8th grade LA vocab list 1

Front

Wicked or criminal

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nefarious

Front

Attitude of suspicion or disapproval

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askance

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Observation or statement of a general truth

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aphorism

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A person who speaks falsely; a liar

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prevaricator

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To spread throughout

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permeate

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Exclude someone from a group

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ostracize

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Fond of company; sociable

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gregarious

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During the day; daily

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diurnal

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impossible to understand or interpret

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inscrutable

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Happening by accident or chance

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Fortuitous