8th Grade Vocabulary 1 Q3

Standard ELACC8L6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

1. perturb perturb (v): to disturb; to upset Sample sentence: You will surely perturb your mother if you do not clean up your room today. Other forms: perturbed; Perturbing

2. conspicuous conspicuous (adj): easily seen or noticed; attracting special attention Sample sentence: You have conspicuous errors in your homework. Sample sentence: The red convertible was conspicuous among the parked limousines.

3. diminish diminish (v): to make or cause to seem smaller, less, or less important Sample Sentence: Letting a child draw on a painting will probably diminish its value. Word Forms: diminishable; diminishment

4. languish languish (v): to be or become weak or feeble Sample Sentence: The robber languished in prison for ten years. Sample Sentence: Millions of people languish in debt and don’t see any way out. Word Forms: languishing; languisher

5. spellbinding spellbinding (adj): holding one’s attention Sample Sentence: The photographer found the pictures spellbinding. Word forms: spellbind; spellbound

List perturb (v): to disturb; to upset conspicuous (adj): easily seen or noticed; attracting special attention diminish (v): to make or cause to seem smaller, less, or less important languish (v): to be or become weak or feeble spellbinding (adj): holding one’s attention