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Words to Go Book H
Grade 8.7
15
General Vocab
8th Grade
09/07/2012

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Term
aghast

uh-GAST
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
struck with amazed dismay, shocked and astonished
Term
curt

KURT
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
so short or brief as to seem rude
Term
disarray

dis-uh-RAY
Definition
NOUN:
1. an untidy condition, disorder or confusion
2. disorderly dress
Term
extrovert

EX-truh-vurt
Definition
NOUN:
a sociable person who likes to be with other people and makes friends easily
Term
finagle

fi-NAY-gul
Definition
VERB:
to get or arrange by cleverness or trickery, to use sneaky methods
Term
immoral

ih-MOR-ul
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
nor moral, wrong according to the standards of right or wrong, sinful
Term
improvise

IM-pruh-vize
Definition
VERB:
1. to perform without preparation
2. to make from whatever is available
Term
outlandish

out-LAN-dish
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
very odd, extremely strange
Term
overcast

OH-vur-kast
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
cloudy (said of the sky or weather)
Term
pittance

PIT-unce
Definition
NOUN:
a very small allowance, wage, or payment
Term
quell

KWEL
Definition
VERB:
1. to bring to a stop, to put an end to (something) by force or persuasion, to overcome
2. to make calm, to quiet
Term
recur

ri-KUR
Definition
VERB:
to happen or occur again
Term
shirk

SHIRK
Definition
VERB:
to avoid or leave undone (something that should be done)
Term
unswerving

un-SWUR-ving
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
1. not turning aside or changing course
2. steady, firm, not changing
Term
vogue

VOHG
Definition
NOUN:
1. the fashion or style at a particular time
2. popularity or general acceptance, usually of a temporary nature
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