8th grade vocabulary
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- Congregate
- To come together in a crowd.
- Peninsula
- Strip of land with water on three sides.
- Insular
- Relating to an island.
- Fundamental
- Basic;primary;essential
- Accent
- A style of speech characteristic of a region.
- Accompanist
- A musician who plays for a performer.
- Accomplice
- One who helps another to break a law.
- Precipice
- A steep cliff overhanging a rock.
- Latitude
- Distance north or south of the equator.
- Intelligible
- Able to understand.
- Articulate
- Expressed in an effective manner.
- Inductee
- A new member of a club or organization.
- Longitude
- Distance east or west of the equator.
- Dialect
- The form of language spoken in a region.
- Miscellaneous
- Made up of various elements.
- Peer
- An equal in age, class, or rank.
- Communal
- Belonging to a community or group.
- Terrestrial
- Having to do with earth or land.
- Diction
- The choice and use of words.
- Meridian
- Imaginary circle around the earth.
- Throng
- A large group;crowd.
- Complement
- Something that completes a whole.
- Topography
- The physical features of a region.
- Status
- Position in society;condition.
- Enunciate
- To pronounce in a clear manner.
- Stress
- To emphasize,particularly when speaking.
- Panorama
- Wide-ranging view of a large area.
- Despondent
- Depressed;dejected.
- Amicable
- Friendly
- Genesis
- Origin or source.
- Descendant
- Offspring of a particular ancestor.
- Anguish
- Great mental or physical pain.
- Degenerate
- To decline,deteriorate,or worsen.
- Disillusion
- To disappoint or disenchant.
- Coalition
- Alliance of people with a common cause.
- Consensus
- General agreement.
- Generation
- Offspring at the same stage of descent.
- Gentry
- Well-bred people of high social position.
- Parental
- Pertaining to a mother or father.
- Quagmire
- Muddy land in which one can sink.
- Disgruntled
- Discontented or cross.
- Blithe
- Cheerful; careful; lighthearted
- Primogeniture
- Being the first born child.
- Gender
- Classification of beings as male or female.
- Distress
- Anxiety, discomfort, or suffering.
- Patriarch
- Male leader of a family or clan.
- Defiant
- Boldly challenging authority.
- Progeny
- Children
- Genealogy
- A record of ancestry
- Exuberant
- Full of enthusiasm.
- Desolate
- Lonely and sad.
- Lineage
- Direct descent from a particular ancestor.
- Regenerate
- To form or create anew.
- Generic
- General; relating to an entire group.
- Sibling
- A brother or sister.
- Maternal
- Referring to motherhood.
- Abode
- A dwelling place or home.
- Stability
- Firmness of character or purpose.
- Blockade
- The closing off of an area.
- Prefabricate
- To build in advance.
- Conflagration
- A large and destructive area.
- Alloy
- A metal formed by mixing two other metals.
- Rotunda
- A circular building, usually with a dome.
- Annex
- A wing added to or close to another building.
- Staunch
- Characterized by firmness or loyalty.
- Indestructible
- Incapable of being destroyed
- Dissection
- Cutting something apart to examine.
- Buoyant
- Capable of floating in a liquid.
- Solar
- Having to do with the sun.
- Valiant
- Displaying bravery or courage.
- Distill
- To purify a liquid by heating it.
- Celestial
- Related to the sky or heavens.
- Trellis
- A framework crossed or strips of wood.
- Excavate
- To dig or hollow out.
- Edifice
- A building; expecially one of great size.
- Martial
- Inclined or disposed toward war.