Grade 8: Unit 3: Vocabulary from Readings

This list covers "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh," "Hallucination," "The Monkey’s Paw," Going Where I’m Coming From, "The Story of an Eyewitness," and "Letter from New Orleans: Leaving Desire."
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  1. solemn
    dignified and somber in manner or character
  2. askew
    turned or twisted toward one side
  3. strew
    be dispersed over
  4. legitimate
    authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
  5. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  6. muted
    being or made softer or less loud or clear
  7. opposition
    being against something that you disapprove or disagree with
  8. corridor
    an enclosed passageway
  9. inertia
    the tendency of something to stay in rest or motion
  10. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  11. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  12. insolent
    marked by casual disrespect
  13. refrain
    resist doing something
  14. peril
    a source of danger
  15. fakir
    a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk regarded as a holy man
  16. grimace
    a contorted facial expression
  17. fate
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
  18. credulity
    tendency to believe readily
  19. compensation
    something given or received as payment or reparation
  20. resignation
    acceptance of an unpleasant but inevitable situation
  21. stipulation
    a restriction insisted upon as a condition for an agreement
  22. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  23. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
  24. valiant
    having or showing heroism or courage
  25. lavish
    characterized by extravagance and profusion
  26. menace
    a threat or the act of threatening
  27. compel
    force somebody to do something
  28. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  29. intermittently
    in a manner of stopping and starting at irregular intervals
  30. disconcerted
    having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
Created on Tue May 18 12:41:07 EDT 2021 (updated Wed May 19 16:34:07 EDT 2021)

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