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Ninth Grade English
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Engender | to bring into existence; give rise to (cause to exist) |
| Vitiate | to reduce the value or impair the quality of (make impure) |
| pacify | to ease the anger or agitation of (calm someone down) |
| dearth | a scarce supply; a lack (lack) |
| indolence | being disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy (lazy) |
| marred | damaged, especially disfiguring damage (damaged or bruised) |
| indolent | disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy (lazy) |
| supercilious | feeling or showing haughty disdain (haughty) |
| squander | to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate (waste) |
| ardent | expressing or characterized by warmth of feeling; passionate (passionate) |
| beset | to trouble persistently; harass (harass) |
| countenance | appearance-especially the expression of the face (face) |
| cursory | performed with haste and scant attention to detail (hasty) |
| charisma | a rare personal quality attributed to leaders who arouse fervent popular devotion and enthusiasm (magical attractiveness) |
| demagogue | a leader who obtains power by means of impassioned appeals to the emotions and prejudices of the populace (rabble-rousing leader) |
| placate | to allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease (pacify) |
| indigenous | intrinsic; innate (native) |
| labyrinth | an intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way (maze) |
| exacerbate | to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate (make worse) |
| incense | to cause to be extremely angry; infuriate (make very angry) |
| daunt | to abate the courage of; discourage (make fearful) |
| rudimentary | of or relating to basic facts or principles; elementary (basic) |
| credulous | disposed to believe too readily; gullible (eager to believe) |
| lucid | easily understood; intelligible (easy to understand) |
| sacrosanct | regarded as sacred and inviolable (sacred) |
| docile | ready and willing to be taught; teachable (easily taught) |
| impartial | not partial or biased; unprejudiced (fair) |
| precedent | an act of instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances (earlier example) |
| figurative | based on or making use of figures of speech; metaphorical (based on figure of speech) |
| reiterate | to say or do again or repeatedly (say again) |
| prudent | careful in regard to one's own interest; provident (careful) |
| negligence | failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances; carelessness (carelessness) |
| innocuous | having no adverse effect; harmless (harmless) |
| lax | lacking in rigor, strictness, or firmness; careless (careless, not diligent) |
| precipitate | to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely (cause to happen abruptly) |
| equivocate | to avoid making an explicit statement (say confusing things) |
| assiduous | constant in application or attention; diligent (hard working) |
| aptitude | an inherent ability, as for learning; a ta lent (natural ability) |
| circumspect | heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent (cautious) |
| metamorphosis | a transformation, as by magic or sorcery (magical change in form) |
| substantive | not imaginary; actual; real (having substance) |
| nepotism | favoritism shown or patronage granted to relatives, as in business (favoritism) |
| solicitous | marked by or given to anxious care and often hovering attentiveness (eager and attentive) |
| inclement | stormy; showing no clemency; unmerciful (bad as in weather) |
| obscure | not clearly understood or expressed; ambiguous or vague (hard to understand) |
| jeopardy | risk of loss or injury; peril or danger (danger) |
| nebulous | lacking definite form or limits; vague (vague) |
| diverse | differing one from another (varied) |
| stratum | a horizontal layer of material, especially one of several parallel layers arranged one on top of another (laty |
| anarchy | absence of any form of political authority (lawlessness) |
| acrimonious | bitter, sharp, ill-matured animosity, especially as it is exhibited in speech or behavior (harsh) |
| abstruse | difficult to understand; recondite (hard to understand |
| elusive | difficult to define or describe (hard to pin down) |
| taciturn | habitually untalkative (naturally untalkative ) |
| ephemeral | lasting for a markedly brief time (lasting very short time) |
| quantitative | of or relating to number or quantity (having to do with quantity) |
| relegate | to send to a place of exile; banish (banish) |
| conciliatory | to make or attempt to make compatible; reconcile (making peace) |
| appropriate | to take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission (take without permission) |
| concurrent | Happening at the same time parallel |
| Complicity | involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime (participation in wrongdoing) |
| lampoon | a broad satirical piece that uses ridicule to attack a person, a group or an institution (satirize) |
| reparation | the act or process of making amends (paying back) |
| parochial | narrowly restricted in scope or outlook; provincial (narrow in point of vies) |
| monolithic | something suggestive of a large block of stone, as in immovability, massiveness, or uniformity (massive and unyielding) |
| patriarch | a man who rules a family, or tribe (male head of family) |
| sensory | of or relating to the senses or sensation (having to do with the senses ) |
| qualitative | of, relating to, or concerning quality(having to do with quality) |
| misanthropic | (hating or mistrusting humankind) (hating mankind) |
| felicity | great happiness; bliss (felicity) |
| obsequious | full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning (fawning) |
| equitable | marked by or having equity; just and impartial (fair) |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession officially (take property officially) |
| noxious | harmful to living things; injurious to health (harmful) |
| chivalrous | demonstrating the qualities idealized by knighthood, bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women (gallant) |
Created by:
Ciel Phantomhive
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