8th Grade Spelling
brief | of short duration; quickly passing |
efficient | effective; producing the desired result |
field | a stretch of open land |
fiend | an enemy or foe |
fiery | having characteristics of fire |
freight | cargo of a ship, plane, or train |
friend | a person joined by affection or intimacy with another |
grief | mental anguish or sorrow |
height | the highest point of anything; top; summit |
heinous | highly criminal or wicked |
heirloom | a piece of personal property that has been in a family for generations |
kaleidoscope | a toy of changing colors and objects |
lei | a garland made of flowers from the Polynesian cultures |
leisure | free and unoccupied time |
medieval | pertaining to the Middle Ages (A.D.500 – 1500) |
mischievous | playfully troublesome or teasing |
neigh | the call or cry of a horse; a whinny |
neither | not this nor that |
niece | the daughter of one’s brother or sister |
perceive | to see with recognition; understand |
pierce | to stab |
priest | a representative of a religion authorized to engage or lead in sacred ritual; a clergyman |
reign | to rule |
seize | to grab with force |
siege | a tactic of war in which a dwelling or city is surrounded by an army to force its surrender |
sleigh | a horse-drawn sled |
surveillance | an intense, organized system of observation |
sieve | a wire mesh container used to strain flour |
view | to look; that which one sees |
yield | to give up control; surrender |