8th Grade Unit 13 Vocab FHS

Definition: uninterested or distant

• aggressive

• objective

• amiable

• aloof

Definition: awkward, clumsy

• frail

• ovation

• ungainly

• bestow

Definition: to advance beyond usual limits

• chafe

• capitulate

• encroach

• endow

Definition: something that holds you back

• hindrance

• compliance

• commitment

• defiance

Definition: loud, prolonged applause

• oval

• oratory

• ovation

• oration

Definition: to establish or begin

• dormitory

• college

• academy

• institute

Definition: a child with an extraordinary talent or ability

• protégé

• desist

• avid

• prodigy

Definition: to use authority to take possession of private property

• encroach

• rebuke

• confiscate

• institute

Definition: an authoritative order or decision

• decree

• model code

• excerpt

• declare

Definition: to stop doing something

• preside

• desist

• deter

• prodigy