8th Grade Vocabulary

3. looking over carefully
7. adj. false or deceptive, like a person who is pretending to be what he or she is not.
8. adj. well-known, particularly for disgraceful behavior
15. I needed a ___ from the noise.
17. n. kindness, goodwill
18. It was a ___ little house.
19. n. shameless daring or boldness
20. n. a power that is supposed to determine the course of events
21. A small ship was tossed violently by the ___.

1. She stopped a moment to ___ the question before answering.
2. n. ridicule
3. adv. cautiously, secretly
4. A ___ light brightened the room.
5. n. a facial expression of pain or disgust
6. n. a hateful or disgusting thing
9. adv. suitably; appropriately
10. n. a tendency to believe too easily, gullibility
11. v. to draw a conclusion without having firm evidence
12. v. fashioned; formed
13. This word has two definitions: n. depression of spirit; adj. causing sadness.
14. adv. with intense emotion
16. The ___ water was undisturbed by wind or waves.
22. n. danger