Grade 8, Week 25 & 26 Vocabulary Quizs

Punitive

• Adjective: Involving punishment; disciplinary

• Adjective: Relating to reward; encouraging

• Adjective: Neutral; without bias

• Adjective: Involving cooperation; collaborative

Prattle

• Verb: Make meaningless sounds; chatter; babble

• Noun: A type of bird

• Adjective: Loud and annoying

• Adverb: In a quick manner

Suppress

• Verb: Prevent the action or expression of a feeling, idea, etc.

• Noun: A state of being quiet or calm

• Adjective: Not able to be expressed

• Adverb: In a manner that is not loud

Incinerate

• To burn completely to ashes

• To extinguish a fire

• To heat something without burning

• To create a flame

Travesty

• A false or distorted imitation or representation of something.

• A type of musical composition.

• A legal term for a serious crime.

• A style of painting characterized by bright colors.

Stringent

• Adjective: Strict and precise regarding rules or standards

• Adjective: Flexible and lenient regarding rules or standards

• Adjective: Uncertain and vague regarding rules or standards

• Adjective: Inconsistent and unreliable regarding rules or standards

Arbitrary

• Adjective: Seeming to have been made or chosen at random

• Adjective: Based on a specific rule or principle

• Adjective: Having a clear and defined purpose

• Adjective: Randomly selected without any criteria

Latent

• Adjective: When something is present but not visible or active; hidden

• Noun: A type of plant that grows in water

• Verb: To make something visible or active

• Adverb: In a hidden manner

Hew

• Verb: Chop or cut something with an ax or other tool

• Noun: A type of tree

• Adjective: Sharp and pointed

• Adverb: In a careful manner

Pertinent

• Adjective: Relevant to a particular matter

• Noun: A type of plant

• Verb: To discuss in detail

• Adverb: In a casual manner