Parkland Vocab Grade Eight--Unit Seven

Front

frighten or overawe (someone)

Back

intimidate

Front

To make valueless, take away all force or effect.

Back

invalidate

Front

One side smaller than the other

Back

lopsided

Front

to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

Back

maim

Front

To make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out

Back

nullify

Front

To blot out completely, destroy utterly

Back

obliterate

Front

Persistent, irrational fear of a specific object leading to avoidance.

Back

Phobia

Front

short but full of meaning

Back

pithy

Front

To absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things

Back

preoccupy

Front

widespread

Back

prevalent