125 words every 8th grader should know - List 1

abate: ________ in amount or intensity.

• decrease

• increase

• intensify

• escalate

assimilate: become like one's ________.

• environment

• surroundings

• peers

• community

concede: admit or acknowledge, often ________.

• conceding defeat

• with reluctance

• with joy

• without hesitation

dissipate: go away, scatter, or ________.

• disperse

• gather

• accumulate

• assemble

erratic: liable to sudden ________ change.

• change

• movement

• growth

• decline

flourish: a ________ gesture.

• showy

• extravagant

• simple

• subtle

impulsive: characterized by undue haste and lack of ________.

• deliberation

• thought

• consideration

• planning

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

• long

• short

• brief

• temporary

malleable: capable of being shaped or ________.

• formed

• broken

• destroyed

• fixed

obstruct: shut out from ________.

• access

• view

• entry

• exit