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Vocabulary 2
8th Grade
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Literature
8th Grade
08/12/2010

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Term

incite

 

"The pitcher's bean ball incited the batter to fight."

 

link: fight

Definition
to arouse to action
Term

histrionic

 

link: history

 

"Professor Bradley liked his history on the histrionic side."

Definition
overly dramatic, theatrical
Term

bludgeon

 

 

link: dungeon

 

 

"Why do you supppose they have all these bludgeons in this dungeon?"

Definition
a short heavy, thick club that has one end larger than the other
Term

arduous

 

 

link: hard on us

 

"The arduous snow-covered trail is hard on us."

Definition
hard, difficult, tiresome
Term

reminisce

 

 

 

link: rim miss

 

 

"Jim never got over his rim miss and tortured himself for years reminiscing about it."

Definition
the act or practice of recalling the past
Term

opportune

 

 

 

link: opera tune

 

"Not an opportune time for an opera tune."

Definition
occurring or coming at a good time
Term

ballistics

 

 

link: lipstick

 

 

"Ballistic lipstick"

Definition
the study of the dynamics or flight characteristics of projectiles
Term

ambiance

 

 

link: ambulance

 

"HGeorge did not enjoy the ambiance in the ambulance."

Definition
mood, feeling; general atmosphere
Term

girth

 

 

link: birth

 

 

"Before giving birth, ladies are quite large in girth."

Definition
the distance around something; to encircle; to secure with a band that encircles the body of an animal
Term

askew

 

 

 

link: cue

 

 

"Curly's pool cue had become askew."

Definition
to one side; crooked; awry; a sidelong look of contempt
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