8th Grade Vocabulary
Across
- 2. A small ship was tossed violently by the ___.
- 4. n. ridicule
- 8. looking over carefully
- 10. n. a hateful or disgusting thing
- 12. A ___ light brightened the room.
- 13. This word has two definitions: n. depression of spirit; adj. causing sadness.
- 14. n. a facial expression of pain or disgust
- 17. adv. cautiously, secretly
- 18. n. a tendency to believe too easily, gullibility
- 21. The ___ water was undisturbed by wind or waves.
- 22. n. shameless daring or boldness
- 23. She stopped a moment to ___ the question before answering.
Down
- 1. adj. well-known, particularly for disgraceful behavior
- 3. n. danger
- 5. n. kindness, goodwill
- 6. v. fashioned; formed
- 7. It was a ___ little house.
- 9. adj. false or deceptive, like a person who is pretending to be what he or she is not.
- 11. adv. with intense emotion
- 15. adv. suitably; appropriately
- 16. v. to draw a conclusion without having firm evidence
- 19. I needed a ___ from the noise.
- 20. n. a power that is supposed to determine the course of events