8th Grade Words for Hyde Park, New York
Words for 8th Grade students of Hyde Park Central School District.
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| 8th Grade Words for Hyde Park Central School District |
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abhor
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v. fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate | |
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abrasive
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a. rubbing away; tending to grind down | |
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alternative
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a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice | |
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ambiguous
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a. unclear or doubtful in meaning | |
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amiss
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a. out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty | |
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anarchy
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n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion | |
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anonymous
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a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name | |
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anthology
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n. book of literary selections by various authors | |
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apathy
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n. lack of caring; indifference | |
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apprehend
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v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive | |
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assimilate
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v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble | |
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assumption
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n. something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of | |
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audacious
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a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold | |
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authority
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n. jurisdiction; power to enforce laws | |
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avid
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a. greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm | |
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ban
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n. official prohibition; decree that prohibits something | |
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belligerent
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a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive | |
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bisect
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v. cut in half or cut in two | |
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bizarre
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a. fantastic; very strange and unusuall in style or appearance | |
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boycott
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v. refrain from buying or using | |
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capable
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a. having the ability required for a specific task | |
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cause
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n. a person or thing that gives rise to an action | |
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characterize
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v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of | |
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chronological
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a. arranged in order of time of occurrence | |
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commence
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v. have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin | |
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compels
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v. force somebody to do something | |
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concise
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a. brief and compact; expressing much in few words | |
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conclude
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v. enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end | |
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confiscate
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v. officially take private property away from someone, usually by legal authority | |
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conjecture
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v. guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof | |
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conscientious
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a. wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly; diligent; responsible; reliable | |
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consecutive
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a. following one after another without interruption; sequential | |
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consistent
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a. being in agreement with itself; always behaving or happening in a similar | |
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construct
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v. form by assembling or combining parts; build; create | |
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contrast
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n. act of distinguishing by comparing differences | |
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corroborate
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v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence | |
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depict
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v. represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe | |
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derive
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v. obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of | |
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despicable
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a. fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless | |
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despondent
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a. unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm | |
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elapse
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v. slip or glide away; pass away silently | |
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embark
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v. commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey | |
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encompass
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v. surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop | |
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endeavor
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v. attempt by employing effort; try to do something | |
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evidence
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n. something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof | |
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evoke
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v. bring out; arouse; call forth | |
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feasible
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a. capable of being accomplished or brought about | |
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focus
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n. most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity | |
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formula
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n. plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | |
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generation
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n. all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring | |
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gruesome
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a. causing horror; frightful and shocking | |
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imminent
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a. near at hand; close in time; about to occur | |
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impel
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v. drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure | |
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imperative
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n. having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent | |
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inspire
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v. encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of | |
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integrate
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v. make whole; combine; make into one unit | |
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interrogate
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v. question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially | |
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merge
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v. combine; unite | |
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modify
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v. alter; make partial or minor changes to | |
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mutiny
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n. open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers) | |
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narrate
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v. to give an account or tell the story of | |
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novice
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n. beginner; person new to a field or activity | |
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obsolete
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a. no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated | |
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opposition
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n. condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something | |
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perish
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v. be destroyed; pass away; become nothing | |
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perspective
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n. appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista | |
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persuasive
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a. capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief | |
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plagiarize
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v. steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own | |
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precise
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a. exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct | |
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prediction
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n. something foretold or predicted; prophecy | |
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prevalent
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a. widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted | |
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procedure
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n. act or manner of moving forward; steps taken in an action | |
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profound
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a. deep; not superficial; far-reaching | |
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proprietor
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n. one who has legal title to something; owner | |
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prudent
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a. cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests | |
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pseudonym
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n. pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role | |
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quote
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v. name the price of; state a price for securities, goods, or services | |
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rebel
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v. revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs | |
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rebuff
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v. offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back | |
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rebuke
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v. scold harshly; criticize severely | |
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recur
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v. reappear; happen or occur again | |
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resilient
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a. elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily | |
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response
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n. the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals | |
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reverberate
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v. to throw or bend back, from a surface; ring or echo with sound; spring back; spring away from an impact | |
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significant
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a. fairly large; important in effect or meaning | |
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similar
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a. like or alike; of the same kind | |
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simulate
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v. make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks | |
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simultaneous
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a. existing, happening, or done at the same time | |
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source
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n. point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates | |
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specific
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a. stated explicitly or in detail; definite | |
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spontaneous
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a. arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor | |
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surmise
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v. guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence | |
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theory
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n. doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science | |
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tirade
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n. extended scolding; long angry or violent speech | |
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universal
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a. relating to the entire world or all within the world; affecting all; present everywhere | |
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validate
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v. confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid | |
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variable
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n. factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant | |
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