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Words to Go Book H
Grade 8.14
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General Vocab
8th Grade
09/07/2012

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Term
abstain

ab-STAIN
Definition
VERB:
to hold back from doing or participating in something
Term
balderdash

BALL-dur-dash
Definition
NOUN:
talk or writing that is worthless because it makes no sense
Term
canny

KAN-ee
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
clever and cautious; showing sharp understanding in one's dealings
Term
dogged

DOG-id
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
not giving in readily; staying with an activity in a steady way
Term
enlighten

en-LITE-un
Definition
VERB:
to provide information in a way that frees one from ignorance; to give the light of knowledge to
Term
haggard

HAG-urd
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
having a worn look, as from grief, illness, or strain
Term
humdrum

HUM-drum
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
boringly ordinary
Term
oaf

OAF
Definition
NOUN:
a clumsy, stupid person
Term
plagiarize

PLAY-juh-rize
Definition
VERB:
to copy written work done by someone else and present it as one's own
Term
plummet

PLUM-it
Definition
VERB:
to fall straight down; to plunge
Term
savagery

SAV-ij-ree
Definition
NOUN:
1. the condition of being wild, fierce, or untamed
2. an act of cruelty of fierceness
Term
tangible

TAN-juh-bul
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
1. able to be touched or felt by touch; having physical form
2. specific enough to be grasped with the mind; definite; not vague
Term
ultimatum

ul-tuh-MATE-um
Definition
NOUN:
a final demand-one that, if refused, will end all dealings
Term
unscrupulous

un-SKROO-pyuh-luss
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
without moral principals
Term
zany

ZAY-nee
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
funny in a foolish or crazy way
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