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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| 326 | frequency-table | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: frequency + table. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 频率表 | The frequency-table shows that blue was selected eight times. |
| 327 | box-plot | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: box + plot. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 箱线图 | The box-plot makes the two classes' medians easy to compare. |
| 328 | interquartile-range | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: interquartile + range. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 四分位距 | The interquartile-range measures the spread of the middle half of the data. |
| 329 | sample-space | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: sample + space. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 样本空间 | A coin toss has the sample-space {heads, tails}. |
| 330 | independent-event | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: independent + event. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 独立事件 | Rolling a die is an independent-event from flipping a coin. |
| 331 | dependent-event | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: dependent + event. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 相关事件 | Drawing a second card without replacement is a dependent-event. |
| 332 | compound-event | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: compound + event. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 复合事件 | Rolling an even number and then a six is a compound-event. |
| 333 | random-sample | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: random + sample. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 随机样本 | The researcher used a random-sample to reduce selection bias. |
| 334 | biased-sample | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: biased + sample. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 有偏差样本 | Surveying only basketball players creates a biased-sample of student sports preferences. |
| 335 | opportunity-cost | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: opportunity + cost. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 机会成本 | The opportunity-cost of attending the concert is the shift Maya cannot work. |
| 336 | price | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: price is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 價格 2. 價錢 3. 價 | A shortage of oranges caused the price of juice to rise. |
| 337 | services | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: services is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 服务 | Haircuts and legal advice are services. |
| 338 | productivity | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition. | 生产力 | New equipment increased the factory's productivity without extending work hours. |
| 339 | monopoly | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: monopoly is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 專賣 | Regulators investigated whether the merger would create a monopoly. |
| 340 | gross-domestic-product | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: gross + domestic + product. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 国内生产总值 | Economists use gross-domestic-product to estimate the size of a national economy. |
| 341 | quota | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: quota is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 命 | The fishing quota protects the population from excessive harvesting. |
| 342 | exchange-rate | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Term structure: exchange + rate. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 汇率 | A changing exchange-rate altered the cost of imported bicycles. |
| 343 | loss | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: loss is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 估量 | The shop reported a loss after repairs cost more than monthly sales. |
| 344 | subsidy | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: subsidy is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 津貼 2. 補貼 3. 補助 | A transit subsidy reduced fares for low-income riders. |
| 345 | banking | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: banking is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 銀行業 | Online banking allows customers to transfer funds without visiting a branch. |
| 346 | stock | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: stock is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 股票 2. 家畜 | Buying one stock gives an investor a small ownership stake in the company. |
| 347 | bond | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: bond is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 義務 | The city issued a bond to finance a new water system. |
| 348 | salary | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: salary is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 薪金 2. 薪水 3. 工資 | The job offer includes an annual salary and health benefits. |
| 349 | insurance | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Suffix focus: -ance commonly forms a noun naming an action, quality, or state. | 保險 | Home insurance helped pay for repairs after the storm. |
| 350 | mortgage | noun StudyField: Grade 8 mathematics and economics word Word study: Base-form focus: mortgage is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 抵押 2. 抵押貸款 3. 按揭 | The family compared interest rates before choosing a mortgage. |
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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).