8th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 22
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| perilously | Very risky or reckless. | He walked perilously close to the edge of the cliff. | dangerous, harmful, injurious | carefully, safely, securely | Adverb |
| jocose | Joking or playful. | His jocose remark made the room burst out in laughter. | humorous, funny, witty | boring, serious, unfunny | Adjective |
| benign | Mild or non threatening. | The benign weather conditions made the hike enjoyable. | benevolent, favorable, gentle | bad, severe, malicious | Adjective |
| nondiscriminatory | To not discriminate or be impartial. | This company is committed to having nondiscriminatory hiring practices. | equitable, evenhanded, fair | biased, prejudiced, partial | Adjective |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason | His argument was so cogent that it was impossible to refute. | rational, logical, pragmatic | unimportant, invalid, weak | Adjective |
| joviality | The characteristic of being cheerful or pleasant. | The joviality of the host made everyone feel welcome. | cordial, amiable, jolly | disagreeable, gloomy, unpleasant | Adjective |
| cicatrix | A wound, dent or blister. | The burn left a cicatrix on her arm. | imperfection, scar, blotch | perfection | Noun |
| cache | Hidden stash of valuable items. | I found a cache of coins buried in the sand. | hoard, repository, stockpile | Noun | |
| viscous | Slow flowing, or sticky. | The syrup was too viscous to pour easily. | thick, gooey, syrupy | watery, unsticky | Adjective |
| debunked | To demystify or unshroud something. | The scientist debunked the myth about the fountain of youth. | disprove, rebut, refute | confirm, verify, show | Verb |
| whorl | A series of concentric circles. | The fingerprints had a unique whorl pattern. | twirl, curl, twist | Noun | |
| portend | A sign or to herald something. | The dark clouds portended a storm. | foretell, predict, omen | Verb | |
| upkeep | To provide maintenance to keep something in good repair. | The upkeep of the old building was costly. | repair, preservation, support | destruction, neglect | Noun |
| quandary | A state of confusion or trouble. | The was in a quandary about what to do next. | predicament, difficulty, dilemma | success, solution | Noun |
| wane | A slow decline. | This interest in the project began to wane. | atrophy, decrease, dwindle | enhance, enlarge, expand | Verb |
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