8th Grade Vocabulary List 9

grasping strongly; holding firmly; persistent; stubborn

• tantamount

• tenacious

• recourse

• raucous

to repeat; to state again

• utopia

• ostracize

• autonomy

• reiterate

official permission; a group's expressed wishes; clear signal to act; vote of confidence

• mandate

• bureaucratic

• reiterate

• ostracize

over-regulated; insisting on strict rules and routine, often to the point of hindering effectiveness

• autonomy

• utopia

• bureaucratic

• tantamount

a choice; a source of help, security or strength; something to turn to; option

• recourse

• raucous

• tenacious

• reiterate

a paradise; an ideal or perfect place or state; a place achieving social or political perfection

• mandate

• ostracize

• bureaucratic

• utopia

disorderly; noisy and boisterous

• tantamount

• raucous

• tenacious

• autonomy

to reject; to expel or exclude from a group; shun

• tenacious

• bureaucratic

• recourse

• ostracize

freedom from control; independence; self-government

• mandate

• autonomy

• raucous

• tantamount

just like; equal in effect or value; the same as

• tenacious

• bureaucratic

• tantamount

• utopia