Grade 9 Vocabulary Quarter 1
Date
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POS
Adj
Definition
Eternal: Lasting a seemingly endless or immeasurable time
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Noun
Scorn: Open dislike and disrespect; often anger from unfair
treatment
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Noun
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Adjective
Mutiny: Forcible or passive resistance to lawful
authority/concerted revolt
Civil: Adequate in courtesy and politeness; mannerly
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Verb
Dishonored: Brought shame or disgrace on
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Noun
Disturbance: The interruption of a settled and peaceful
condition
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Verb
Taunted: Provoked or challenged with insulting remarks
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Verb
To despair: To lose or be without hope
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Adverb
Objectively: without influence from anyone else
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Adj
Valiant: possessing or showing courage or determination
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Verb
Sneer: smile or speak in a contemptuous or mocking manner
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Adj.
Dignified: having or showing a composed or serious manner that
is worthy of respect.
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Adj.
Invincible: Too powerful to be defeated or overcome
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Adj
Coy: Making a pretense of shyness or modesty that is intended
to be alluring
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Noun
Vice: Immoral or wicked behavior
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Noun
Fred’s vice was that he had a tendency to lie, even when it was
completely unnecessary. For whatever reason, he could not
seem to stop himself from sharing things that were not true.
Absolution: Formal release from guilt, obligation, or
punishment.
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Noun
Verb
Adjective
Noun
Verb
Cara came clean and told her sister the truth about stealing
$100 dollars in hopes that Caitlin would grant her absolution
and forgive Cara for what she had done.
Submission: The action or fact of accepting or yielding to a
superior force or to the will or authority of another person.
The submission the dog demonstrated to its owner showed
that it understood that the human was the boss of the situation.
Exiled: Expelled and barred (someone) from their native
country, typically for political or punitive reasons.
The traitorous man was exiled from the United States after
trading secrets with the enemy; he could never return home
again.
Pitiful: Deserving of compassion or sorrow based on suffering or
misfortune
The pitiful woman was incredibly down on her luck, not having
eaten in days.
Rogue: A man who is dishonest or immoral
The rogue was banned from speaking to my daughter after he
lied about his age and his criminal past.
Slandered: Made a false spoken statement that caused people
to have a bad opinion of someone
Adjective
The politicians slandered each other in last year’s election,
digging up every negative thing they could find on each other’s
lives.
Benevolent: Good-willed, kind.
Noun
The benevolent man volunteered at the soup kitchen every
Thanksgiving.
Charlatan: A deceiver, a fraud, a quack
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Verb
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Verb
The knife salesman was a true charlatan, getting me to sign
up for gourmet knives for $300 and then sending me plastic
spoons.
Dupe: To deceive or trick
The charlatan duped me into buying plastic spoons when I
thought I had purchased high-end knives.
Elucidate: To clarify or explain
The teacher often had to elucidate the vocabulary word and
definition when students were confused.
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Verb
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Adjective
Languished: grew weak or feeble
The old man languished and grew weak as the years passed
and he reached 100 years old.
Insufficient: not enough; inadequate