Vocabulary Unit 1 Words 16 – 20 8th Grade

(v.) to return, go back to the way For two nights, he did his homework faithfully, then he reverted back to his usual lazy ways. Revert: (v.) to return, go back to the way things were

There was only a pile of rubble left after the earthquake. (n.) broken stone or bricks

(adj.) behaving like a slave or servant The waiter behaved in a servile manner while he served the couple some tea. Servile: (adj.) behaving like a slave or servant

(n.) a period of watchful attention The lifeguard kept a vigil over the pool to make sure that everyone was safe.     Vigil: (n.) a period of watchful attention

Their wrangle was so noisy that the people around them broke it up. (v.) to quarrel in a noisy way (n.) a noisy quarrel