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

1. perturb (v): to disturb; to upset 2. conspicuous (adj): easily seen or noticed;

attracting special attention3. diminish (v): to make or cause to seem

smaller, less, or less important4. languish (v): to be or become weak or feeble5. spellbinding (adj): holding one’s attention