8th Grade Vocabulary
Across
- 2. to cause to feel courage, spirit or hope
- 4. material like varnish that dries quickly into a shiny layer
- 7. to enlarge a fact or statement beyond what is actually true
- 11. true to life
- 12. to win over to a belief
- 14. the act of repeating something that has already been said, written or done
- 17. a specialist in the treatment of tumors
- 19. one who applies for something
- 20. small saltwater crustaceans permanently fastened to rocks or ships
- 23. development out of a primitive stage
- 26. to grow well, thrive
- 27. to get ready for stormy weather by fastening things down
- 28. a barrier used to for protection against an attack
- 29. preventing the growth of germs that cause disease
Down
- 1. to drive away by scattering
- 2. to decide the value or worth of
- 3. occurring in the night
- 5. having the necessary ability
- 6. freely giving money or help to poor or needy people
- 8. to provide a guarantee of
- 9. fierce or savage
- 10. to differ in opinion
- 13. a colorless gas found in the air and used in electricity
- 15. a place, use, or work for which a person is best fitted
- 16. done or made in a hurry
- 18. something that gets in the way
- 21. the study of family lines of ancestors
- 22. quality of coming before another time or importance
- 24. the straps and fastenings by which an animal pulls something
- 25. a longing for something that has past