125 words every 8th grader should know - List 1

abate: ________ in amount or intensity.

• decrease

• increase

• intensify

• escalate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

assimilate: become like one's ________.

• environment

• surroundings

• peers

• community

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

concede: admit or acknowledge, often ________.

• conceding defeat

• with reluctance

• with joy

• without hesitation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

dissipate: go away, scatter, or ________.

• disperse

• gather

• accumulate

• assemble

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

erratic: liable to sudden ________ change.

• change

• movement

• growth

• decline

flourish: a ________ gesture.

• showy

• extravagant

• simple

• subtle

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5D

CCSS.L.2.5B

CCSS.L.3.5C

CCSS.L.K.5D

impulsive: characterized by undue haste and lack of ________.

• deliberation

• thought

• consideration

• planning

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E

CCSS.L.2.4C

longevity: the property of having lived for a ________ time.

• long

• short

• brief

• temporary

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

CCSS.L.3.4B

malleable: capable of being shaped or ________.

• formed

• broken

• destroyed

• fixed

obstruct: shut out from ________.

• access

• view

• entry

• exit

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.3.2E