English Vocabulary · Grade 8 Live Review Preview
8th Grade Vocabulary Words
Eighth-grade readers move toward high-school-level analysis across literature, argument, research, physical and life science, algebra, economics, history, and civics. This level strengthens precise Tier II and cross-curricular vocabulary while emphasizing context, analogy, word relationships, Greek and Latin roots, multiple meanings, source judgment, and evidence-based communication.
This independently authored 500-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty pages of twenty-five words each. Words 1–300 include five cloze questions per page; words 301–500 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while the expanded practice layer is developed. Each row includes a subject-field label and an editable word-study note about a transparent affix, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base form. The cited Grade 8 resources calibrate difficulty and vocabulary-study skills only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 276 | pitch | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: pitch is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. Tonhöhe 2. Tonlage 3. Pech | A faster vibration produces a higher pitch. |
| 277 | decibel | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: decibel is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Dezibel | A whisper has a much lower decibel level than a siren. |
| 278 | echo | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: echo is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. Echo 2. Widerhall | The shout returned as an echo from the canyon wall. |
| 279 | gear-ratio | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Term structure: gear + ratio. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Übersetzungsverhältnis | Changing the gear-ratio increased the bicycle wheel's turning force. |
| 280 | power | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: power is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. Leistung 2. Kraft | The motor's power tells how quickly it can perform work. |
| 281 | horsepower | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: horsepower is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Pferdestärke | The larger engine produces greater horsepower. |
| 282 | periodic-table | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Term structure: periodic + table. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Periodensystem | The periodic-table places elements with similar behaviors in the same column. |
| 283 | atomic-number | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Term structure: atomic + number. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Ordnungszahl | Oxygen has an atomic-number of eight. |
| 284 | atomic-mass | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Term structure: atomic + mass. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Atommasse | The periodic table lists chlorine's atomic-mass as about 35.45. |
| 285 | chemical-symbol | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Term structure: chemical + symbol. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | chemisches Symbol | Fe is the chemical-symbol for iron. |
| 286 | electron-shell | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Term structure: electron + shell. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | Elektronenhülle | The first electron-shell can hold two electrons. |
| 287 | aqueous | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | wässrig | The label aq indicates that the substance is in an aqueous solution. |
| 288 | colloid | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: colloid is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Kolloid | Fog is a colloid of liquid droplets dispersed in air. |
| 289 | saturated | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: saturated is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. gesättigt 2. saturiert | No more sugar dissolved once the solution became saturated. |
| 290 | unsaturated | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: unsaturated is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | ungesättigt | The unsaturated solution accepted another spoonful of salt. |
| 291 | supersaturated | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: supersaturated is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | übersättigt | A seed crystal caused the supersaturated solution to crystallize rapidly. |
| 292 | dominant | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: dominant is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | dominant | A dominant allele can mask the effect of a recessive allele. |
| 293 | recessive | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Suffix focus: -ive commonly forms an adjective meaning having a quality or tendency. | rezessiv | A recessive trait may appear when an organism inherits two recessive alleles. |
| 294 | homozygous | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | 1. reinerbig 2. homozygot | A homozygous plant carries two matching alleles for seed color. |
| 295 | heterozygous | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Suffix focus: -ous commonly forms an adjective meaning full of or characterized by. | heterozygot | A heterozygous organism can pass either allele to its offspring. |
| 296 | sex-linked | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Term structure: sex + linked. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | geschlechtsgebunden | Red-green color blindness is often taught as a sex-linked trait. |
| 297 | pedigree | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Base-form focus: pedigree is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | Ahnentafel | The pedigree suggests that the trait is recessive. |
| 298 | genetic-code | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Term structure: genetic + code. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | genetischer Code | Nearly all organisms use the same basic genetic-code. |
| 299 | DNA | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Capitalization focus: DNA is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters. | 1. DNS 2. DNA | A DNA sequence contains information that cells can copy. |
| 300 | RNA | noun StudyField: Grade 8 science and technology word Word study: Capitalization focus: RNA is an abbreviation or initialism; preserve its capital letters. | 1. RNS 2. Ribonukleinsäure | Messenger RNA carries a gene's instructions to a ribosome. |
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Sources and curriculum references
These references guide selection and calibration. Definitions, sample sentences, readings, questions, and teaching notes are independently written and reviewed.
- Flocabulary: 8th Grade Vocabulary Word List
- GreatSchools / Hyde Park: Academic Vocabulary Words for 8th Graders
- Berkeley Unified School District: Grade Level Academic Vocabulary
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
- Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Vocabulary Power: Grade 8, ISBN 0-07-826228-3 (bibliographic calibration only).