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Words to Go Book H
Grade 8.8
15
General Vocab
8th Grade
09/07/2012

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Term
allegation

al-uh-GAY-shun
Definition
NOUN:
a formal, but not yet proven, accusation
Term
animosity

an-uh-MOSS-uh-tee
Definition
NOUN:
obvious anger or hatred
Term
befitting

bee-FIT-ing
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
appropriate to, suitable or proper for
Term
brevity

BREV-uh-tee
Definition
NOUN:
shortness of time, briefness
Term
curtail

kur-TAIL
Definition
VERB:
to put limitations on, to cut short, to reduce
Term
deface

dee-FACE
Definition
VERB:
to damage or spoil the surface or appearance of
Term
frivolous

FRIV-uh-lus
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
not very important or serious
Term
impart

im-PART
Definition
VERB:
1. to give or add something, such as a quality
2. to give information or knowledge
Term
oppression

uh-PRESH-un
Definition
NOUN:
1. to act of keeping down by unjust use of power
2. a sense of being heavily weighed down or troubled
Term
peevish

PEEV-ish
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
easily annoyed
Term
proficient

proh-FISH-unt
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
very capable, quite able
Term
regress

ri-GRESS
Definition
VERB:
to go back, to move backward, to return to an earlier condition or behavior
Term
stodgy

STAH-jee
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
dull or uninteresting due to being overly traditional or formal, boringly old-fashioned
Term
totality

toh-TAL-uh-tee
Definition
NOUN:
the condition or fact of being complete or total, the total amount
Term
unkempt

un-KEMPT
Definition
ADJECTIVE:
untidy in a way that results from neglect
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