8th Grade English Final Vocab

nefarious

wicked or criminal

foil

prevent from succeeding

ditto

a copy "machine" usually gets blue ink everywhere

culinary

of or for cooking

rhetorical

asked in order to produce an effect or to make a statement rather than to elicit information

devious

showing a skillful use of underhanded tactics to achieve goals

careened

move swiftly and in an uncontrolled way

debut

first appearance

restitution

the restoration of something lost of stolen to its proper owner

begrudge

Reluctantly or resentfully

Prophecy

a prediction of the future

unscathed

completely unharmed

meander

follow a winding course

impose

establish or apply by authority

behoove

a duty or responsibility for someone to do something

melancholy

pensive sadness

monologue

a long speech by one actor or play in a movie

ominous

bad or unpleasant

abhorred

regard with disgust and hatred

victuals

food or other provisions

disreputable

not considered to be respectable in character or appearance

Miasma

a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor

impudence

trait of being rude and imperinent

fatigue

extreme tiredness resulting from mental or physical illness or exertion

cajoling

to presumed someone to do something

odiferous

strong smell

skirmish

unpremeditated fighting

parched

make or become dry through intense heat

abide

accept or act (a rule)

billowed

a large undulating mass of something. (cloud, smoke, or steam)

destitute

without the basic necessities of life

famished

extremely hungry

pallet

a crude or makeshift bed

brandish

wave or flourish as a threat or anger or excitement

dogged

having or showing tenacity and grim persistence.

guant

thin and bony

pestilence

fatal or epidemic disease