9th Grade English Vocab List

Set: 9th Grade English Vocab List

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	Term	Definition
	cite	refer to for illustration or proof
	coherent	capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
	concise	expressing much in few words
	eloquence	powerful and effective language; articulate
	genre	a kind of literary or artistic work
	absurd	inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
	correlate	to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; compare
	criteria	a means by which to judge; a guideline or rubric
	adage	a proverb; a wise or true saying
	connotation	an idea that is implied or suggested
	context	discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation
	denouement	the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work
	epic	a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds or a ground breaking event
	excerpt	a passage selected from a larger work
	synonym	A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other. 2 n 1m
	logic	a system of reasoning
	profound	having great depth or seriousness
	rhetoric	study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
	scrutiny	close inspection; careful examination
	theoretical	concerned with theories rather than their practical applications
	persecute	caused to suffer
	renegade	having deserted a cause or principle, someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
	suppress	to put down by force or authority
	gauche	(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy.
	insolent	marked by casual disrespect, insulting in manner or speech
	irk	irritate or vex
	mortify	to make somebody feel ashamed or embaressed.
	fauna	all the animal life in a particular region
	flora	all the plant life in a particular region
	florid	elaborately or excessively ornamented, Flushed with red.
	harbor	a place of refuge and comfort and security or a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
	fluctuate	be unstable or flip flop
	forestall	keep from happening or arising
	persevere	be persistent, refuse to stop
	archaic	characteristic of an earlier period; old-fashioned
	infantile	childish; immature
	innocuous	unlikely to harm or disturb anyone
	naive	lacking sophistication
	novel	a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction
	acquit	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
	amendment	a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)
	amnesty	a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense; pardon
	apartheid	a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against non-whites
	delegate	a person appointed or elected to represent others, transfer power to someone
	exodus	A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.
	statute	Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law.
	vindicate	show to be right by providing justification or proof
	abdicate	To give up (royal power or the like).
	abstain	To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
	avert	prevent the occurrence of
	concede	acknowledge defeat
	exempt	grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
	subdue	correct by punishment or discipline
	waive	do without or cease to hold or adhere to
	dependent	a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
	effusive	uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
	embellish	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
	meticulous	marked by extreme care in treatment of details
	mundane	commonplace; ordinary
	servile	submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
	tedious	so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; boring
	fact	a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
	function	a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
	hypothesis	an idea formed and used to provide the foundation or primary assumption
	focus	a center of interest
	inconsolable	sad beyond comforting
	lament	a cry of sorrow and grief, a mournful poem
	stifle	smother or suppress
	turbulent	characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination, Violently agitated or distrubed
	wallow	roll around, "pigs were wallowing in the mud", delight greatly in

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Creator	adelaidegreen
Created	January 20, 2008
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Weeks 1-9 of the 1st Quater. Madi Brunk has the other half her s/n is madiswim. go learn it!!!!

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RC77 : thanks a lot for this

adelaidegreen : your welcome. madi should have the other half. weeks 10-18.

adelaidegreen : Changed persecute → cause to suffer to persecute → caused to suffer

adelaidegreen : Changed synonym → A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other. to synonym → A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other. 2 n 1m

RC77 : Are you sure that is the definition for subdue?

hannaheichner : thanks addy!

ohsnappitssamxox : ADELAIDE GREEN YOU ARE MY LIFE SAVER! thanks so muchhhhh! its samantha by the way

Lsille92 : wait.. is this only half of the vocab? we need to know up to weeks 18 right?

ohsnappitssamxox : yeah this is half but we need to know them all

Paigeee : Madi made the other half, Liz

adelaidegreen : subsue isn't one of my words. i think

adelaidegreen : *subdue

adelaidegreen : i lied. sorry guys. i made a mistake. subdue means to correct by punishment or discipline

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