8th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 13
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hyperbolic | Of, marked by, or relating too exaggeration in speech or overstatement of the truth. | His claims were hyperbolic and wildly overstated. | exessive, inflated, overblown | Adjective | |
| trepidation | A feeling or angst or aggitation in anticipation of something. | The thought of meeting her in-laws gave her intense trepidation. | anxiety, nervousness, apprehension | assurance, fearlessness, confidence | Noun |
| egress | A place or means of leaving some place. | He used the emergency egress to escape the burning building. | exit, outlet, passage | ingress, entrance, entry | Noun |
| luminous | Full of or emitting light. | The full moon was luminous in the night sky. | glowing, radiant, bright | dim, dark, gloomy | Adjective |
| misconception | An inaccurate or wrong idea based on faulty thinking or understanding. | It’s a common misconception that all sharks are dangerous to humans. | misunderstanding, fallacy, delusion | Noun | |
| ruthless | Having or showing no sympathy or compassion for others. | The lion was ruthless when fighting the hyenas. | merciless, brutal, pitiless | compassionate, merciful, benevolent | Adjective |
| froward | Resistant to authority or not easily managed. | The froward dog refused to listened to its owners and always caused trouble. | rebellious, defiant, unruly | obediant, docile, tractable | Adjective |
| perfidious | Of, relating to, or characterized by untrustworthiness and disloyalty. | Her friend's perfidious actions left her feeling betrayed. | traitorous, unfaithful, treacherous | loyal, devoted, trustworthy | Adjective |
| vanquished | To overcome or defeat completely. | We vanquished the other team in a dominant performance. | dominated, subdued, conquered | Verb | |
| obliterated | To destroy completely and utterly. | The wrecking ball obliterated the west side of the building. | destroy, annihilate, erase | Verb | |
| ushered | To guide or show the way to someone. | The waiter ushered us to our table. | lead, escort, accompany | Verb | |
| enormity | The quality or state of being extremely large. | It's hard to imagine the immense enormity of the universe. | vastness, magnitude, massiveness | smallness, minuteness, tininess | Noun |
| tabulate | To record or arrange information or data in an organized fashion. | We must tabulate the scores before we can determine the winner. | categorize, enumerate, order | disarrange, disorganize, disorder | Verb |
| esteem | A feeling of great respect or approval. | His courageous actions earned him high esteem from his peers. | respect, admiration, regard | disdain, contempt, indignation | Noun |
| plaudits | An enthusiastic applause from an audience. | The plaudits for the speaker went on and on. | ovation, praise, cheers | boos, sneers | Noun |
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