Academic vocabulary words for 8th graders

These academic vocabulary words for eighth graders are broadly used in many subjects. It’s important for your child to know these words to better understand reading and classroom lessons. And knowing these words well enough to use them in writing and presentations will add precision and eloquence to your child’s work. Print this list, courtesy of Hyde Park Central School District in New York and post it somewhere your child will see it every day. Not only will these words help your child excel now, they’re the types of words that will pop up on the SAT and ACT, too.

abhor	construct	precise
abrasive	contrast	prediction
alternative	corroborate	prevalent
ambiguous	depict	procedure
amiss	derive	profound
anarchy	despicable	proprietor
anonymous	despondent	prudent
anthology	elapse	pseudonym
apathy	embark	quote
apprehend	encompass	rebel
assimilate	endeavor	rebuff
assumption	evidence	rebuke
audacious	evoke	recur
authority	feasible	resilient
avid	focus	response
ban	formula	reverberate
belligerent	generation	significant
bisect	gruesome	similar
bizarre	imminent	simulate
boycott	impel	simultaneous
capable	imperative	source
cause	integrate	specific
characterize	interrogate	spontaneous
chronological	merge	surmise
commence	modify	theory
compels	mutiny	tirade
concise	narrate	universal
conclude	novice	validate
confiscate	obsolete	variable
conjecture	opposition	conscientious
perish	consecutive	perspective
consistent	persuasive	inspire
plagiarize