8th Grade Vocabulary 1 Q3

Standard

• ELACC8L6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

1. perturb

perturb (v): to disturb; to upset

Sample sentence: You will surely perturb your mother if you do not clean up your room today.

Other forms: perturbed; Perturbing

2. conspicuous conspicuous (adj): easily seen or noticed;

attracting special attention

Sample sentence: You have conspicuous errors in your homework.

Sample sentence: The red convertible was conspicuous among the parked limousines.

Word Forms: Conspicuously; inconspicuous; inconspicuously

3. diminish

diminish (v): to make or cause to seem smaller, less, or less important

Sample Sentence: Letting a child draw on a painting will probably diminish its value.

Word Forms: diminishable; diminishment

4. languish

languish (v): to be or become weak or feeble

Sample Sentence: The robber languished in prison for ten years.

Sample Sentence: Millions of people languish in debt and don’t see any way out.

Word Forms: languishing; languisher

5. spellbinding

spellbinding (adj): holding one’s attention

Sample Sentence: The photographer found the pictures spellbinding.

Word forms: spellbind; spellbound

6. annihilate

annihilate (v.): To destroy completely; to exterminate

Sample Sentence: Gargamel planned to annihilate Smurf Villiage.

Forms: Annihilating, annihilated,annihilates

7. apathy

apathy (n.): A complete lack of emotion or interest; indifference

Sample Sentence: Taylor and her boyfriend broke up and got back together so many times that she started feeling nothing but apathy for the relationship.

Forms: Apathetic

8. blandishment

blandishment (n.): flattering remarks that are meant to be persuasive.

Sentence Sample: The students showered the teacher in blandishment in hopes that she would reduce the homework assignment.

Forms: blandish; blandished

9. compulsory

compulsory (adj.): required; mandatory

Sample Sentence: The ice skaters performed a compulsory routine in the preliminary round of the competition.

10. expounding

expounding (v.): Explaining in great detail

Sample Sentence: The teacher began expounding on the topic of the Civil Rights movement.

Forms: Expound; Expounds; Expounded

1. perturb (v): to disturb; to upset 2. conspicuous (adj): easily seen or noticed; attracting

special attention3. diminish (v): to make or cause to seem smaller, less, or

less important4. languish (v): to be or become weak or feeble5. spellbinding (adj): holding one’s attention6. annihilate (v.): To destroy completely; to exterminate7. apathy (n.): A complete lack of emotion or interest;

indifference8. blandishment (n.): flattering remarks that are meant to

be persuasive. 9. compulsory (adj.): required; mandatory10. expounding (v.): Explaining in great detail