Grade 8
Vocabulary 4
Word 1: Epiphany
noun
A sudden realization or great idea
Sentence: “An artist’s duty is rather to stay openminded and in a state where he can receive
information and inspiration. You always have
to be ready for that little artistic epiphany.”
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Word 2: Irrelevantadjective
Not important to what is being done or
discussed
Sentence: “Guilt or innocence becomes irrelevant
in the criminal trial as we flounder in a morass
of artificial rules poorly conceived and often
impossible of application.” Warren Earl Burger
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Word 3: Prolific adjective
Producing in large numbers
Sentence: Periods of tranquility are seldom
prolific of creative achievement. Mankind
has to be stirred up.
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Word 4: Lucrative
Definition: Very
adjective
profitable
Sentence: “To establish any mode to abolish war,
however advantageous it might be to Nations,
would be to take from such Government the
most lucrative of its branches.” Thomas Paine
Word 5: Quandary noun
Definition: State
of uncertainty where it is hard
to decide
Sentence: “We are a people in a quandary about
the present. We are a people in search of our
future.” Barbara Jordan
Word 6: Thrive verb
Definition: To
be successful and grow
Sentence: Women thrive on novelty and are
easy meat for the commerce of fashion.
Word 7: Zany
adjective
Definition: Strange
in a funny way
Sentence: “… then I did this zany thing, and all
of a sudden I had tons of friends.” Jim Carrey
Word 8: Anarchy
Definition: A
noun
state of chaos where there is no
government or social control
Sentence: “Anarchy is anarchy is anarchy. Neither
race nor color nor frustration is an excuse for
either lawlessness or anarchy.” Thurgood Marshall
Word 9: Bogus
adjective
Made up, not real facts
Sentence: “All you need to do is set up some
website somewhere selling some bogus
product at twenty percent off…” Kevin Mitnick
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Word 10: Cluster
noun
Things that are closely grouped
together
Sentence: “The Image is more than an idea. It is
a vortex or cluster of fused ideas and is
endowed with energy.” Ezra Pound
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