words every 8th grader should know list 7

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anecdote

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n. short account of an incident

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brusque

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adj. rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

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dejected

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adj. affected or marked by low spirits

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emphatic

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adj. forceful and definite in expression or action

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feign

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v. give a false appearance of

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impassive

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adj. having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

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implicit

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adj. suggested though not directly expressed

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quaver

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v. to give off unsteady sounds

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quibble

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v. to argue over petty things

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ruddy

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adj. inclined to a healthy reddish color