8th Grade - [NEW] Vocab Words (4/29)

alienate

to cause to dislike you, to push away from you

preempt

to get something before others have the chance; to beat others to the punch

elevation

height above sea level

wreak havoc

to cause chaos/disaster

queer

strange

relic

something that has survived from long ago

fret

to worry

cursory

too hasty

misogyny

hatred of women

patriarchy

a society run by men

backlash

a negative group reaction

subjugate

to force into submission (giving into a stronger power)

overt

not concealed

intolerance

unwillingness to respect people who are different from you

mainstream

viewed by most of society as "normal"

castigate

to chastise (punish/scold)

disingenuous

insincere, usually by feigning ignorance

arbitrary

chosen on a random whim rather than reason

witty

clever and funny

tenacious

holding on persistently

solace

consolation (the comfort someone receives after a loss)

in retrospect

looking back

abomination

something hated or disliked

frank

candid (truthful/direct/straightforward)

contemporary

modern