8th grade vocab 11/3

Define Adjourn

• To suspend with the intention of resuming it at a later time.

• To cancel completely.

• To postpone indefinitely.

• To conclude without any intention of resuming it.

Define Cease

• to stop

• to start

• to fold

• to continue

Define Decisive

• make decisions quickly and effectively.

• Making decisions slowly and ineffectively
• settling an issue; producing a definite result: final

• Having difficulty making decisions

Define Detain

• To release someone from custody
• To provide legal advice to someone
• To ignore someone's presence
• To keep someone in official custody

Define Hinder

• To encourage and facilitate progress or achievement.
• To create obstacles or difficulties that prevent progress or get in the way.

• To assist or support progress or achievement.
• To remove obstacles or difficulties that prevent progress or achievement.

Define Prolong

• To shorten the duration or length of something.
• To keep the duration or length of something the same.
• To extend the duration or length of something.
• To increase the intensity of something.

define repel

• To have no effect on something or someone.
• To attract something or someone towards oneself.
• To make something or someone stay away or to keep them at a distance.

• To encourage something or someone to come closer.

Define Shackle

• To hold on tightly

• To let go of

• To chain up

• To shake violently

Define tarry

• To delay or linger in a place
• To ignore or disregard a place
• To leave or depart from a place
• To rush or hurry in a place

Define Undermine

• To strengthen or support something
• To expose or reveal something openly
• To enhance or improve something
• To weaken something, often secretly or gradually.