8th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 20
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wistful | Having or showing a feeling of vague, melancholy yearning or desire. | The students were wistful as they said goodbye to their teacher. | nostalgic, dreamy, sentimental | Adjective | |
| lexicology | A study of linguistics concerned with the form, meaning, and use of words. | The linguist was finding difficulty studying the lexicology of the ancient language. | Noun | ||
| dissembled | To hide or disguise a feeling or intention. | She dissembled her surprise and pretended she didn't know what they said. | concealed, bluffed, pretended | revealed, expressed, disclosed | Verb |
| chicanery | The use of clever deception to achieve an end. | He used chicanery to trick his opponents into making mistakes during the game. | treachery, deceit, subterfuge | sincerity, ingenuousness, forthrightness | Noun |
| reverent | Feeling or showing an exceptional amount of respect. | The people were reverent during the religious ceremony. | respectful, worshipful, devout | profane, sacrilegious, blasphemous | Adjective |
| xenodochial | Friendly to strangers. | He was xenodochial and loved to meet new people. | amicable, neighborly, cordial | xenophobic, hostile, unfriendly | Adjective |
| knavery | A dishonest or mischievous act. | He was accused of knavery and deceit in his business dealings. | deceit, deception, cheat | Noun | |
| pithy | Marked by using few words to make a clear or concise point. | His lecture was succinct and pithy. | succinct, aphoristic, terse | wordy, convoluted, redundant | Adjective |
| calumny | The act of making false statements about someone to damage their reputation. | He was accused of calumny when he spread false rumors about his rival. | defamation, libel, slander | Noun | |
| unanimously | Having complete agreement without any opposition. | The representatives voted unanimously for the next Speaker of the House. | collectively, mutually, unitedly | unilaterally, independently, individually | Adverb |
| recalcitrant | Defiant or uncooperative towards authority. | The recalcitrant child refused to do his homework. | rebellious, stubborn, intractable | obedient, cooperative, compliant | Adjective |
| malignant | Bad and tending to infiltrate and be infectious. | The tumor was malignant and needed to be removed. | virulent, malicious, vicious | benign, good | Adjective |
| podium | A level, raised surface or table. | The speaker stood behind the podium, ready to begin. | pulpit, stand, rostrum | Noun | |
| yew | A type of evergreen tree or shrub with stiff linear green leaves and seeds encapsulated by red aril. | They set out to pick the red seeds from the yew tree. | Noun | ||
| nondurable | Unable to withstand lengthy usage or harm. | We had to carry the nondurable packages carefully. | fragile, delicate, frail | durable, sturdy, unbreakable | Adjective |
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