8th Grade Vocabulary

prejudice   Chapter 3   Chapter 14
racism   diminutive   antagonize
marginal   irk   Chapter 15
marginalize   persevere   acquiesce
parasite   Chapter 4   façade
parasitic   gingerly   ominous
hypocrite   scowl   Chapter 16
stagnant   transparent   profane
stagnate   melancholy   Chapter 17
juxtapose   tyranny   acrimonious
gender   Chapter 5   Chapter 18
    benevolent   mollify
    asinine   Chapter 19
    inquisitive   candid
    tacit   Chapter 20
    Chapter 6   discreet
    malignant   temerity
    Chapter 7   Chapter 21
    bewilderment   acquit
    Chapter 8   Chapter 22
    caricature   cynical
    cordial   Chapter 23
Chapter 1   unfathomable   credibility
alien    Chapter 9   furtive
amble    mortify   infantile
assuage    subdue   Chapter 24
chattel     tentatively   hypocrite
morbid     wary   squalor
nocturnal     Chapter 10   Chapter 25
phantom     articulate   veneer
predilection     feeble   Chapter 26
synonymous   Chapter 11   profound
taciturn     escapade   recluse
terrain     infuriated   remorse
vapid     oppressive   Chapter 28
Chapter 2   tirade   ascertain
literate   Chapter 12   subordinate
revelation   garish   Chapter 29
sojourn   tedious   reprimand
subsequent   Chapter 13   Chapter 30
    caste   limelight
    myopic    
         
theme
implement 

essential

passive/passively

prose

substantiate
explicate/explication
affable
amiable
hinder
malicious
prologue
rubble
atrocious
berate
despair
mediocre
perplexed
profanity
prolific
 

round character

flat character    

static character    

dynamic character 

objective

subjective

denotation

connotation

 

 admonish

 animosity

 calamity

 caricature

 ominous

 shrug

 solitary

 succumb

 devour

 euphoric

 minimal

 oblivious

 progress

 stench

 vacant

 

concise
precise
imply
infer
maternal

matriarch

paternal
patriarch

ambidextrous

ambivalent
 

appalled

vicinity

eccentric

apex

immaculate

clarity

tyrant

sporadic

hiatus

trepidation

visible

pallid

contentment

eternity