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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.

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Words 476–500 of 500
#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
476	caucus	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: caucus is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	caucus	Local party members debated their priorities at the caucus.
477	precinct	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: precinct is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. bureau 2. canton	The school gym served as the polling place for our precinct.
478	apportionment	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ment commonly forms a noun for an action, process, state, or result.	1. répartition 2. partage	The census provides population totals used for apportionment.
479	redistricting	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: redistricting is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	redécoupage	Population shifts led the state to begin redistricting.
480	gerrymandering	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: gerrymandering is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	charcutage électoral	The oddly shaped map raised concerns about gerrymandering.
481	Columbian Exchange	proper noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: Columbian + Exchange. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	Bourse colombienne	The Columbian Exchange brought potatoes to Europe and horses to the Americas.
482	encomienda	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: encomienda is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	1. encomienda 2. système de l'encomienda	The encomienda exploited Indigenous communities for colonial production.
483	indentured-servitude	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: indentured + servitude. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	servitude sous contrat	Through indentured-servitude, some migrants exchanged years of labor for transportation.
484	Middle Passage	proper noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: Middle + Passage. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	Passage du milieu	Captive people endured brutal conditions during the Middle Passage.
485	abolitionist	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ist often names a person associated with a field, belief, or practice.	abolitionniste	The abolitionist published eyewitness accounts to build opposition to slavery.
486	Underground Railroad	proper noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: Underground + Railroad. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	Chemin de fer clandestin	Conductors in the Underground Railroad provided shelter and directions.
487	nullification	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	annulation	The nullification crisis tested the balance between state and federal power.
488	states' rights	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: states' + rights. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	droits des États	The debate over states' rights shaped arguments about federal authority.
489	cotton-gin	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: cotton + gin. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	coton-gin	The cotton-gin increased the speed of cotton processing.
490	plantation	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result.	plantation	The plantation produced sugar for overseas markets.
491	sharecropping	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: sharecropping is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	métayage	Sharecropping often trapped families in cycles of debt.
492	tenant-farming	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: tenant + farming. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	métayage	Under tenant-farming, the family paid cash rent for its fields.
493	Jim Crow	proper noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: Jim + Crow. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	Jim Corbeau	Jim Crow denied Black citizens equal access to public facilities.
494	Black Codes	proper noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: Black + Codes. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	Codes noirs	Black Codes limited movement, work, and civil rights.
495	Freedmen's Bureau	proper noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: Freedmen's + Bureau. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	Bureau des affranchis	The Freedmen's Bureau supported schools and helped negotiate labor contracts.
496	transcontinental-railroad	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: transcontinental + railroad. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	chemin de fer transcontinental	The transcontinental-railroad reduced travel time across the United States.
497	Gold Rush	proper noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: Gold + Rush. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	ruée vers l'or	The Gold Rush transformed small settlements into crowded towns.
498	manorialism	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	manorialisme	Under manorialism, the manor produced much of what its residents used.
499	absolutism	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.	absolutisme	Royal absolutism weakened representative institutions.
500	divine right	noun Study Field: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: divine + right. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	droit divin	Supporters of divine right argued that subjects should not challenge the king.

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