8th Grade Vocabulary Midterm Review

an area of authority or control

• addedum

• intrigue

• apparition

• jurisdiction

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

The process of getting rid of something or someone decisively

• purge

• premonition

• scapegoat

• defect

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

humorous, not meant seriously

• volatile

• inaudible

• plausible

• facetious

distant, cold, standoffish

• aloof

• forthright

• articulate

• resolute

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

to stir up

• vie

• allot

• perturb

• instigate

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

to wave or flutter showily

• articulate

• flaunt

• rehabilitate

• purge

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state; to change rapidly and unpredictably

• ethical

• ample

• plebeian

• volatile

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a person or thing carrying the blame for others

• premonition

• finesse

• purge

• scapegoat

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

shocked, horrified

• facetious

• aghast

• ethical

• plausible

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

embarrassed or ashamed

• aloof

• retentive

• abashed

• genial

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4