8th Grade Spelling Words Quiz Card

 [Esc]  v. leave to someone by a will; hand down

 [Esc]  v. blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate

 [Esc]  a. abundant; graciously generous; giving freely and generously

 [Esc]  a. dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull

 [Esc]  a. having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless

 [Esc]  n. message that is transmitted by radio or television; radio or television show

 [Esc]  v. bully; intimidate; discourage or frighten with threats

 [Esc]  n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

 [Esc]  a. husky; muscular and heavily built

 [Esc]  n. hiding place; secret store of valuables or money

 [Esc]  n. event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery

 [Esc]  n. beautiful writing; excellent penmanship

 [Esc]  n. good-fellowship; companionship; close friendship in friends or teammates

 [Esc]  v. leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; skip; spring

 [Esc]  n. any substance that produces cancer

 [Esc]  n. branched, decorative lighting fixture that holds a number of bulbs or candles and is suspended from a ceiling

 [Esc]  v. surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit

 [Esc]  v. quote; adduce as an instance

 [Esc]  n. noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest

 [Esc]  n. abnormal fear of being in narrow or enclosed spaces

 [Esc]  v. split with or as if with a sharp instrument; pierce or penetrate; remain faithful to

 [Esc]  n. obvious remark; overused expression or idea

 [Esc]  a. of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty

 [Esc]  a. capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited

 [Esc]  v. serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony

 [Esc]  v. feel or express pity or sympathy for

 [Esc]  v. yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish

 [Esc]  n. a confidential or secret meeting

 [Esc]  n. compression; the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid

 [Esc]  n. expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.

 [Esc]  v. bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over

 [Esc]  v. seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use

 [Esc]  n. seizure by the government

 [Esc]  a. large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict

 [Esc]  a. pleasant or agreeable because suited to one's taste; compatible

 [Esc]  n. a rounded spherical form; a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

 [Esc]  v. believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

 [Esc]  a. favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change

 [Esc]  n. a police officer of the lowest rank; a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

 [Esc]  a. infectious; of or relating to communicable diseases

 [Esc]  a. deeply or seriously thoughtful

 [Esc]  n. assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; opposition, whether by argument or conduct

 [Esc]  v. deny the truth of; go against, as of rules and laws

 [Esc]  v. carry from one place to another; bear or transport

 [Esc]  n. duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another

 [Esc]  n. lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit

 [Esc]  n. gap; a long narrow opening

 [Esc]  a. casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

 [Esc]  n. sudden downfall; complete disaster

 [Esc]  a. friendly; of good appearance and manners; graceful

 [Esc]  n. process, condition, or period of deterioration or decline; falling off or away; decay

 [Esc]  v. slow down rate of advancement of; decrease speed of

 [Esc]  a. misleading, likely or attempting to deceive; fraudulent

 [Esc]  n. order from one having authority; decision, order, or sentence by court

 [Esc]  v. delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time

 [Esc]  n. great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water