Vocabulary Grade 8 — Set 3: Quick Drills flashcards
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Meaning to word: 33 of the Set 3 words, from a fresh one-line definition back to the word itself, with one example sentence.
Drills deck · part of Vocabulary Level 3 · Grade 8 · written against: Our own grade placement (VOCABULARY-PLAN.md): word frequency (wordfreq, CC BY-SA 4.0) and editorial review; no publisher's grade or word list is reproduced. Updated 2026-10-10.
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Which word means preaching a standard to others while failing to live by it yourself?hypocriticalCharacter & Behavior
Isn't it hypocritical to ban phones at dinner and then check yours? -
Which word means pleased with yourself in a way that irritates others, because of your own actions or knowledge?smugCharacter & Behavior
Leo was smug all day after his weather prediction came true. -
Which word means to keep worrying or feeling uneasy, often over small matters?fretFeelings & Attitudes
Grandpa fretted that the birthday cake would sink in the middle. -
Which word means to use a few examples to make a claim about everything of that kind?generalizeThinking & Knowing
After one rainy visit, Leo generalized that Seattle is always gloomy. -
Which word means to speak a poem, passage or list out loud, word for word, without a page to read from?reciteSpeaking & Arguing
Tomas recited all fifty state capitals without a single mistake. -
Which word means to plug up a route or screen off a view?obstructActions & Effort
Parked delivery trucks obstructed the bike lane all morning. -
Which word means to keep getting stronger and deeper, as a smell, a color or a feeling can?intensifyChange & Growth
The smell of smoke intensified as we hiked closer to the campfire. -
Which word means hardly at all; with almost nothing to spare?scarcelySize & Amount
The newborn kitten could scarcely open its eyes. -
Which word means far from pleasant, but still something you can live through?tolerableQuality & Judgment
The long flight was tolerable thanks to a good book. -
Which word means a scrap or patch that is all that remains of something bigger, like cloth or a forest?remnantNature & Time
Only a remnant of the ancient forest survives along the creek.
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