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Words to Go Book H
Grade 8.3
15
General Vocab
8th Grade
09/07/2012

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Term
amass

uh-MASS
Definition
VERB:
to gather together a large amount
Term
apt

APT
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
1. exactly right for some purpose
2. quick to learn or understand
3. likely
Term
bleak

BLEEK
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
without warmth or cheer; gloomy
Term
concoct

kun-KOKT
Definition
VERB:
1. to come up with (something) by using a variety of things
2. to make up; to think up
Term
craze

KRAZE
Definition
NOUN:
something that is extremely popular at the moment
Term
impressionable

im-PRESH-un-uh-bul
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
easily impressed or influenced
Term
incompatible

in-kum-PAT-uh-bul
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
not able to go together or get along together; not able to exist in harmony
Term
obsession

ub-SESH-un
Definition
NOUN:
1. anything that one thinks or worries about constantly or much too much
2. a feeling that one needs to perform some action over and over, without good reason
Term
partition

par-TISH-un
Definition
VERB:
to divide into parts

NOUN:
something that separates a space into parts, such as a wall
Term
presumptuous

pree-ZUMP-choo-us
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
wrongly assuming that one is equal, accepted, or welcome; too confident; bold in an unthinking way
Term
repulsive

ri-PUL-siv
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
very unpleasant to the senses, feelings, or thoughts; disgusting
Term
shortcoming

SHORT-kum-ing
Definition
NOUN:
a falling short of what is expected or needed; a weakness or fault
Term
solicit

suh-LISS-it
Definition
VERB:
to try to get (something) by asking
Term
stagnant

STAG-nunt
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
1. foul due to lack of motion
2. not active; not brisk
Term
unfounded

un-FOWN-did
Definition
ADJECTIVE
not based on fact or reason
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