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Words to Go Book H
Grade 8.19
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General Vocab
8th Grade
09/07/2012

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Term
adroit

uh-DROIT
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
showing physical or mental skill
Term
altruistic

al-troo-ISS-tik
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Term
amenable

uh-MEE-nuh-bul or un-MEN-uh-bul
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
ready and willing to do what is asked or suggested
Term
charisma

kuh-RIZ-muh
Definition
NOUN:
the power to attract others through one's personality
Term
condone

kon-DOAN
Definition
VERB:
to accept, forgive, or overlook something wrong
Term
depict

dee-PIKT
Definition
VERB:
1. to represent in an illustration, drawing, painting, sculpture, or other art from
2. to describe in words
Term
dubious

DOO-bee-us
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
1. feeling doubt; unsure
2. raising doubts in a way that creates suspicion; questionable
Term
impair

im-PAIR
Definition
VERB:
to damage or lessen the quality or strength of something; to make worse
Term
lucrative

LOO-kruh-tiv
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
producing wealth; very profitable
Term
melodramatic

mel-oh-druh-MAT-ik
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
highly emotional or overly dramatic, often in a way that exaggerates a situation or reaction
Term
penitence

PEN-ih-tunce
Definition
NOUN:
regret or sorrow for having done wrong
Term
revelry

REV-ul-ree
Definition
NOUN:
loud and very lively celebrating
Term
succinct

suk-SINKT
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
saying what needs to be said without unnecessary words
Term
tepid

TEP-id
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
neither hot nor cold
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vindictive

vin-DIK-tiv
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
tending to want revenge; intended as revenge
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