8th Grade Vocabulary

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.

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