1. 8th Grade Vocabulary 1 Q3

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

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

8. 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