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Grade 8 Week 7 Vocabulary
Karten in diesem Stapel (20)
- 1astutedefinition: (adj) clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd
- 2depressiondefinition: (noun) a depressed or sunken place or part; an area lower than the surrounding surface; or
sadness; gloom; dejection - 3deviatedefinition: (verb) to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc;
to depart or swerve, as from a procedure, course of action, or acceptable norm;
to digress, as from a line of thought or reasoning - 4extantdefinition: (adj) in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost
- 5exigentdefinition: (adj) requiring immediate action or aid; urgent; pressing;
requiring a great deal, or more than is reasonable - 6inherentdefinition: (adj) existing in someone or something as a permanent and inseparable element, quality, or attribute
- 7ominous:definition: (adj) portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:
an ominous bank of dark clouds;
indicating the nature of a future event, for good or evil; having the significance of an omen; being a portent - 8recuperatedefinition: (verb) to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or strength;
to recover from financial loss. - 9rifedefinition: (adj) of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use; current in speech or report:;abundant, plentiful, or numerous
- 10translucentdefinition: (adj) permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible; easily understandable; lucid:
a translucent explication;
clear; transparent - 11uniquedefinition: (adj) existing as the only one or as the sole example; single; solitary in type or characteristics;
having no like or equal; unparalleled; incomparable - 12aridDefinition: (adj) being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land;an arid climate;barren or unproductive because of lack of moisture:arid farmland; lacking interest or imaginativeness; sterile; jejune:
- 13culpritdefinition: (noun) a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault;
a person arraigned for an offense - 14deterdefinition: (verb) to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding; to prevent; check; arrest:
- 15enervatedefinition: (verb) to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken
- 16expertisedefinition: (noun) expert skill or knowledge; expertness; know-how:
business expertise;
a written opinion by an expert, as concerning the authenticity or value of a work of art, manuscript, etc. - 17ingeniousdefinition: (adj) characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction; an ingenious machine; cleverly inventive or resourcefu
- 18obsoletedefinition: (adj) no longer in general use; fallen into disuse;
of a discarded or outmoded type; out of date; no longer in use, especially, out of use for at least the past century - 19reconciledefinition: (verb) to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired;
to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable;to compose or settle (a quarrel, dispute, etc.);to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent - 20restivedefinition: (adj) impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy; refractory; stubborn; refusing to go forward; balky
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