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Language - English
8th Grade
12/15/2016

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Term

accentuate


The girl accentuated her bright orange hair with a giant yellow bow which seemed to make it even more orange!

Definition

Definition


to make more noticeable


(word family member)


(-d, -s, -ing)

Term

aspire


When I was younger, I aspired to become a famous stage actor even though I felt it was an unattainable goal.

Definition
Term

boisterous


The students in the gym were really boisterous yelling and cheering-on their Bubble Ball teammates.

Definition

Definition

 

noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.


(word family member)


(boisterously)

Term

boisterous


The students in the gym were really boisterous yelling and cheering-on their Bubble Ball teammates.

Definition

Definition

 

noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy.


(word family member)


(boisterously)

Term

decorum


It took all the decorum Frankie had to walk past the group of boys with class and not look at them while they screamed for her phone number.

Definition

Defintion


 

behavior in keeping with good taste; etiquette.


(word Family member)

Term

refugee


     Many child refugees experience the horrors of war before they leave their home countries in order to find a safe place to live.

Definition

DEfinition

 

a person forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster.


(refugees)


(word family member)

 

Term

endure


    It is unbelievable that a child can endure such horrible living conditions and still manage to smile.

Definition

Definition


to patiently suffer something painful or difficult; to remain in existence or last a long time.


. (-d, -s, -ing, endurance)


(word family member)

Term

cringe


Many English teachers cringe when they hear their students use the non-word "mines."

Definition

Definiton


to feel disgust or embarrassment often through movement of your face or body; to make a sudden movement out of fear of being hurt.


. (-ed, -s, -ing)


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Term

alienate


 

    He alienated most of his friends with his bad temper and soon no one even texted him anymore.

Definition

Defintion


to cause someone to feel that he or she no longer belongs to a particular group or part of society.


(-ed, -s, -ing)


(word family member)

Term

conviction


It is my firm conviction that all students have the ability to learn and be successful.

Definition

Defintion


a firmly held belief;  a formal ruling that someone is guilty of a crime.


(convict, -ed, -s, -ing)


(word family member)

Term

monastery


 

Brother Maurice lived in a beautiful monastery on Bolivia for most of his life.

Definition

Defintion


the place where a group of nuns or monks work and live either as a group or alone.


(-ed, -s, -ing)


(word family member)

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