Flashcards
Grade 8 Week 9 Vocabulary
Cards in this deck (20)
- 1apathydefinition: (noun) absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement; lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting
- 2arabledefinition: (adj) capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage
- 3assetdefinition: (noun) useful and desirable thing or quality; a single item of ownership having exchange value
- 4beneficialdefinition: (adj) conferring benefit; advantageous; helpful
- 5delineatedefinition: (verb) to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially; to portray in words; describe or outline with precision
- 6demuredefinition: (adj) characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved; affectedly or coyly decorous, sober, or sedate
- 7deridedefinition: (verb) to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock
- 8diffidentdefinition: (adj) lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy; restrained or reserved in manner, conduct, etc
- 9espousedefinition: (verb) to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause
- 10exacerbatedefinition: (verb) to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate; to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate
- 11indifferentdefinition: (adj) without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic:
his indifferent attitude toward the suffering of others; having no bias, prejudice, or preference; impartial; disinterested - 12indistinctdefinition: (adj) not distinct; not clearly marked or defined:
indistinct markings; not clearly distinguishable or perceptible, as to the eye, ear, or mind - 13nurturedefinition: (verb) to feed and protect:
to nurture one's offspring; to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: - 14objectivedefinition: (noun) something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish; purpose; goal; target
(adj) being the object or goal of one's efforts; not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: - 15quelldefinition: (verb) to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: to vanquish; subdue
- 16rancordefinition: (noun) bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- 17rationaledefinition: (noun) the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something; a statement of reasons; a reasoned exposition of principles.
- 18rebukedefinition: (verb) to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand.
- 19stimulatedefinition: (verb) to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite
- 20tolerantdefinition: (adj) inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing