8th Grade Vocabulary

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Fallacies

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Mistakes in reasoning or arguments that undermine the logic of the argument.

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Banter

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Witty and playful conversation or teasing.

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Ungainly

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Awkward or clumsy in movement.

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Memoirs

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Personal stories or accounts of one's life experiences.

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Connoisseur

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An expert judge in matters of taste, especially in food or art.

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Vocabulary

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The set of words known and used by a person or group.

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Context

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The circumstances or setting surrounding a word or event that help clarify its meaning.

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Synonym

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A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.

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Antonym

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A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

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Idiom

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A phrase or expression that has a figurative meaning different from its literal meaning.