1. 8th Grade Vocabulary
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2. hypo- hypoallergenic hypocrite hypodermic hypothermia hypothesis
less likely to cause allergy
less than genuine
under the skin
temperature below normal
idea under investigation
under,
below,
less,
low
hypo-

3. hyper- hyperthermia hyperactive hyperventilate hyperbole hyperextend
temperature above normal
over active
over breathing
over exaggerate
bend beyond normal
over,
beyond,
high,
above
hyper-

4. re- respond reelect reimburse remember revive answer back
vote into office again
pay back
bring back to mind
bring back to life
back,
again
re-

5. sym- syn- symmetry synonym synthesis sympathy symposium
same on both sides
words with the same meaning
putting parts together
feeling sad together
meeting together/conference
sym-
syn-
together,
same

6. mis- acting badly, naughty mischievous feeling badly miserable
misfortune
misspell
mistake
acting badly, naughty
feeling badly
bad luck
spell wrong
wrong decision
mis-
bad, wrong

7. mal- malevolent (adj) malice (n) malignant malfunction malnutrition
wishing evil for others/mean
the desire to do bad
very bad, harmful
working badly
bad eating habits
bad, wrong, evil
mal-

8. trans- transparent translucent transport transcribe translate
see through
light passes through but not clearly
move across/move through
write across language
change from one language to another
across,
through
trans-

9. circ- circum- circumference circuit circumvent circulate
circumnavigate
distance around something
path for electricity to go around
to get around something
move around from place to place
move completely around something
circ-
circum-
round,
around

10. -able able to be acceptable detachable honorable portable renewable
able to be received as is
able to be taken apart/separated
able to be respected
able to be carried
able to create again
able to be
-able

11. -less without without having to try effortless penniless without money
reckless
speechless
worthless
without having to try
without money
without care/responsibility
without words/talking
without value
-less
without

12. -ology study of geology study of earth biology study of life zoology
psychology
sociology
study of earth
study of life
study of animals
study of the mind
study of how people interact
-ology
study of

13. -phobia fear of hydrophobia fear of water acrophobia fear of heights
graphophobia
hemophobia
xenophobia
fear of water
fear of heights
fear of writing
fear of blood
fear of foreigners
-phobia
fear of

14. -ian -or a person who a person who is 100 or older centenarian
dictator
inventor
legislator
translator
a person who is 100 or older
a person who rules by force
a person who creates something new
a person who makes laws
a person who turns words into a different language
a person who

15. -ance - ence state of quality of patience state of waiting defiance
diligence
tolerance
perseverance
state of waiting
state of resisting authority
state of being careful/hard working
state of accepting differences
state of never giving up
state of
quality of

16. flect flex bend deflect inflection reflect reflection retroflex
bend/sudden move to one side
a bending of the pitch or tone of the voice
to bend light back
image that is the result of bending light back
bend backwards
bend

17. frail fract frag break fraction “broken” part of a whole fragile
fragmented
infraction
suffrage
“broken” part of a whole
easily broken
something broken into pieces
broken rule
right to vote – “break” into an issue
break

18. junct join jug to meet, link, join conjoined joined/connected together
conjunction
jugular
rejoin
disjointed
joined/connected together
word that connects other words or phrases
vein connecting head and heart
bring or come together again
not connected
to meet, link, join

19. rupt break rupture break, burst corrupt dishonest, break rule disrupt
bankrupt
abrupt
break, burst
dishonest, break rule
break up, cause confusion
broke, out of money
break from expectation, unexpected or suddenly
break

20. cede ceed cess go/yield concede yield/give in to an opponent successor
exceed
intercede
accessory
yield/give in to an opponent
person who comes after someone
going beyond expectations
to go between (people)
goes with (clothing or crime)
go/yield

21. vers vert turn convert turn/change (your beliefs) diversion
invert
extrovert
introvert
turn/change (your beliefs)
something that turns your attention away
turn/flip in opposite direction
outgoing – turn your attention outward
shy – turn your attention inward
turn

22. tract pull abstract not having a physical existence attract
distract
extract
retraction
not having a physical existence
pull towards
pulls a person’s attention away
pull out
statement pulled (taken)back
pull

23. struct build obstruction something in the way misconstrue
instruct
infrastructure
destruction
something in the way
build wrong meaning/misinterpret
build knowledge
“building blocks” of a city – roads/schools
take down something built
build

24. therm heat, temperature endothermic heated from with in the body
exothermic
thermometer
thermos
thermostat
heated from with in the body
requires heat absorbed outside the body
device for measuring the temperature
container for keeping things warm
device for controlling temperature
heat, temperature

25. socio friend, companion antisocial person who does not like others
sociopath
socialite
associate
association
person who does not like others
person who causes harm to others
person who is well liked by others
co-worker
group of people with a common purpose
friend,
companion

26. phon, phono, phone sound, voice phonics sounds letters make euphonic
cacophony
microphone
megaphone
sounds letters make
pleasant sounds
harsh/bad sounds
small device-makes sounds louder
larger device-makes sounds louder
sound,
voice

27. strain, strict, string bind, tie tighten constrict
district
restrain
restricted
stringent
squeeze – make small by tightening
area bound by certain rules
hold back by tightening
bound by limits
follow a tight set of rules
bind, tie
tighten

28. terr, terra, geo geography extraterrestrial territory mediterranean
subterranean
study of places on earth
beyond this world
piece/area of land
surrounded by land
underground
land, earth

29. naut, naus, nav astronauts nauseous nautical navigator navy
a person trained in space travel
sickness caused by motion
relating to ships or sailors
a person who directs ships or other vehicles
fleet of military ships
related to sea, ships and travelers