Chapter 9 Vocabulary 8th Grade

to fall or decrease in value or price; to lower the value of

• depreciate

• indiscriminate

• sedentary

• tenet

not chosen carefully; not based on careful selection

• inquisitive

• replete

• indiscriminate

• relegate

marked by much sitting; requiring or taking little exercise

• terse

• bolster

• inquisitive

• sedentary

a belief or principle held to be true by an individual or group

• terse

• tenet

• replete

• relegate

brief and clear; effectively concise

• tenet

• terse

• bolster

• nebulous

to hold up, strengthen, or reinforce; support with a rigid object

• nebulous

• inquisitive

• bolster

• relegate

curious; eager to learn

• nebulous

• relegate

• replete

• inquisitive

plentifully supplied; well-filled

• replete

• depreciate

• relegate

• indiscriminate

vague; unclear

• sedentary

• tenet

• inquisitive

• nebulous

to assign to a less important or less satisfying position, place, or condition.

• terse

• sedentary

• bolster

• relegate