125 words every 8th grader should know - List 1

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abate: ________ in amount or intensity.

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decrease

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assimilate: become like one's ________.

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environment

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concede: admit or acknowledge, often ________.

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with reluctance

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dissipate: go away, scatter, or ________.

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disperse

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erratic: liable to sudden ________ change.

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change

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flourish: a ________ gesture.

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showy

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impulsive: characterized by undue haste and lack of ________.

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thought

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longevity: the property of having lived for a ________ time.

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long

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malleable: capable of being shaped or ________.

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formed

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obstruct: shut out from ________.

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