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9th grade vocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affinity | innate attraction, fondness |
| burly | husky, brawny, muscular The burly sailor tossed the mooring line to the waiting dockhand |
| divert | deflect, turn aside (from a course or direction) The engineers must divert the river before they can begin building the dam. |
| elated | excited, uplifted, exultant The cancer patient was elated by the news that his surgery had been successful |
| extemporaneous | with little or no preparation, improvised, spontaneous Winston Churchill was known for his moving extemporaneous speech |
| infinite | unending, unlimited God's power is just as infinite as His love |
| irate | severely angry, furious The stage master dashed from the arena narrowly escaping the irate elephant |
| lenient | tolerant, merciful, generous We have so much reason to be very lenient with each other |
| presumptuous | forward, disrespectful, unduly bold It was presumptuous of her to as such personal questions |
| relapse | regress, backslide, fall back During the days of the judges, Israel would often relapse into idolatry after a period of repentance |