8th Grade Cards for Hyde Park, New York

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abhor
v. fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
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abrasive
a. rubbing away; tending to grind down
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alternative
a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice
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ambiguous
a. unclear or doubtful in meaning
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amiss
a. out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
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anarchy
n. absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
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anonymous
a. having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
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anthology
n. book of literary selections by various authors
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apathy
n. lack of caring; indifference
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apprehend
v. take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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assimilate
v. incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
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assumption
n. something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
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audacious
a. fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
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authority
n. jurisdiction; power to enforce laws
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avid
a. greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
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ban
n. official prohibition; decree that prohibits something
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belligerent
a. inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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bisect
v. cut in half or cut in two
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bizarre
a. fantastic; very strange and unusuall in style or appearance
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boycott
v. refrain from buying or using
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capable
a. having the ability required for a specific task
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cause
n. a person or thing that gives rise to an action
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characterize
v. distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
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chronological
a. arranged in order of time of occurrence
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commence
v. have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
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compels
v. force somebody to do something
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concise
a. brief and compact; expressing much in few words
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conclude
v. enclose; reach as an end of reasoning; make final determination ; judge or decide; bring to an end
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confiscate
v. officially take private property away from someone, usually by legal authority
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conjecture
v. guess, based on the appearance of a situation and not on proof
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conscientious
a. wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly; diligent; responsible; reliable
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consecutive
a. following one after another without interruption; sequential
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consistent
a. being in agreement with itself; always behaving or happening in a similar
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construct
v. form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
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contrast
n. act of distinguishing by comparing differences
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corroborate
v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
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depict
v. represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
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derive
v. obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
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despicable
a. fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless
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despondent
a. unhappy and with no hope or enthusiasm
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elapse
v. slip or glide away; pass away silently
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embark
v. commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
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encompass
v. surround; form a circle or ring around; enclose; envelop
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endeavor
v. attempt by employing effort; try to do something
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evidence
n. something which makes evident or manifest; any mode of proof
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evoke
v. bring out; arouse; call forth
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feasible
a. capable of being accomplished or brought about
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focus
n. most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
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formula
n. plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
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generation
n. all offspring at same stage from common ancestor; interval of time between the birth of parents and their offspring
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gruesome
a. causing horror; frightful and shocking
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imminent
a. near at hand; close in time; about to occur
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impel
v. drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
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imperative
n. having power command or control; critically importance; some duty that is essential and urgent
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inspire
v. encourage; inspirit; fire the imagination of
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integrate
v. make whole; combine; make into one unit
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interrogate
v. question closely; examine by questioning formally or officially
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merge
v. combine; unite
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modify
v. alter; make partial or minor changes to
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mutiny
n. open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
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narrate
v. to give an account or tell the story of
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novice
n. beginner; person new to a field or activity
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obsolete
a. no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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opposition
n. condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something
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perish
v. be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
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perspective
n. appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista
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persuasive
a. capable of convincing; having the power to induce action or belief
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plagiarize
v. steal another's ideas and pass them off as one's own
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precise
a. exact; clearly expressed; accurate or correct
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prediction
n. something foretold or predicted; prophecy
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prevalent
a. widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted
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procedure
n. act or manner of moving forward; steps taken in an action
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profound
a. deep; not superficial; far-reaching
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proprietor
n. one who has legal title to something; owner
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prudent
a. cautious; careful in regard to one's own interests
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pseudonym
n. pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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quote
v. name the price of; state a price for securities, goods, or services
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rebel
v. revolt; resist or defy an authority; break with established customs
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rebuff
v. offer sudden or harsh resistance; turn down or shut out; repel or drive back
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rebuke
v. scold harshly; criticize severely
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recur
v. reappear; happen or occur again
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resilient
a. elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
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response
n. the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals
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reverberate
v. to throw or bend back, from a surface; ring or echo with sound; spring back; spring away from an impact
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significant
a. fairly large; important in effect or meaning
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similar
a. like or alike; of the same kind
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simulate
v. make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks
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simultaneous
a. existing, happening, or done at the same time
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source
n. point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
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specific
a. stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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spontaneous
a. arising without external cause; growing without cultivation or human labor
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surmise
v. guess; infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence
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theory
n. doctrine or scheme of things; general or abstract principles of any science
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tirade
n. extended scolding; long angry or violent speech
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universal
a. relating to the entire world or all within the world; affecting all; present everywhere
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validate
v. confirm; ratify; declare or make legally valid
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variable
n. factor; something that is likely to vary; changeable; inconstant
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