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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| 401 | mercantilism | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | меркантилизм | European mercantilism encouraged colonies to supply raw materials to the ruling country. |
| 402 | triangular-trade | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: triangular + trade. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | треугольная торговля | The triangular-trade carried manufactured goods, enslaved people, and colonial products along different routes. |
| 403 | transatlantic | adjective StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Prefix focus: trans- means across, through, or beyond. | 1. трансатланти́ческий 2. трансатлантический | The transatlantic voyage took several weeks under sail. |
| 404 | declaration | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. заявле́ние 2. объявле́ние | The delegates issued a declaration explaining their decision to seek independence. |
| 405 | federalism | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | федерали́зм | Under federalism, national and state governments exercise different powers. |
| 406 | separation-of-powers | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: separation + of + powers. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | разделение властей | Separation-of-powers prevents one branch from performing every government function. |
| 407 | checks-and-balances | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: checks + and + balances. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | система сдержек и противовесов | A presidential veto is part of the checks-and-balances system. |
| 408 | ratification | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | ратифика́ция | The treaty required ratification by the legislature. |
| 409 | tyranny | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: tyranny is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. тирани́я 2. тирания | The pamphlet warned that unchecked authority could become tyranny. |
| 410 | judicial-review | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: judicial + review. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | судебный надзор | Through judicial-review, a court may invalidate an unconstitutional law. |
| 411 | due-process | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: due + process. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | надлежащая правовая процедура | Due-process requires notice and a meaningful opportunity to be heard. |
| 412 | equal-protection | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: equal + protection. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | равная защита | The plaintiffs argued that the policy violated equal-protection. |
| 413 | civil-liberty | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: civil + liberty. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | гражданская свобода | Freedom of speech is a civil-liberty. |
| 414 | civil-right | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: civil + right. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | гражданское право | The right to vote without racial discrimination is a civil-right. |
| 415 | abolitionism | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. аболициони́зм 2. аболиционизм | Abolitionism grew through speeches, newspapers, petitions, and resistance. |
| 416 | Manifest Destiny | proper noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: Manifest + Destiny. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | явное предначертание | Supporters used Manifest Destiny to defend westward territorial expansion. |
| 417 | westward-expansion | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Term structure: westward + expansion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | расширение на запад | Westward-expansion displaced many Indigenous communities. |
| 418 | annexation | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. присоедине́ние 2. а́ншлюс 3. анне́ксия | The annexation of the region intensified a national dispute. |
| 419 | homestead | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: homestead is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | уса́дьба | The family built a cabin on its prairie homestead. |
| 420 | reservation | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | резерва́ция | Federal policy forced many Native communities onto a reservation. |
| 421 | removal | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: removal is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | удаление | The removal of Indigenous nations caused widespread suffering and death. |
| 422 | secession | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -sion commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. отделе́ние 2. сеце́ссия 3. сецессия | The state's secession deepened the constitutional crisis. |
| 423 | union | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: union is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. сою́з 2. соедине́ние 3. объедине́ние | Leaders debated how to preserve the union. |
| 424 | confederacy | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Base-form focus: confederacy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | конфедера́ция | The southern confederacy formed after several states seceded. |
| 425 | colonialism | noun StudyField: Grade 8 history, civics, and social science word Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. колониали́зм 2. колониализм | Colonialism redirected local resources toward the ruling empire. |
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Sources and curriculum references
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- 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).