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 |