.

Question 18

18.⁠ ⁠Disinterested :Unbiased

Answer 18

not influenced by personal feelings.

Question 19

19.⁠ ⁠Disseminate : To spread widely (especially information).

Question 20

20.⁠ ⁠Evanescent :Fading away quickly

Answer 20

short-lived.

Question 21

21.⁠ ⁠Exploit :To use something for advantage (sometimes unfairly).

Question 22

22.⁠ ⁠Facetious : Joking inappropriately

Answer 22

not serious.

Question 23

23.⁠ ⁠Fidelity :Faithfulness or loyalty.

Question 24

24.⁠ ⁠Feckless: Irresponsible or lacking strength.

Question 25

25.⁠ ⁠Galvanizing :Motivating or exciting into action.

Question 26

26.⁠ ⁠Hackneyed : Overused and unoriginal.

Question 27

27.⁠ ⁠Hubris : Excessive pride or arrogance.

Question 28

28.⁠ ⁠Ignominious : Shameful or disgraceful.

Question 29

29.⁠ ⁠Incontrovertible : Undeniable

Answer 29

cannot be disputed.

Question 30

30.⁠ ⁠Incognito : In disguise or hiding identity.34e

Question 31

31.⁠ ⁠Inherent : Naturally existing in something

Answer 31

built-in.

Question 32

32.⁠ ⁠Irascible : Easily angered or irritable.

Question 33

33.⁠ ⁠Loquacious : Very talkative.

Question 34

34.⁠ ⁠Omnipotent : All-powerful.

Question 35

35.⁠ ⁠Opulent : Rich and luxurious.

Question 36

36.⁠ ⁠Panacea : A cure-all

Answer 36

solution for everything.

Question 37

37.⁠ ⁠Pinnacle : The highest point or peak.

Question 38

38.⁠ ⁠Precocious : Advanced for one’s age (especially mentally).

Question 39

39.⁠ ⁠Prosaic : Ordinary, dull, or lacking imagination.

Question 40

40.⁠ ⁠Reiterate : To repeat for emphasis.

Question 41

41.⁠ ⁠Sanguine : Cheerfully optimistic.

Question 42

42.⁠ ⁠Slake : To satisfy (especially thirst or desire).

Question 43

43.⁠ ⁠Spurious : False or fake.

Question 44

44.⁠ ⁠Tenuous : Weak, slight, or shaky.

Question 45

45.⁠ ⁠Tirade : A long, angry speech.

Question 46

46.⁠ ⁠Tumult : Chaos, confusion, or noisy disorder.

Question 47

47.⁠ ⁠Unctuous : Insincerely flattering

Answer 47

oily or smug.

Question 48

48.⁠ ⁠Vernacular : Everyday language spoken by ordinary people.

Question 49

49.⁠ ⁠Vindication : Proof that someone is right or justified.

Question 50

50.⁠ ⁠Xenophobia : Fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers.