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8th Grade Vocabulary Challenge Spring 2013
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8th Grade
03/17/2013

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8th Grade Vocabulary Challenge
Spring 2013
Created by Evan McKinney
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Art
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Contrast
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creating difference between elements of art
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Value
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value is the lightness or darkness if a color
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Drama and Vocal Music
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Articulation
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the shaping and molding of sounds into syllables; to "spit out" words
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Diction
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Pronunciation and enunciation of words while singing
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Pantomime
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bodily movement and expression of words without dialogue
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Projection
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increase voice or actions so that they will carry to audience
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Vibrato
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a slightly tremulous effect imparted to vocal tone for added warmth and expressiveness by slight and rapid variations in pitch
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Language Arts
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Allusion
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a brief, usually indirect reference to a person, place, or event-real or fictional
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Analyze
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to examine carefully and in detail so as to identify causes, key factors, and possible results
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Dystopia
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a society characterized by human misery, oppression, and/or disease
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Empathize
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the understanding of what someone else is feeling because you have experienced it yourself or can put yourself in their shoes
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Inference
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to reason from circumstance; to surmise
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Ostracize
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Exclusion from a society or group
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Mathematics
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Coefficient
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A number attached to a variable using multiplication
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Hypotenuse
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The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle
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Integers
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whole numbers and their opposites
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Reciprocal
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the multiplicative inverse of a number
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Slope
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the rate of change between any two points on a line
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Media Center
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Bibliography
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a list of citations for books, periodical articles or other materials cited in research
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Copyright
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a form of protection given to the authors or creators of "original works of authorship", including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and other intellectual works.
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Infinite Campus Logon
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a logon that allows that allows a student onto Infinite Campus
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Plagiarism
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the un-credited use (both intentional and unintentional) of somebody else's words or ideas
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Social Studies
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Impeach
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to bring charges against
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Precedent
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an action or decision that later serves as an example
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Propaganda
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information spread to help or harm a specific group
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Ratify
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to formally approve
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Secede
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to formally withdraw
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Siege
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a military blockade of a city
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Science
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Inertia
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the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
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Mass
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The amount of matter in an object
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Velocity
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speed in a given direction
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Volume
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the amount of space an object takes up
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Weight
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the measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
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Work
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force exerted on an object that causes it to move
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Physical Education
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Endurance
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the ability of the cells in the body to efficiently use oxygen and release carbon dioxide; also known as aerobic fitness
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Flexibility
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the elasticity of muscles and connective tissues, which determines the range of motion of the joints
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Tech Ed and Graphics
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Diameter
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the distance across a circle at its greatest point.
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Forstner Bit
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a round drill bit used for drilling flat-bottomed holes
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Transistor
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electronic device that can turn an electric current on or off
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Resistor
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electrical device that control how much current flows through a circuit
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Bonus 8th Grade Spanish Words
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Atrevido
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outgoing
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La Pregunta
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question
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El Cartel
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poster
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Las Tijeras
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Scissors
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Bienvenidos
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welcome
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La Ropa
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clothes
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El Estadio
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stadium
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Picuda
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pointy
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Ocupado
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busy
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Demasiado
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too much
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