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Vocabulary Grade 8 — Set 1: Meanings flashcards

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conduct (v., n.) · kuhn-DUHKT (v.) · KAHN-duhkt (n.)

to run an activity from planning to finish; to carry heat or electricity; a person's behavior

Our class conducted a survey on how much sleep students get.

A metal pan handle conducts heat, so grab it with an oven mitt.

The coach praised the team's conduct after the tough loss.

Watch out: a code of conduct is a set of rules for how people should behave.
Character & Behavior
bliss (n.) · BLIS

complete happiness

A snow day with hot cocoa and a good book is pure bliss.

The puppy lay in the sun in total bliss.

After weeks of exams, summer break felt like bliss.

Watch out: "ignorance is bliss" means it can be easier not to know something.
Feelings & Attitudes
academic (adj., n.) · ak-uh-DEM-ik

having to do with school and studying; not important, since nothing real depends on it; a college professor or researcher

Her academic record earned her a spot in the honors program.

Once the game was rained out, arguing over the lineup was academic.

Academics from three universities studied the town's old water system.
Thinking & Knowing
frame (v.) · FRAYM

to surround with a border; to shape how an idea sounds through word choice; to pin blame on someone innocent

Grandma framed my science fair ribbon and hung it in the hall.

Ms. Patel framed the field trip as a reward, not a lesson.

In the mystery novel, the butler was framed for the theft.
Speaking & Arguing
rally (n., v.) · RAL-ee

an event where a cause's supporters fill a public place; to unite behind someone or something; to bounce back

Hundreds of students joined a rally for cleaner rivers.

Neighbors rallied around the family after a fire destroyed their home.

Down by ten points, our team rallied to win in the final minute.

Watch out: in tennis, a rally is when players keep hitting the ball back and forth.
Actions & Effort
variable (adj., n.) · VAIR-ee-uh-buhl

changing often, not steady; a factor that can change in an experiment; a letter that stands for a number

Spring weather here is highly variable, sunny one hour and snowy the next.

In our plant experiment, the amount of light was the only variable.

Solve for the variable x in each equation.

Watch out: in an experiment, the variable you change on purpose is the independent variable.
Change & Growth
universal (adj.) · yoo-nuh-VUR-suhl

shared by everyone in a group, or by everyone on Earth; true no matter what the situation is

Pizza has universal appeal in our cafeteria.

The fear of being left out seems almost universal among teenagers.

Gravity follows universal laws that work the same on Mars as on Earth.
Size & Amount
distinguished (adj.) · dih-STING-gwisht

having done excellent work that brought fame and respect; looking dignified and important

A distinguished scientist from the university judged our science fair.

Our town library is named after a distinguished poet who grew up here.

With his gray beard and suit, Grandpa looked quite distinguished.
Quality & Judgment
institution (n.) · in-stuh-TOO-shuhn

a bank, hospital, college or other large organization that serves the public; a long-running custom

My neighbor worked at the same institution, a children's hospital, for thirty years.

Every institution in town, from the bank to the college, closed for the storm.

The Fourth of July parade has become a local institution.
Society & Power
component (n.) · kuhm-POH-nuhnt

when something is made up of pieces or elements, any one of them

The kit includes every component you need to build the robot.

Listening carefully is one component of being a good debater.

Oxygen and hydrogen are the components of water.
Nature & Time

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