8th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 24
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philanthropy | To help others through money or time. | The business practiced philanthropy to help the community. | charity, assistance, benefaction | Noun | |
| veneer | A light layer or decorative covering. | The thin veneer of paint gave the room a fresh new look. | cover, layer, surface | strip, uncover | Noun |
| errant | Away from the correct course. | The football player's errant behavior caused problems for the team. | straying, wayward, offending | righteous, correct, responsible | Adjective |
| facile | A simple approach, too hasty to be worthwhile. | The accountant's solution was too facile and didn't address the root of the problem. | cursory, ineffective, superficial | useful, efficient, valuable | Adjective |
| maverick | An independent thinker who acts on their own beliefs. | He was a maverick in the field of science, challenging the status quo. | dissenter, extremist, radical | moderate, conservative, conformist | Noun |
| skittish | Moving quickly in a frightened manner. | The skittish deer quickly bounded away when it saw a human. | nervous, anxious, uneasy | calm, composed, easygoing | Adjective |
| chastise | To scold due to wrongdoing. | Grandma would chastise me if I didn't listen to her instructions. | discipline, lecture, reprimand | reward, praise, commend | Verb |
| miscellany | A collection of things. | The store had a wide variety of goods, a miscellany of different items. | aggregation, assortment, anthology | single | Noun |
| dolorous | Sad or mournful. | The dolorous sound of the wind howling through the trees filled the night air. | rueful, sorrowful, woeful | hopeful, happy, cheerful | Adjective |
| impaled | To stab with something pointy. | The hero of the story impaled the vampire with a wooden stake. | pierce, spike, lance | Verb | |
| antipathy | A disgust or revulsion to someone or something. | I felt an instant antipathy toward him when we first met. | loathing, dislike, repulsion | admiration, regard, esteem | Noun |
| myriad | A large number of quantity. | The myriad of colors in the sunset were truly breathtaking. | abundance, windfall, mass | bounded, limited, countable | Adjective |
| poseur | Someone who pretends to be something they are not. | He was a poseur, pretending to be something he was not. | imposter, mimic, pretender | Noun | |
| despicable | Someone who is vile or loathsome. | The criminal's despicable behavior made it impossible for anyone to trust him. | disgraceful, disreputable, wretched | virtuous, honorable, reputable | Adjective |
| anonymous | Unknown or nameless. | The author of the book remained anonymous. | unidentified, incognito, secret | named, identified, known | Adjective |
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