Eighth Grade English Vocabulary List

Unit 1 Unit 1 Words and Phrases

1. how often how often 2.exercise exercise; exercise v.&n .3.skateboard.skateboarding;participate in skateboardingv

4.hardly.hardly;almost never adv5.ever.ever;ever adv6.shop.shoppingv7.once.once adv8.twice.two times; twice adv

9.time.times; timesn10.surf. on the waves, driving (boat); surfing on... v11.Internet. network; Internet n

12.program (drama, radio, television, etc.) programs, performances; (computer) program n.13.high school (US) middle school; (UK) public secondary school

14.most. Most; most; almost all adj15.no none; none adj.16.result.result; result n

17.active.active;active adj18.for.for. ; about; in terms of...; in terms of... prep19.as for; about

20.about.about; almost adv21.junk. discarded old things; junk n22.junk foodjunk food 23.milk.milk n

24.coffee.coffee n25.chip (food, etc.) flakes n.26.cola.cola n27.chocolate.chocolate n28.drink drink; drink v.

29.health.Health; health status n30.how many 31.interviewer.interviewer n32.habit.habits; habits n

33.try try; want; try; try hard v .34.of course of course; naturally 35.look after; take care of 36.lifestyle lifestyle n.

37.grade.score; grade; grade n38.better. (comparative form of good and well) Better; more satisfying; health condition has improved adj

39.same same; same adj.40.as. (indicates comparison) like... (same) prep41. different. different; different adj

42.difference.different; difference; difference n43.unhealthy.unhealthy; unhealthy adj

44.yuck.(meaning Disgust, disgust, etc.) bah; spat int45.maybe; probably adv.46.although (=though) although; even if; even if conj.

47.for (expressing time, distance, quantity); plan prep.48.grandpa grandpa; grandpa n.49.a lot of a lot; many

50.keep keep; keep in a certain state v.51.must modal.must v52.less.(little comparative form) smaller; smaller; less; less adj

Unit 2 Unit 2 words and phrases

1. matter. thing; problem; Error n2.have.get(disease);suffer(disease) v3.cold.cold;coldn4.have a coldsuffer from a cold

5.stomachache stomachache;abdominal pain;stomachachen.6.sore. Pain adj7.back.Back; back n8.arm; arm n.9.ear.ear n

10.eye eye n.11.foot (pl.feet) foot; foot n. 12.hand.handn13.head.head;headnl4.leg.leg;legsn15.mouth.mouth;mouth;oral cavityn

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16.neck.neck; neck n17.nose.nose n18.stomach.stomach; stomach n19.tooth teeth (pl.teeth) n.

20.throat. larynx; throat ;throat n21.toothache n.22.fever.fever;fever n23.rest.rest v24.honey honey n.

25.dentist.dentist n26.should.should v27.headache n.28 .shouldn't=should not29.ago.(from...)previously adv

30.so so; such pron.31.illness disease; illness n.32.advice advice; advice; suggestion n. 33.thirsty; thirsty adj.

34.stress puts pressure on; causes tension v.. pressure; tension n 35.be stressed out nervous; pressured

< p>36.crispy; fragile; (certain vegetables and fruits) fresh and crisp adj.

37.cereal. Cereal plants; processed, cereal food (generally refers to oats flakes, corn flakes and other breakfast foods) n

38.cookie.(US) sweet biscuits; cookiesn39.early.early;early adv40.problem.problem;puzzling things;difficult to deal with things n

41.way method; means; way; style n.42.traditional traditional; conventional adj.43.believe. believe; think v

44.balance .Balance; balanced state; coordination n

45.yin (Han) (ancient Chinese philosophy believes that one of the two opposites existing in the universe, opposite to "Yang") Yin

< p>46.yang (Han) (ancient Chinese philosophy believes that one of the two opposites existing in the universe, opposite to "Yin") Yang

47.weak/adj. (body) weak ; Weak 48.Dangshen (Chinese herbal medicine) Codonopsis pilosula 49.Huangqi (Chinese herbal medicine) Astragalus

50.herb.herb;herb;vanilla n51.angry angry;angry adj.52.tofu.tofu n53 .medicine.drug;medicine;pharmaceutical n

54.western.Western;from the West adj55.everybody.everyone;everyone;everyone pron56.get becomes v.

< p>57.few.(expressing negation) very few; almost none adj58.a few (expressing affirmation) some; several 59.stay.continue to be; keep v

60.important ; significant adj.61.balanced. balanced; coordinated adj62.diet.diet; diet n63.moment. moment; moment n

64.at the moment; now 65.late. 66.until (=till) until...; before...conj.

67.dear (expressing surprise, distress, regret, etc.) ha; oops int.68.host family homestay 69 .yesterday yesterday; yesterday n.

70.hear.hear;hear v

Unit 3 Unit 3 words and expressions

1. babysit. Temporary care (infants and young children) v2.camp camping; camping; camping v.3.plan; planning; plan n.&v.4.Tibet Tibet

5.hike hiking v.6 .Hong Kong Hong Kong 7.yeah.(a variant of yes) is adv8.how long

9.away to the distance; to leave; to the other direction adv.10.get back back 11.send .deliver

;Send; send v12.postcard.Postcard n

13..Hawaii (name of state in the United States) Hawaii 14.San Francisco (Western Port City, California, United States) San Francisco

15.bike. bicycle; bicycle n16. ride; ride; ride (ride) travel (distance) n. 17. sightseeing sightseeing; tour n.

18. fish. fishing; fishing v19.rent rent; rent v.20.famous.famous; famous adj21.take a vacation to go on vacation

22.Greece Greece 23.Spain Spain 24.Europe. Europe n25.something; something pron.26.lake.lake; lake n

27.the Great Lakes (the collective name of the five great lakes between Canada and the United States) the Great Lakes 28.leave leave; set off v.

29.countryside.countryside;rural;countryside n30.nature.nature;nature;n31.forget forget;forget v.32.a lot very;very;often

33.finish.End ;Complete;Complete v34.Thailand Thailand 35.tourist traveler; tourist n.36.Italy Italy

Unit 4 Unit 4 words and expressions

1. take. take ( Some kind of means of transportation) v2. subway. subway; underground train n3. walk; walk; walk v.

4. hey. (used to attract attention, express surprise or ask) hey; hey int5. train.train n6.forty forty num.7.fifty fifty num.

8.sixty.sixty num9.seventy.seventy num10.eighty eighty num.11.ninety ninety num. 12.hundred.One hundred num

13.minute.minute n14.take (time) v.15.by.means of transportation, delivery, etc. rep16.by bus Take a bus< /p>

17.far; distant adj.18.how far 19.kilometer kilometers; kilometers n.20.shower&n.shower v.

21.quick ; fast adj.22.bicycle.bicycle; two-wheeled bicycle n23.station.station n24.early.early; early adj

25.mile.mile n26.stop.stationn27.transportation ;Transportation 28.northn.Northern;Northern 29.North AmericaNorth America

30.part region;region n.31.thing;thing n.32.other; other adj. 33.depend. depend on; rely on v

34.depend on depends on...; determine on 35. river. river; river n36. boat. boat n37. by boat by boat

< p>38.must (indicates speculation) must v.39.than. (used after the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs) than conj

40.more (used to form the comparative form of some adjectives and adverbs) ) (than...) more; more; larger adv.

41.means method; means; tool n.42.car car n.43.town. town; town n44. ill sick; unhealthy adj.

45.worry worry; worry; anxiety v.46.look at toward... look at 47.so. (expressing degree) so; then adv48.much very; very adv.

Unit 5 Unit 5 Words and Expressions

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p>1.lesson.class; course n2.another.another;another adj3.concert concert n.4.whom.(accusative case of who)who;what person pron

5 .calendar calendar; schedule n.6.tomorrow tomorrow; tomorrow n.7.the day after tomorrow the day after tomorrow 8.invitation.invitation n

9.weekday non-weekend rest day; working day n.10. pity pity; regret; pity n.11.training training; exercise 12.chemistry.chemistry n

13.American American; American adj.14.project (school) topic; homework; Project n.15.match; competition n.

16.whole; all; complete adj.17.over from one side to the other adv.18.come over drop by for a visit

19.free; free adj.20.till until...; before...conj.

Unit 6 Unit 6 Words and Expressions

1. outgoing. friendly; straightforward adj2. twin; twin adj. 3. calm. (mood) calm; worry-free adj

4. wild. reckless ; Reckless adj5.serious serious; solemn adj.6.smart intelligent; clever; astute adj.

7.athletic physically fit; physically strong adj.8.note annotation; Explain that n.9.mean means...; explain...v.

10.as in the way of...; like...as adv.11.way (a certain) aspect; certain) point n.12.both two (both); both (both) pron.

13.hers. Her (property); belonging to her (thing) pron14.physics physics; Physics n.15.however. However conj

16.more than beyond... 17.common*** the same; ***some adj.18.in common*** the same ( );***have (of)

19.be good at; do well in...20.schoolwork; homework n.21.make; prompt; force v.

22.laugh; laugh v.23.for (indicating objects, purposes, etc.) for; to; to prep.24.opposite. Opposite; opposite adj

25.view point of view; idea; attitude n. 26. interest; hobby n. 27. most of most 28. though; even; even though conj.

29.necessary.necessary; necessary; necessary adj30.beat. Defeat; overcome; exceed v31.care care about...; care about... v.

32.friendship. friendly; friendship n33.primary. primary; primary school adj34.primary school Primary school 35. information news; information n.

Unit 7 Unit 7 words and expressions

1.shake a mixed drink 2.milk shake (milk and spices, Sometimes ice cream, a drink mixed or whipped to frothy)

3.blender.juice machine; blender n4.turn on (electrical appliance) 5.cut cut; cut; pare v.6. up. separate; cut into pieces adv7. cut up and chop up

8. peel; peel (the skin of fruits, etc.) v. 9. pour pour; pour; pour v. 10. into... inside; enter into...prep

11.yogurt.(

=yoghurt) yogurt; yogurt n12.ingredient. (cooking) material; raw material; ingredient n13.cup small teacup; the capacity of a cup n.

14.watermelon. watermelon n15.teaspoon teaspoon n. 16.amount total; total number; quantity n.17.instruction.command; instruction; usage instructions n

18.finally; finally adv.19.mix mix; mix together v.20.mix up mix together 21.popcorn.popcorn n

22.popper popcorn machine n.23.boil boil; cook v.24.salt salt; table salt n.25.add add; increase; add Tim v.

26.add ... to ...add... to... 27.sandwich. sandwich n28.bread. bread n29.butter. butter n30.relish. condiment; condiments n

31.lettuce lettuce; lettuce n.32.turkey turkey n.33.slice. thin slices n34.super.special grade; excellent adj35.top.top; upper part n

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36.recipe cooking method; recipe n.37.check check; check v.38.green onion (with stems and leaves) tender onion; onion 39.duck duck n.

40 .sauce.sauce;soy sauce n41.pancake.pancake;flapcake n42.roll.roll;roll up v

Unit 8 Unit 8 Words and Expressions

1. gift gift; giveaway n. 2. shark n. 3. aquarium aquarium n. 4. seal n. 4. hang to stay; linger v.

5. hang out (slang) often haunt; loiter 6. souvenir. souvenir; souvenir n 7. win. win; win v 8. autograph autograph n.

9. prize. award; bonus; prize n 10. visitor; visitor; tourist n.11.outdoor; adj.12.octopus n.

13.end; end n.14.monitor. monitor n15.Chicago (Northeastern Illinois, USA Hong Kong) Chicago

16.California (USA) California 17.sleep late; get up late 18.drive; drive n.

19.off rest; Not working adv.20.rain.Rain; rainy day; (continuous) rainfall n21.DVD abbr.(=digital video disk)digital video disc

22.yard yard; courtyard n.23.yard sale (Conducted on the spot at the seller's house) Yard sale 24. luckily adv.

25.umbrella; umbrella n. 26. raincoat n. 27. wet; wet adj. 28.competition; competition; competition n.

29.player.athlete n30.future.future; future n31.again; again adv.

Unit 9 ninth Unit words and expressions

1.bear (child, young animal) 2.international; world (sexual) adj.3.record record; (especially in sports) the highest record n .

4. hiccup v. & n. 5. sneeze v. & n 6. too ... to ... too ... to ... 7. golf (play) golf

8.Brazilian; Brazilian adj.9.national. National;

national; national adj10.achievement achievement; merit n.

11.perform performance; performance v.12.gymnast.gymnast n13.gold gold (made) adj.14.medal medal; medal n.

15.championship title; (-s) championship n.16.golfer golf player n.17.become; become v.

18.call ... called; called; named for ... v.19.talented.talented;genius adj20.loving.loving adj

21.creative creative adj.22. outstanding. Outstanding; outstanding adj23.kind kind; kind; friendly; kind adj.

24.unusual. unusual; rare; unique adj25.grandson grandson; grandson n .26.violinist n.27.skate skating; skating v.

28.ice skating skating 29.champion (in a competition) the person (animal, object, etc.) who won first place; champion n.30.tour in...travel; sightseeing; visit

31.the U.S. (= the United States) United States of America; United States 32.well-known famous; famous; well-known adj. < /p>

33.pianist; pianist n.34.could (past tense of can) can; could; possibly modal v.35.hum; hum v.

< p>36.song song n.37.piece (artwork, music) piece; piece; first n.38.accordion accordion n.39.take part to participate...; to participate...

40 .take part in to participate in...; participate in... 41.Poland Poland 42.person; character n.43.alive alive; alive adj.

44.athlete sports player; athlete n.45 .because of because; because of 46.Asia Asia; Asia 47.table tennis table tennis

48.university n.49.major major; specialization v.50.major in major; Specialize in 51.management management; management n.

52.number number; number; (used before numbers, can be abbreviated as No. or no.) n.53.single. (tennis, table tennis etc.) singles competition n

54.ITTF abbr.(=International Table Tennis Federation)International Table Tennis Federation

Unit 10 Unit 10 Words and Expressions

grow growth; development v.2.grow up grow; grow up 3.programmer computer programmer; programmer n.4.engineer.engineer n

5.computer science computer science 6. pilot. pilot; aircraft pilot n7. professional. professional; professional adj

8. act performance; acting v. 9. move. move; move v10. dream dream; dream; fantasy n. 11.somewhere. somewhere; to somewhere adv

12.part-time part-time adj.13.save storage; save v.14.at the same time at the same time 15.hold held; convene; host v.

16.exhibition exhibition; exhibition n.17.rich rich; wealthy; rich adj.18.travel travel; travel v.19.all ove

r everywhere; throughout

20.retire.(make) retire; resign; retire v21.yet to this time; so far adv.22.resolution.determination; determined to do n

< p>23.instrument utensil; tool; musical instrument n.24.over (in terms of number, value, degree, etc.) exceed; above...prep.25.faxfaxn.

26.reader reader n.27.fit strong; healthy adj.28.communicate; communicate; exchange ideas v.29.lady; lady; lady n.

30.foreign; in a foreign country of; external adj.31.teach.teaching; teaching v32.build construction; construction; construction v.

33.exchange exchange; exchange; exchange n.&v.34.exchange student exchange student< /p>

Unit 11 Unit 11 Words and Expressions

1. chore chores; chores; (especially) daily ordinary work n. 2. partner partner; companion; partner n. 3.dish dish; dish n.4.do the dishes wash the dishes

5.sweep sweep; clean; remove v.6.trash. garbage; waste; debris n 7.take out take out 8. fold fold; fold up v.

9.make one's bed (or make the bed) (refers to making the bed before going to bed or after getting up) 10.living room living room; living room

11.meeting; assembly n.12.work on; busy13.hate.hate; hate v14.do chores; do housework

15.laundry; laundry n. 16. do the laundry 17. snack; fast food n.

18. teenager (13-19 years old) teenager n. 19. borrow; borrow; borrow v. 20. invite; Please v.21.player (electronic) record player n.

22.disagree disagree; hold different opinions v.23.care care; care; management n.24.take care of care; take care of 25. feed feeding; feeding v.

26.mine.my (possession) pron

Unit 12 Unit 12 Words and Expressions

1. radio radio; radio broadcast n. 2. radio station radio station 3. comfortable; comfortable adj. 4. seat. seat n

5. screen screen; screen; fluorescent screen n. 6. close of; close adj.7.close to close to; close to 8.service service; service work n.

9.quality quality; trait n.10.theater theater; theater n.11.cinema cinema n.12.clothing (general name) clothes; clothing n.

13.jeans.(pl.) jeans n14.trendy fashionable; fashionable adj.15.teen (=teenager)(13-19 years old) teenager n.

16.funky (slang) fashionable; excellent adj.17.easy comfortable; comfortable adj.18.FM abbr.(=Frequency Modulation) FM

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19.AM abbr.(=Amplitude Modulation) amplitude modulation 20.Jazz jazz; jazz music n.

21.worse (comparative form of bad and badly) worse; worse adj.22.worst.(superlative of bad and badly) the worst;

Worst adj

23.bargain special offer; bargain n.24.delight joy; pleasure; pleasure n.25.meal meal; meal n.26.positive positive; affirmative adj.

27.negative.negative; negative adj28.dull boring; boring; monotonous adj.29.loud.(sound) loud; noisy adj

30 .talent genius; talent; talent n. 31. talent show amateur singer concert (referring to talent show in the text) 32. success n.

33. performer actor; performer; performer n. 34. act performer; short program n.35.without none; without; lack of prep.

36.together together; *** with adv.37.musical (about) adj.38.distance of music Distance; distance n.

39.near near; close; close adj.40.farthest (superlative form of far) farthest (place) adj.&adv.41.province province n. < /p>

42.southern (in) the south adj.43.still still; still; still adv.44.fifteen degrees Celsiusg (=15℃)15℃

45.lovely Pleasant; wonderful adj.46.northern (in) northern adj.47.enough sufficient; sufficient adj.

48.minus ten degrees Celsiusg(=-10℃) minus 10 degrees Celsius 49 .snow snow; snowy weather n.