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41. EDIBLE – safe for eating

“Are you sure that this is edible?”

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42. ELATED – extremely happy and excited
because something has happened
“The King was elated by the birth of his daughter.”

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43. ELUDE – escape, either physically or
mentally

“The kid eluded the punishment.”

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44. EMBELLISH – to make something more
beautiful by adding something to it.
“The wall is embellished with flowers and
leaves.”

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45. ENDEAVOR – to try to do something

“Engineers are endeavoring to locate the

source of the problem.”
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35-40 = D

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46. ENIGMA – mysterious and
impossible, something that cannot be
explained.
“This book if full of stories about the enigma of
plane’s disappearance.”
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47. ERADICATE – to kill or destroy
something completely
“We need to eradicate the COVID-19 virus.”

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48. ETYMOLOGY – study of history and
origin of a word
“I want to find out the etymology of my name.”

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49. EXCAVATE – recover through
digging
“My Uncle excavated a bone in our backyard.”

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50. EXTROVERT – an energetic person
who enjoys being with other people
“If you want to meet an extrovert person, try
going to parties.”
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41. EDIBLE – safe for eating
42. ELATED – extremely happy and excited
because something has happened
43. ELUDE – escape, either physically or
mentally
44. EMBELLISH – to make something more
beautiful by adding something to it.
45. ENDEAVOR – to try to do something
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46. ENIGMA – mysterious and impossible,
something that cannot be explained.
47. ERADICATE – to kill or destroy something
completely
48. ETYMOLOGY – study of history and origin
of a word
49. EXCAVATE – recover through digging
50. EXTROVERT – an energetic person who
enjoys being with other people
Grade 8: ENGLISH
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