Essential Eighth Grade Vocabulary: List 8

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  1. loll
    be lazy or idle
  2. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  3. tendril
    slender structure by which some plants attach to an object
  4. mandatory
    required by rule
  5. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  6. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  7. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
  8. threadbare
    thin and tattered with age
  9. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  10. succinct
    briefly giving the gist of something
Created on Tue Jun 03 18:35:34 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 03 18:38:32 EDT 2025)

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