Essential Eighth Grade Vocabulary: List 4

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  1. feign
    make believe with the intent to deceive
  2. headlong
    with the upper or anterior part of the body foremost
  3. taper
    diminish gradually
  4. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  5. impulsive
    without forethought
  6. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  7. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  8. billow
    a large sea wave
  9. ebb
    the outward flow of the tide
  10. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  11. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  12. tarry
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  13. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  14. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  15. gait
    an animal's manner of moving
Created on Tue Jun 03 18:35:09 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 03 18:37:00 EDT 2025)

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