8th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 3
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jaded | Made cynical or apathetic by experience or too much exposure. | He was jaded by the constant negativity in the news. | bored, weary, fatigued | excited, refreshed, invigorated | Adjective |
| lexicographer | A writer, compiler, or editor of a dictionary. | The lexicographer worked tirelessly to update the dictionary. | Noun | ||
| temporal | Relating to finite time or earthliness, as opposed to eternity. | The temporal nature of life creates a sense of urgency. | bodily, terrestrial, worldly | spiritual, heavenly, celestial | Adjective |
| laudatory | Containing or expressing praise. | The senior banquet was filled with laudatory remarks for the students. | positive, praiseful, favorable | critical, disparaging, uncomplimentary | Adjective |
| vented | To give free and strong emotional expression to. | He vented his frustration to his manager. | expressed, state, voice | repress, control, restrain | Verb |
| jocund | Marked by merriness and high spirits. | She was in a jocund mood and enjoyed the party. | happy, contented, cheerful | melancholy, sorrowful, unhappy | Adjective |
| enervated | To weaken or lessen the vitality of. | The heat enervated him, and he could no longer work. | exhaust, fatigue, soften | invigorate, vitalize, energize | Verb |
| subside | To become less severe and intense. | The waves began to subside as the storm moved away. | decline, ease, recede | intensify, escalate, grow | Verb |
| anomaly | Something out of the ordinary or different from what is expected. | The anomaly in the data was later found to be due to a measurement error. | aberration, abnormality, exception | Noun | |
| nomadic | Of or relating to people who do not settle permanently in one place. | The Arapaho are a well-known nomadic Native American tribe. | peregrine, peripatetic, wayfaring | static, stationary, settled | Adjective |
| lauded | To declare high approval of. | The new restaurant was lauded by critics. | praised, applauded, commended | criticized, disparaged, knocked | Verb |
| basked | To relax or lie in warmth and light. | The cat basked in the sun for hours. | rested, lounged, reposed | Verb | |
| suspense | A condition of mental uncertainty or excitement awaiting a decision or outcome. | The suspense was killing her as she waited for the results of the exam. | Noun | ||
| navigability | The degree to which an area can be traveled through. | The invention of the compass increased the navigability of the oceans. | Noun | ||
| entailed | To involve or imply as necessary to something. | The job entailed a lot of travel and long hours. | encompassed, included, contained | excluded, omitted, precluded | Verb |
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