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8th grade Unit 12 Vocabulary Game

Latin roots and chapter 12 vocabulary words

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abdicate(v.) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard
bestow(v.) to give as a gift; to provide with lodgings
capacious(adj.) able to hold much, roomy
caustic(adj.) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic
crusade(n.) a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; (v.) to campaign, work vigorously
deface(v.) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine
embargo(n.) an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; (v.) to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with
fallacy(n.) a false notion or belief, an error in thinking
levity(n.) a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight
mendicant(n.) a beggar; (adj.) depending on begging for a living
nauseate(v.) to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust
negate(v.) to nullify, deny, bring to nothing
pivotal(adj.) vitally important, essential
recipient(n.) one who receives; (adj.) receiving; able or willing to receive
ruse(n.) an action designed to confuse or mislead; a trick
teem(v.) to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities
tenet(n.) an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true
tractable(adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable
ungainly(adj.) clumsy, awkward; unwieldy
voracious(adj.) having a huge appetite; greedy, ravenous; excessively eager
sci(LR) know
spir(LR) breath
pel, puls(LR) drive, urge
vict, vinc(LR) conquer
port(LR) carry
tact, tang, tag, tig, ting(LR) touch
tom(LR) cut
viv, vital, vivi(LR) alive, life
vale, vali, valu(LR) strength, worth
fect, fic, fy(LR) to make


Laura Horton

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