1. Vocabulary Unit 4 Words 6 - 10 8th Grade

2. Some colleges believe that football is the most elite of all sports.
(n.) The best of a group;
(adj.) superior

3. The ninja readied the grapple before he climbed the wall.
The sumo wrestlers grappled with each other during the match.
Grapple:
(n.) an iron hook;
(v.) to struggle with

4. (v.) disable, make legally ineligible
His football injury incapacitated Joe. He was unable to play in the Homecoming game.
Incapacitate:
(v.) disable, make legally ineligible

5. (v.) start, provoke, urge on
Melissa tried to instigate a problem for Michael when she began to spread nasty rumors about him.
Instigate:
(v.) start, provoke, urge on

6. My grandparents attribute their longevity to not smoking or drinking.
(n.) long life