Grade 8: Unit 1: Vocabulary from Readings 1

This list covers "Raymond’s Run," "The Ransom of Red Chief," and "Clean Sweep."
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  1. relay
    a race between teams
  2. clutch
    take hold of; grab
  3. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  4. liable
    likely to be or do something
  5. sidekick
    a close associate or assistant in an activity
  6. ventriloquist
    a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
  7. crouch
    bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  8. diatribe
    thunderous verbal attack
  9. ransom
    money demanded for the return of a captured person
  10. provisions
    a stock or supply of foods
  11. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
  12. comply
    act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
  13. proposition
    a suggestion offered for acceptance or rejection
  14. commend
    express a good opinion of
  15. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  16. minuscule
    very small
  17. vile
    causing or able to cause nausea
  18. dingy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  19. propriety
    correct behavior
  20. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  21. turmoil
    violent agitation
Created on Tue May 18 12:15:31 EDT 2021 (updated Wed May 19 16:17:06 EDT 2021)

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