8th Grade Vocab
wily
marked by skill in deception
fleeting
lasting for a markedly brief time
implicit
suggested though not directly expressed
feign
give a false appearance of
billow
rise and move, as in waves
anecdote
short account of an incident
gaunt
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
terse
brief and to the point
endeavor
(n.) an attempt to achieve a goal
(v.) try hard to do or achieve something
quaver
give off unsteady sounds
emphatic
forceful and definite in expression or action
bleak
unpleasantly cold and damp
dejected
affected or marked by low spirits
systematic
characterized by order and planning
taper
diminish gradually
chastise
scold or criticize severely
deft
skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
gaudy
marked by conspicuous display
ruddy
inclined to a healthy reddish color
concession
a point that is yielded
inundate
fill or cover completely, usually with water
tangible
perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
apt
quick to learn
appropriate or suitable to the circumstances
quibble
argue over petty things
brusque
rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
impassive
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility
roil
be agitated
strenuous
taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
strew
spread by scattering
apathy
lack of interest
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
feasible
capable of being done with means at hand
tendril
slender structure by which some plants attach to an object
oblique
not direct, explicit, or straightforward
temperate
not extreme
obsolete
no longer in use