Grade 8 Lesson 2 Vocab

There is an old ______ that goes "easier said than done".

• adage

• nuance

• travesty

• reprieve

adage means:

• saying

• vision

• dwelling

• utensil

While the old ______ says "you get what you pay for", Mr. Smith argues opposite.

• adage

• approximation

• quibble

• disapprobation

churlish means:

• having a bad dispostiion

• occurring or operating at the same time

• morally degraded

• unrestrained feelings, especially in regards to feelings

This surgeon's son was not only not overawed, he even gave abrupt and indifferent answers, and in the tone of his voice there was something ________, almost insolent.

• churlish

• remediable

• offhand

• squeamish

But given the barriers to bringing older films to market at a time when DVD sales are diminishing, it would be churlish to complain.

• rude

• disgusted

• characterized with great caution

They've been most common in online worlds such as Second Life, where people create avatars to play and ________ in a game-like setting, and in hard-core online games including World of Warcraft, where people acquire tools, trinkets, or magical potions.

• collaborate

• whimper

• hobble

• varnish

Teams have to ________ more closely, so that the same services and software can run on different handsets.

• collaborate

• reciprocate

• improvise

collaborate means to:

• work together on a common project

• thrust oneself in a forceful way

• wrangle

• perform without preparation

hey ________ rewards and punishments, and enforced their decisions by an exclusion from the sacrifices.

• decree

• gossip

• plunge

• stutter