1. Unit 6 Grade 8
Vocabulary

2. whimpered
POS: verb
Definition – to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds
S – When the toddler was lost, he whimpered until he found his mother.
Synonyms: cry, moan, weep, blubber, fuss

3. nemesis
POS: noun
Definition – an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
S – The football team had a great nemesis, and they would be played this Friday at the homecoming game.
Synonyms: bane, adversary, curse, affliction, plague, rival

4. torment POS: verb Definition – to worry or annoy excessively
S – The lady asked the boy not to torment her with many questions, but she was bothered anyway by him.
Synonyms: bother, irritate, nag, pester

5. odious POS: adj. Definition – hateful, horrible
S – The bully was odious to others in the class, and he made the other children cry.
Synonyms: revolting, vile, awful, intolerable

6. maliciously
POS: adv.
Definition – full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent; spiteful
S – The group maliciously ransacked the store, but they were caught running to get away.
Synonyms: ruthlessly, brutally, cruelly

7. lobbed
POS: verb
Definition – to fire (a missile) in a high path so that it drops onto a target.
S – Johnny lobbed the spit-ball at me, and he missed only to hit me with the next two.
Synonyms: toss, flip, hurl, launch, pitch

8. wrath
POS: noun
Definition – vengeance or punishment as the consequence of anger.
S – My brother felt my mother’s wrath, and he decided not to tell another lie about staying out too late.
Synonyms: extreme anger, fury, displeasure, exasperation

9. martinet
POS: noun
Definition – a strict disciplinarian, especially a military one
S – General Mack was the meanest martinet to the new recruits, but he seemed to have a soft spot for the cooks. He liked to try new foods.
Synonyms: authoritarian, enforcer, stickler

10. fidgeting
POS: verb
Definition – to move about restlessly, nervously, or impatiently
S – The girl always seemed to get nervous at the doctor’s office, so she would sit on her hands to keep herself from fidgeting.
Synonyms: fret, squirm, twitch

11. sagacious POS: ADJ. Definition – wise, shroud
S - The sagacious student always got A’s on the test, for he always studied and was so intelligent.
Synonyms: smart, judicious

12. ambled POS: verb Definition – to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll
S – Josie ambled around town window shopping with Mimi, but she found to most appropriate prom dress and had to buy it.
Synonyms: walk casually, loiter, mosey, sashay, toddle, wander

13. portal POS: noun Definition – a door, gate, or entrance
S - The portal to the secret garden was bolted shut, yet it could be opened by the children with their beautiful imaginations.
Synonyms: doorway, entrance, gate, opening

14. comely POS: adj. Definition – pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair
S – The comely stained glass window was the most beautiful thing anyone had ever seen, yet it belonged to no one but the church it was made for.
Synonyms: beautiful, good-looking, gorgeous, attractive, fine, becoming, pleasing, handsome, stunning

15. demurely
POS: adv.
Definition – characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved.
S – The young man dressed and walked demurely, but he tripped and fell in a mud puddle ruining his dapper clothes.
Synonyms: modestly, humbly

16. pulchritudinous POS: adj. Definition – physically beautiful; comely
S – The bride was extremely pulchritudinous on her wedding day, and her beauty made the groom and family members cry.
Synonyms: delightful, graceful, grand, handsome, lovely, magnificent, sublime, classy, dapper, dazzling, gorgeous