150 Words Every Eighth Grader Should Know How to Spell: List 8

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  1. vitamin
    an organic substance essential to normal metabolism
  2. antidote
    a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
  3. balmy
    mild and pleasant
  4. disseminate
    cause to become widely known
  5. vaccinate
    produce immunity in by inoculation
  6. burglary
    entering a building unlawfully intending to commit a felony
  7. obesity
    the condition of being excessively overweight
  8. asthma
    respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing
  9. dominance
    the power or right to give orders or make decisions
  10. sacrificial
    related to the act of killing to satisfy a deity
  11. chandelier
    an ornate branched lighting fixture
  12. disparity
    inequality or difference in some respect
  13. radioactive
    exhibiting or caused by emissions in nuclear decay
  14. misdemeanor
    a crime less serious than a felony
  15. personification
    attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
Created on Tue Jun 03 19:30:52 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jul 11 10:58:03 EDT 2025)

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