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Vocabulary 6
8th Grade
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Literature
8th Grade
11/04/2010

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Term

myriad

 

 

 

link: mirror add

 

 

"Many mirrors add a myriad of reflections."

 

Definition

an extremely large number

 

 

Term

accolade

 

 

 

link: lemonade

 

 

 

"Jane and Jack received accolades for their lemonade."

Definition

an award, an honor; approval, praise

 

 

Term

grandiloquent

 

 

link: grand elephant

 

 

"The grand elephant made a grandiloquent speech."

Definition

attempting to impress with big words or grand gestures

 

 

Term

caucus

 

 

 

link: cactus

 

 

"A cactus caucus."

 

Definition

a meeting of the members of a political party to make decisions; to assemble in or hold a caucus

 

 

Term

dromedary

 

 

link: roaming dairy

 

 

"On the Arabian deserts, a mother dromedary is a roaming dairy."

Definition

a one-humped domesticated camel

 

 

 

Term

demonic

 

 

link: demon

 

 

"Professor Luke E. Fer was a demonic demon when it came time for his final exams."

 

Definition

one who works devilishly ( a demon for work), a persistent person, force or drive; an evil person

 

 

Term

noxious

 

 

 

link: knocks us

 

 

"Her cheap perfume was so noxious, it almost knocked us out."

Definition

physically or mentally destructive, or harmful to human beings

 

 

Term

proficient

 

 

link: pro fisherman

 

 

"The ultimate proficient pro fisherman."

Definition

skillful; to be very good at something

 

 

 

Term

harangue

 

 

link: meringue

 

 

"The mayor's harangue that women should stay home more was met with meringue pies."

Definition

to lecture, berate; a long bombastic speech

 

 

Term

atrophy

 

 

link: trophy

 

 

"Once a trophy champion, Jim's muscles atrophied due to a chronic illness."

Definition

to wither away

 

 

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