1. 8thGrade EnglishVocabulary List #1

2. Barren • (adj.) not productive, bare • Example: In contrast to the rich land we left behind, the plains appeared to be a _____________barren landscape. • SYNONYMS: unproductive, sterile, desolate • ANTONYMS: fertile, productive, fruitful

3. disrupt • (v.) to break up, disturb • Example: Even the loud demonstration on the street below was not enough to _______________ the meeting. • SYNONYMS: upset, displace, disorder • ANTONYMS: organize, arrange

4. germinate • (v.) to begin to grow • Example: After he interrogated the suspect, suspicion began to __________ in the inspector’s mind. • SYNONYMS: sprout, shoot up, growANTONYMS: wither, die, shrivel up

5. Renovate • (v.) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again • Example: The young couple brought in an architect and a contractor to help them ________the old house. • SYNONYMS: repair, fix up, recondition

6. Truce • (n.) a pause in fighting, temporary peace • Example: After tense negotiations, the warring nations reluctantly agreed to a five-day _______. • SYNONYMS: cease-fire, armistice • ANTONYMS: war, warfare, fighting

7. Vicious • (adj.) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme • Example: The _________rumor was damaging to their friendship. • SYNONYMS: wicked, malicious, savage • ANTONYMS: good, kind, kindly, mild, harmless

8. trickle • (v.) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n.) a small, irregular quantity of anything • Example: The water began to ________trickle from the rusty old pipe. • SYNONYMS: (v.) dribble, drizzle, drip (n.) small amount • ANTONYMS: (v.) gush, pour, flood (n.) deluge