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Vocabulary List V
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Language - English
8th Grade
05/05/2016

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Term

 iota

As far as science is concerned, there is not one iota of evidence to prove that life exists on other planets.

Definition
a very small quantity or amount
Term

elucidate

to make understood, to clarify, to shed light upon something.

Definition

  • She read everything she could get her hands on that would elucidate and expand upon her study of the human brain. 

Term

 expunge

The judge directed the court stenographer to expunge the last three paragraphs of witness's testimony because she was hysterical. 
 

 

Definition
to strike or blot something out; erase; obliterate.
Term

temerity

If you have the temerity to jump off the bridge even after hearing about the risk of instant death, you truly are a fool. 

Definition
the quality of being unafraid of danger or punishment in a foolish way.
Term

gait

We had slowed to a cautious gait and were feeling our way forward so as not to bump into the trees.

Definition
a person's individual way of walking
Term

purloin

Jeremy must have purloined a copy of the school's master key because that is the only way he could have gotten into the cafeteria without breaking a window. 

Definition
to steal something.
Term

capacious

That mini-van has a capacious storage area which makes it an ideal choice for larger families.

Definition
containing or capable of containing a large amount of something.
Term

trepidation

After listening to the teacher describe how important the NYS ELA test was and all the preparation needed to do well on the test, Pam began to feel her trepidation grow about failing the assessment.

Definition
 
 a feeling of fear that causes you to hesitate because you think something bad or unpleasant is going to happen.

(trepid, trepidly, trepidity, trepidant, intrepid)
Term

irascible

Unlike his twin brother who never seems to get upset, Colin is irascible and gets angry very quickly.

Definition

becoming angry very easily : having a bad temper.




(irascibility, irascibly, irascibleness)

Term

pithy

William Shakespeare was so skilled in using few words in clever and new ways that he is considered one of the most pithy writers ever. 

Definition
using few words in a clever and effective way.



(pithier, pithiest)
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