Name ____________________________________________
English 9—Vocabulary List #2
1. Ambiguous (adjective)- unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being
interpreted in two similarly plausible ways
2. Apathy (noun)- lack of emotion or interest
3. Benevolent (adjective)- kind; good-hearted; generous
4. Deplete (verb)- to use up; to reduce; to lessen
5. Engender (verb)- to create; to produce
6. Expedite (verb)- to make faster or easier
7. Gullible (adjective)- overly trusting; willing to believe anything
8. Assimilate (verb)- absorb and integrate into a wider society or culture
9. Solemn (adjective)- serious; intense
10. Zealous (adjective)- enthusiastically devoted to something
Name ____________________________________________
English 9—Vocabulary List #2
1. Ambiguous (adjective)- unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being
interpreted in two similarly plausible ways
2. Apathy (noun)- lack of emotion or interest
3. Benevolent (adjective)- kind; good-hearted; generous
4. Deplete (verb)- to use up; to reduce; to lessen
5. Engender (verb)- to create; to produce
6. Expedite (verb)- to make faster or easier
7. Gullible (adjective)- overly trusting; willing to believe anything
8. Assimilate (verb)- absorb and integrate into a wider society or culture
9. Solemn (adjective)- serious; intense
10. Zealous (adjective)- enthusiastically devoted to something
Name ____________________________________________
English 9—Vocabulary List #2
1. Ambiguous (adjective)- unclear in meaning; confusing; capable of being
interpreted in two similarly plausible ways
2. Apathy (noun)- lack of emotion or interest
3. Benevolent (adjective)- kind; good-hearted; generous
4. Deplete (verb)- to use up; to reduce; to lessen
5. Engender (verb)- to create; to produce
6. Expedite (verb)- to make faster or easier
7. Gullible (adjective)- overly trusting; willing to believe anything
8. Assimilate (verb)- absorb and integrate into a wider society or culture
9. Solemn (adjective)- serious; intense
10. Zealous (adjective)- enthusiastically devoted to something
Name __________________________________________
Directions: Choose the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.
1. My sister believed me when I told her I used to be a spy; she is so ____________________.
2. The ____________________ donor graciously gave the charity a check for ten thousand
dollars.
3. The question on the test was rather ____________________, for everyone was unclear as
to what it was actually asking.
Name __________________________________________
Directions: Choose the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.
1. My sister believed me when I told her I used to be a spy; she is so ____________________.
2. The ____________________ donor graciously gave the charity a check for ten thousand
dollars.
3. The question on the test was rather ____________________, for everyone was unclear as
to what it was actually asking.
Name __________________________________________
Directions: Choose the correct vocabulary word to complete each sentence.
1. My sister believed me when I told her I used to be a spy; she is so ____________________.
2. The ____________________ donor graciously gave the charity a check for ten thousand
dollars.
3. The question on the test was rather ____________________, for everyone was unclear as
to what it was actually asking.