Wordmasters 8th Grade 2024

Insurgency

An active revolt/uprising against government or unfair way

Sequester

To set apart: segregate, to bind a metal to protect against water; the imposition of automatic government spending reductions

Mimetic

Imitative; relating to, characterized by or exhibiting mimicry

Stateliness

Impressive because of size or proportions

Vaunt

To brag; to put on display; to call attention to; bragging statement

Discordant

To disagree; to be quarrelsome; relating to a discord

Conscript

A military recruit; to be drafted

Oscillate

To swing or vary back and forth sometimes with the idea of a pendulum

Sinuous

To be winding, intricate and complex

Denizen

A regular visitor; one that frequently visits; a person who gains residence in a foreign country

Prevaricate

To differ or deviate from the truth

Orotund

Marked by fullness, strength, and power of sound; to be exaggerated

Emir

A ruler of chief in Islamic countries

Induce

To move by persuasion; to call forth by influence; to cause formation

Felicitous

Very well suited or expressed; pleasant; delightful

Coercion

The act of achieving by force

Excoriate

To wear off the skin; to censure scathingly

Mercurial

Relating to mercury; to have similarities to the god mercury or influenced by the planet; rapid change of mood; a chemical not containing mercury

Braggadocio

Empty boasting; arrogant and cocky

Pilfer

Steal

Volatile

Characterized by rapid or unexpected change; unable to keep the attention

Rostrum

A platform for Roman speakers; a stage for speaking; curved end of a ship’s prow

Expiate

To make amends for; to make the quilt go away

Mendacious

Given to or characterized by deception or not telling the truth

Deviation

The act of straying from the normal

Latitude

Angular distance from some point; freedom of actions or choice; a distance from the earth’s equator, measured through 90 degrees

Demur

To take exception; to delay or hesitate; the act or instance of objection

Oblique

Neither perpendicular no parallel; having no right angle; devious or underhanded; muscles on side of the abdomen

Faction

A group or party (within a government) that is self seeking; making

Satiate

Filled to capacity; to satisfy or exceed

Immutable

Not capable of change

Cacophony

Harsh or jarring sound(s); a chaotic mixture

Enervate

Lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor; to lessen the vigor of

Sanguine

Marked by hopefulness; relating to blood or bleeding; a moderate to strong red

Flummery

A soft jelly or porridge made with flower or meal; several sweet deserts

Syndicate

A council of experts and officials; the rights and authority of a magistrate; a group that fixes concerns; a group of newspapers under one management; to manage or sell a syndicate

Latent

Capable of evolving but not yet visible nor active; a finger print that is barely visible but can be developed (for study)

Reparation

A repair or keeping in repair; the act of making amends or give satisfaction for a wrong; payment of damages

Cajole

Coax with flattery or urgency; to deceive or obtain with soothing words, gentle persuasion or false promises

Saturnine

Born under or influenced by the planet Saturn; cold and slow movements or mood

Rejoinder

The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s replication; an answer to a reply

Speculate

Deeply think about a subject or be curious; to make a business risk in hope of gain; to find a theory based on limited evidence

Quiescent

Marked by rest; causing no trouble or symptoms

Innuendo

An oblique allusions; a parenthetical explanation introduced into the text of a legal document

Disparage

To belittle importance or value; to lower in rank or reputation

Dulcet

Sweet taste; pleasing to the ear; generously pleasing

Serenity

A state of utter calm and repose

Concur

To express agreement; to come and work together

Inexorable

Not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped

Surmise

A thought or idea based on scanty evidence; to form a thought based on scanty evidence

Mellifluous

Having smooth, rich flow; filled with something that sweetens

Decadence

The process of becoming decadent; the quality or state of being decadent; a period of decline

Wheedle

To influence or entice by soft words or flattery; to gain or get by wheedling

Sanctimonious

Hypothetically showing devotion to worshiped thought; possessing a devotion to a religion

Axiom

A statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference; an established rule, principle or truth; a rule or principle that is accepted because it is good natured and right

Dragoon

A member of a European military unit formerly composed of heavily armed mounted troops; to subjugate or persecute by harsh use of troops; to force into submission or compliance especially by violent measures

Fastidious

Extremely or excessively careful or detailed; characterized by extreme or excessive concern about cleanliness and neatness; characterized by a meticulous, sensitive or demanding attitude; having high standards; having complex nutritional needs

Conjecture

Inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence; interpretation of omens; to arrive at or deduce by surmise of guess work; to make conjectures as to

Renege

To go back on a promise or commitment; revoke; to make a denial

Overwrought

Extremely excited; elaborated to excess

Exigency

That which is required in a particular situation (plural); the state or quality of needing immediate attention

Wreak

To inflict or execute; to carry out the prompting of one’s rage as on a victim or object

Intemperate

Characterized by excessive indulgence in alcoholic beverages; extreme in temperature, as in climate

Toady

Someone who behaves obsequiously to someone important; to be a toady

Implore

To constantly beg, as for aid or mercy; to make urgent supplication

Precipitate

Bring about suddenly; to fall to the earths surface as a condensed form of water

Rectitude

Rightness of principle or conduct; correctness

Abdicate

To renounce or relinquish a throne, power, responsibility, etc

Cognizant

Aware (of); the range or scope of knowledge

Flux

Continuous change, passage, or movement; to flow

Importune

Demand with urgency or persistence; to annoy

Devout

Devoted to divine worship or service; earnest or sincere

Covenant

A formal agreement to do or not to do something specified; conditional promises made to humanity by God

Repository

A place/room/container that something is deposited into or stored in; a side altar in a Roman Catholic Church where the host is reserved from Maundy Thursday to Good Friday; place with rich supply and confined; designed to act over a prolonged period

Whet

To sharpen by rubbing on or with something; to make more accurate; time between when something is sharpened and when it is sharpened again