Essential Eighth Grade Vocabulary: List 3

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  1. obstruct
    block passage through
  2. initiative
    readiness to embark on bold new ventures
  3. stifle
    impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  4. exasperate
    make furious
  5. strew
    spread by scattering
  6. dissipate
    cause to separate and go in different directions
  7. systematic
    characterized by order and planning
  8. impudent
    improperly forward or bold
  9. tedious
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  10. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  11. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  12. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  13. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  14. strenuous
    taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
  15. temperate
    not extreme
Created on Tue Jun 03 18:35:02 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 03 18:36:36 EDT 2025)

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