Vocabulary Terms for 8th Grade ELA

Vocabulary Terms for 8th Grade ELA

• Rankle (v.): To cause persistent annoyance, resentment, or bitterness. (Synonym: Irritate; Antonym: Soothe)

• Balmy (adj.): Pleasantly mild, gentle, or soothing, often referring to weather or atmosphere. (Synonym: Mild; Antonym: Harsh)

• Assimilate (v.): To absorb, integrate, or incorporate new information, ideas, or culture into one's existing knowledge or beliefs. (Synonym: Absorb; Antonym: Reject)

• Serene (adj.): Calm, peaceful, and undisturbed; free from stress or agitation. (Synonym: Tranquil; Antonym: Chaotic)

• Surmise (v./n.): (v.) To guess or conjecture without strong evidence; (n.) A guess or assumption based on limited information. (Synonym v.: Speculate; Synonym n.: Guess; Antonym v.: Confirm; Antonym n.: Fact)

• Depress (v.): To make someone sad, dejected, or discouraged; to lower in spirit or mood. (Synonym: Sadden; Antonym: Cheer)

• Conservative (adj./n.): (adj.) Holding to traditional values, beliefs, and practices; resistant to change; (n.) A person who holds conservative views. (Synonym adj.: Traditional; Synonym n.: Traditionalist; Antonym adj.: Progressive; Antonym n.: Liberal)

• Enrich (v.): To improve the quality, value, or content of something; to make something more valuable or meaningful. (Synonym: Enhance; Antonym: Impoverish)

• Evoke (v.): To bring forth or elicit a particular feeling, memory, or response, often through sensory or emotional stimuli. (Synonym: Invoke; Antonym: Suppress)

• Benign (adj.): Kindly, gentle, or not causing harm; favorable or not malignant, especially in medical terms. (Synonym: Harmless; Antonym: Harmful)

• Quirk (n.): A peculiar or eccentric trait, behavior, or characteristic that makes someone or something unique. (Synonym: Oddity; Antonym: Norm)

• Turbulent (adj.): Characterized by chaos, disorder, or instability; marked by intense conflict or upheaval. (Synonym: Chaotic; Antonym: Calm)

• Capacious (adj.): Spacious, roomy, or able to hold a large quantity. (Synonym: Roomy; Antonym: Compact)

• Bisect (v.): To divide into two equal parts; to cut or split something into two equal sections. (Synonym: Divide; Antonym: Unify)

• Defect (n./v.): (n.) A flaw, imperfection, or fault in something; (v.) To abandon or desert a group or cause. (Synonym n.: Flaw; Synonym v.: Abandon; Antonym n.: Perfection; Antonym v.: Join)

• Swelter (v.): To suffer or be overcome by extreme heat; to be uncomfortably hot. (Synonym: Overheat; Antonym: Freeze)

• Surpass (v.): To exceed or go beyond in degree, quality, or achievement; to be better than. (Synonym: Excel; Antonym: Lag behind)

• Desire (n./v.): (n.) A strong feeling of longing or wanting; (v.) To want or wish for something. (Synonym n.: Craving; Synonym v.: Want; Antonym n.: Aversion; Antonym v.: Reject)

• Captivate (v.): To attract or hold the interest, attention, or admiration of someone in a compelling or enchanting manner. (Synonym: Enchant; Antonym: Bore)

• Memoir (n.): An autobiographical account or narrative that focuses on a specific period, experience, or aspect of a person's life. (Synonym: Autobiography; Antonym: Fiction)

• Instill (v.): To gradually introduce, impart, or infuse something into someone's mind or feelings. (Synonym: Implant; Antonym: Remove)

• Infinite (adj.): Boundless, limitless, or without end; extremely large or beyond measurement. (Synonym: Endless; Antonym: Finite)

• Simultaneous (adj.): Occurring, done, or existing at the same time. (Synonym: Concurrent; Antonym: Sequential)

• Commence (v.): To begin or start something; to initiate or enter into. (Synonym: Start; Antonym: Conclude)

• Hindrance (n.): An obstacle, barrier, or something that creates difficulty or delay in achieving a goal. (Synonym: Obstacle; Antonym: Facilitator)