Essential Eighth Grade Vocabulary: List 6

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  1. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  2. innate
    present at birth but not necessarily hereditary
  3. gaudy
    tastelessly showy
  4. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  5. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
  6. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
  7. rueful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  8. teem
    be full of or abuzz with
  9. respite
    a pause from doing something
  10. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  11. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  12. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  13. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  14. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  15. ecstatic
    feeling great rapture or delight
Created on Tue Jun 03 18:35:21 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 03 18:37:49 EDT 2025)

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