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GAW 9th Grade List
Definition and sentences for 9th grade GAW vocabulary list
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ABERRATION \a-bə-ˈrā-shən\ | A deviation or departure from what is normal, usual, or expected typically an unwelcome one (NOUN) Ex: The singing of the choir throughout is admirable; wonderfully disciplined and balanced with no irritating aberrations or mannerisms. |
| ABEYANCE \ə-ˈbā-ən(t)s\ | A state of temporary inactivity; suspension (NOUN), "The court trial is being held in abeyance." |
| ADMONISH \ad-ˈmä-nish\ | To say (something) as advice or a warning (VERB), "The children were admonished to watch their step." |
| AMELIORATE \ə-ˈmēl-yə-ˌrāt\ | To make better or more tolerable (VERB), "Susie hoped to ameliorate her friend's pain." |
| ANTEDILUVIAN \an-ti-də-ˈlü-vē-ən\ | Extremely primitive or outmoded (ADJECTIVE), "He had an antediluvian way of thinking." |
| BILK ˈ\bilk\ | To block the free development of OR to cheat out of something valuable (VERB), "He bilked his clients, saying investing more money would be beneficial." |
| CHERUBIC \chuh-roo-bik\ | Of or having the nature of a cherub; angelic; innocent (ADJECTIVE), "Her cherubic personality led others to trust her." |
| CIRCUITOUS /ser-kyoo-i-tuhs/ | Indirect and lengthy; roundabout (Adjective). "The road through the mountains was circuitous, nevertheless, it got me to where I needed to be." |
| CLANDESTINE /klan-des-tin/ | Characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, espically for the purposes of deception (Adjective). "The clandestine espionage efforts by the KGB in the Cold War were foiled by the CIA." |
| CONCOMITANT /Kon-kom-i-tuhnt/ | Existing or occuring with something else, either as a related feature or circumstance (Adjective). "The economy was burdened by the national debt, which was accumulating quickly, and concomitant with unrealisticly high taxation." |
| CONFLUENCE /kon-floo-uhns/ | A flowing together of two or more items (Noun). "St. Louis is at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers." |
| CRYPTIC /krip-tik/ | Mysterious in meaning; puzzling; ambiguous (Adjective). "The message from the depths of space was extremely cryptic." |
| DEARTH /durth/ | A scarcity or inadequate supply (Noun). "High schoolers often can suffer from a dearth of sleep that is often remedied with excessive amounts of caffeine." |
| DESECRATE ˈde-si-ˌkrāt | When something sacred is treated disrespectfully or violated. (VERB), "The child's swear words desecrated the peace in the room." |
| DILATORY ˈdi-lə-ˌtȯr-ē | When something is intended or tended to cause a delay (ADJECTIVE), "His dilatory response caused an awkward pause in the conversation." |
| DISAFFECTED dis-ə-ˈfek-təd | When someone once supported an authority but then becomes resentful; no longer supporting them (ADJECTIVE), "The troops had become disaffected." |
| DISSEMBLE di-ˈsem-bəl | An action where one hides their true motives, feelings or their beliefs to prevent risks (VERB), "She was an honest, sincere person with no need to dissemble." |
| DISPASSIONATE dis-ˈpa-sh(ə-)nət | Not influenced by strong emotions; devoid of personal feeling or bias; calm (ADJECTIVE), "She dealt with the situation in a dispassionate way." |
| DISSONANT ˈdi-sə-nənt | When there's a lack of agreement and connections; lack harmony; clashing (ADJECTIVE), "The girl's voice was drowned by the crying baby and the dissonant music playing in the store." |
| DISSUADE di-ˈswād | (verb) To advise against something. "I tried to dissuade them from making such a bad decision." |
| DOTARD ˈdō-tərd | (noun) A person in a state of decay that is characterized by the decline of mental poise and alertness. "For the last couple of years, my grandmother has been a dotard." |
| EGREGIOUS i-ˈgrē-jəs | (adjective) Outstandingly bad. "The way the Bears played last weekend was egregious." |
| ELEGIAC ˌe-lə-ˈjī-ək or i-ˈlē-jē-ˌak | (adjective) A style of poetry with unique couplets. "The english class all wrote poems using elegiac couplets." |
| EPHEMERAL i-ˈfem-rəl | (adjective) Lasting a short amount of time. "Summer felt like it was very ephemeral." |
| ESPOUSE i-ˈspau̇z | (verb) To take up and support as a cause: to become attatched to. "I became very espoused to my book on the long car ride. |
| EXTOL | to think or praise highly : to glorify ( verb ) ex: The health benefits of exercise are widely extolled |
| FATUOUS | complacently or inanely foolish ( adjective ) ex: A fatuous remark was made by the boy |
| FLORID | elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated ( adjective ) ex: florid operatic-style music was out |
| HEDONISM | the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life ( noun )ex: Some people criticize hedonism because they believe that people are selfish for giving themselves the things that delight them. |
| HISTRIONIC | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional ( adjective ) ex : She put on a histrionic display of grief at her ex-husband's funeral |
| ICONOCLASM | the action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs (noun) ex: He also opposed iconoclasm and checked the advancing lombards. |
| IMMUTABLE /i(m)ˈmyo͞odəb(ə)l/ | Unchaging over time or not being able to be changed (ADJECTIVE)."Although I tried to change my dad's mind about letting me get a new phone, I eventually realized his decision was immutable." |
| IMPREGNABLE /imˈpreɡnəb(ə)l/ | Unable to be captured or broken into (ADJECTIVE). "My sister hoped her house would be impregnable during the tornado." |
| IMPUGN /imˈpyo͞on/ | Dispute the truth, validity, and honesty of a statement, to call into question (VERB) "The father does not impugn her capacity as a good mother." |
| INAUSPICIOUS /ˌinôˈspiSHəs/ | Not conducive to success (ADJECTIVE). "It was an inauspicious beginning to the long and complex entanglement." |
| INCISIVE /inˈsīsiv/ | Clear thinking (ADJECTIVE). "She was an incisive critic." |
| INTONATE /ˈin(t)əˌnāt/ | Say or recite with the same pitch of voice (VERB). "Please intonate without anger." |
| JETTISON \ jeh-tuh-sn \ | to throw off something as an obstacle or burden; discard (VERB), "We've had to jettison our plans because of Mike's incident." |
| JUXTAPOSITION \ juhk-stuh-puh-zi-shn \ | an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast (NOUN), "The juxtaposition of colors make this specific painting stand out from the rest." |
| LARGESS \ laar-zhes \ | generous bestowal of gifts (NOUN), "The man was showered with largess after he was hired." |
| LETHARGY \ leh-thr-jee \ | the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy (NOUN), "After a long day at work, I could feel the lethargy overtaking me." |
| MALEVOLENT \ muh-leh-vuh-luhnt \ | wishing evil or harm to another or others (ADJECTIVE), "The boy that had just gotten bullied, had very malevolent replies in response to the bullies." |
| METICULOUS \ muh-ti-kyuh-luhs \ | taking or showing extreme care about minute details; showing great attention to detail (ADJECTIVE), "The bride had very meticulous planning for her wedding." |
| ODIOUS \ ˈō-dē-əs\ | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance (ADJECTIVE), "She has such an odious personality." |
| PALPABLE \ ˈpal-pə-bəl \ | capable of being touched or felt OR easily perceptible (ADJECTIVE), "I felt a palpable sense of relief." |
| PEJORATIVE \ pi-ˈjȯr-ə-tiv \ | a word or phrase that has negative connotations or that is intended to disparage or belittle (NOUN), having negative connotations (ADJECTIVE), "I was angry about the woman's pejorative remarks aimed at my best friend." |
| PHILISTINE ˈ\fi-lə-ˌstēn; fə-ˈli-stən, -ˌstēn; ˈfi-lə-stən \ | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainful of intellectual or artistic values, one uninformed in a special area of knowledge (NOUN), "It looked cheap, nothing philistine about it." |
| PITHY \ ˈpi-thē \ | concise and forcefully expressive., containing much pith, (ADJECTIVE), "His writing is pithy." |
| POLEMICAL \ pə-ˈle-mi-kəl \ | relating to or involving strongly critical, controversial, or disputatious writing or speech (ADJECTIVE), "The polemical piece tore apart the politician's speech." |
| PULCHRITUDE /ˈpəlkrəˌt(y)o͞od/ | physical beauty (especially of a woman) (NOUN), "Many people commented of the pulchritude of the gown. |
| QUIXOTIC /kwikˈsädik/ | exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical. (ADJECTIVE) The man was quixotic about his job application even though he wasn't qualified. |
| RANCOROUS /ˈraNGk(ə)rəs/ | characterized by bitterness or resentment. (ADJECTIVE) Jill was rancorous during her argument with Pete. |
| RAREFY /rair-uh-fahy / | to become less solid or dense. (VERB) Let's rarefy the dance floor and leave it so other people won't get as hot while they are dancing. |
| RAZE /rāz/ | Completely destroy. (VERB) The farm was razed and a skyscraper got put in place of the farm. |
| SACCHARINE /ˈsak(ə)rən/ | 1) excessively sweet or sentimental. (ADJECTIVE) 2) relating to or containing sugar; sugary. (NOUN) My mom is saccharine when she is talking to my friends. |
| SUPERCILIOUS \ sü-pər-ˈsi-lē-əs \ | coolly and patronizingly haughty (ADJECTIVE) "A king made a supercilious comment on the peasant's meal." |
| SURFEIT \ ˈsər-fət \ | An overabundant supply (NOUN) "Over quarantine, my neighbor had a surfeit of toilet paper." |
| UNWIELDY \ ˌən-ˈwēl-dē \ | Not easily managed, handled, or used (ADJECTIVE) "The couch was unwieldy when I was cleaning." |
| VERBOSE \ vər-ˈbōs \ | Containing more words than necessary (ADJECTIVE) "Sally's story was verbose. She should've cut some stuff out." |
| ZENITH \ ˈzē-nəth \ | The point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer (NOUN) "The gods and goddesses of the world all lived on Mountain Olympus, where they were all zeniths of the world." |
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