Grade 8 Week 8 Vocabulary

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Ms. Lanham's Grade 8 Week 8 Vocabulary
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ardor definition: (noun) great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal; burning heat.
complex definition: (adj) composed of many interconnected parts; compound; characterized by a very complicated or involved arrangement of parts, units, etc
desolate definition: (adj) deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; solitary; lonely (verb) to lay waste; devastate; to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate.
egregious definition: (adj) extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant
expedite definition: (verb) to speed up the progress of; hasten
inevitable definition: (adj) unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion; sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable
obsessive definition: (adj) being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession; causing an obsession; excessive, especially extremely so
reclusive definition: (adj) shut off or apart from the world; living in seclusion, often for religious reasons; characterized by seclusion; solitary
reprove definition: (verb) to prove again
temporary definition: (adj) lasting, existing, serving, or effective for a time only; not permanent
transgress definition: (verb) to violate a law, command, moral code, etc.; offend; sin. verb (used with object); to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.)
arcane definition: (adj) known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric
brittle definition: (adj) having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with a comparatively smooth fracture; easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail
depose definition: (verb) to remove from office or position, especially high office; to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement
dither definition: (verb) to act irresolutely; vacillate (noun) a state of flustered excitement or fear
exonerate definition: (verb) to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate; to relieve, as from an obligation, duty, or task
induce definition: (verb) to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind; to bring about, produce, or cause
obscure definition:(adj) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain (verb) to conceal or conceal by confusing
raze definition: (verb) to tear down; demolish; level to the ground; to shave or scrape off
replete definition: (adj) abundantly supplied or provided; filled
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