Vocabulary List 22 8th grade

morose

• adj. cheerfully happy

• adj. gloomily depressed

• adj. overly excited

• adj. mildly annoyed

recess

• n. a break or pause in activity

• n. a remote part or corner

• n. a type of recessive gene

• n. a small room for storage

crevice

• n. narrow gap or opening

• n. a type of fruit

• n. a small animal

• n. a musical instrument

chafe

• v. to irritate or displease

• n. a type of fabric

• adj. extremely soft

• n. a form of exercise

Balmy

• adj. mild and pleasurable

• adj. harsh and severe

• adj. cold and uninviting

• adj. dry and arid

hoard

• v. to accumulate as much as possible of something

• n. a type of storage container

• v. to distribute evenly among a group

• n. a collection of rare items

chronic

• adj. continuing for a long time or recurring frequently

• adj. occurring suddenly and unpredictably

• adj. lasting for a short period of time

• adj. characterized by rapid change

depreciate

• v. to increase the value or worth of

• v. to lessen the value or worth of

• v. to maintain the current value or worth of

• v. to evaluate the worth of something

seethe

• v. to roil or foam as boiling

• n. a state of calmness

• adj. to be still and quiet

• v. to boil with anger

infinity

• n. unlimited space, time, or amount

• n. a finite quantity

• n. a limited duration

• n. a measurable distance