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9th grade vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| forcefull | emphatic |
| to improve quality | enhance |
| deep hatred | enmity |
| adventurous act | escapade |
| to avoid | eschew |
| to support | espouse |
| to alienate | estrange (strange alien) |
| light and airy | ethereal (cereal) |
| to show clearly | evince (convince) |
| to glorify | exalt |
| to arrange strategically | deploy |
| extreme wickedness or corruption | depravity (cavity) |
| to express disapproval | (self) deprecate |
| absolute power | despot (pol pot) |
| discourage | deter (better not) |
| a bitter verbal attack | diatribe |
| lack of self confidence | diffident |
| to make ashamed | abash |
| to stop and refuse to proceed | balk |
| a scene of uproar | bedlam (sleepover) |
| a large collection | bevy (chevy) |
| to surrender or give in | capitulate (capture) |
| any violent upheaval | cataclysm |