Grade 8 Chapter 5 Vocabulary

A thing done successfully with effort, skill, or courage.

Recognize the full worth of; understand (a situation) fully; grasp the full implications of.

Strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or injure them, typically with an implement such as a club or whip.

Made holy; consecrated.

A woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event.

Become less miserable.

Give (someone) one's good wishes when something special or pleasant has happened to them.

Conveying good wishes or praise to someone in response to an achievement or special occasion.

In a state of peaceful happiness.

(of a pigeon or dove) make a soft murmuring sound.