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List I Vocabulary
9th ELA Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Connotation | an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning. |
| Dearth | A scarcity or lack of something. |
| Diligent | having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. |
| Distort | Pull or twist out of shape. |
| Excerpt | a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing. |
| Innovation | A new method, idea, product, etc. |
| Mediate | intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation. |
| Proponent | A person who advocates a theory, proposal or project. |
| Respective | belonging or relating separately to each of two or more people or things. |
| Similar | Resembling, but not identical |