8th grade vocab lesson 4
Terms
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- alienate
- (v.) make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent -- estrange; disaffect
- captivate
- (v.) attract and hold the attention and interest of -- fascinate; charm
- current
- (adj.)now going on or existing; generally accepted or prevailing at the moment -- present, contemporary
- discretion
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(n.) quality of being discreet (judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to
(n.) maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature) -- prudence; circumspection - drastic
- (adj.) having a strong or vehement effect -- extreme; severe; harsh
- duplicate
- (v.) make an exact copy of -- imitate; reproduce
- evacuate
- (v.) withdraw from -- vacate; leave
- forbearance
- (n.) quality of being patient or self-controlled when provoked -- patience; leniency
- futile
- (adj.) serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective -- fruitless; vain
- germane
- (adj.) closely or significantly related -- relevant; pertinent
- mendacious
- (adj.) given to or marked by deception, falsehood, or divergence from the truth -- dishonest; untruthful
- pique
- (v.) arouse anger or resentment in, wound the pride of -- nettle; peeve; irritate
- ponder
- (v.)weigh carefully in the mind -- appraise; consider
- privation
- (n.) state of being deprived of the usual necessities of life -- want; need; deprivation
- quagmire
- (n.) soft, swampy ground that yeilds under foot; entrapping situation -- morass; predicament
- shred
- (n.) very small pieces or amount -- fragment; particle; scrap
- solemn
- (adj.) made or done seriously or thoughtfully -- serious; earnest
- spontaneous
- (adj.) resulting from a (adj.) natural impulse or tendency, without effort or premeditation -- unpremeditated; instinctive
- status
- (n.) position of an individual in relation to others -- rank; standing
- wrest
- (v.) take by force or violent effort -- extort; wring