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9th Grade Vocab 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| success criteria | how you know that you have succeeded in the day's learning |
| conflict | the struggle a character or characters in a story face |
| summarize | to give a short, simple version of the main points in something you read |
| setting | where and when a story takes place |
| imagery | vivid descriptions that create images in the mind of the reader |
| mood | the emotion that a text or story makes the reader feel |
| premonition | a strong feeling that something is about to happen |
| profound | deep, powerful, or meaningful |
| devastating | very destructive or causing intense grief |
| impediment | something that is in the way, an obstacle or difficulty |
| precise | exact |
| ominous | giving a sign of future evil or threatening trouble |
| beckon | to motion for someone to come over |
| resentment | the anger or bitterness someone feels when something that has happened to them is unfair or wrong |
| salvation | being saved from danger, loss, or harm |
| theme | the main important idea that the author is writing about |
| mood | the emotions created by the writing (vibes) |
| character development | how a character grows and changes during the story |
| exasperation | extreme annoyance |
| irresolvable | not able to be solved or fixed |
| mayhem | chaos |
| loathsome | disgusting |
| sentient | able to sense or feel |
| fervor | strong, intense emotion |
| adversary | enemy |
| retaliate | to get revenge on |
| sanguinary | violent or bloodthirsty |
| game | an animal that is hunted |
| amenity | something that provides comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| affable | friendly and easy to talk to |
| cosmopolite | someone who has traveled a lot and broadened their mind |
| imprudent | unwise; thoughtless about the consequences of your actions |
| cunning | clever and full of tricks |
| condone | to treat something like it's harmless or forgivable |
| scruples | strong beliefs about right and wrong; doubts that you are doing the right thing |
| grotesque | ugly or unnatural |
| report | the sound of a gun firing |
| solicitous | caring and attentive toward someone |
| deplorable | shockingly bad |
| futile | not effective or successful |
| imperative | extremely important |
| zealous | enthusiastic and eager |
| uncanny | creepy or strange |
| repast | meal |
| mortality | the fact that everyone dies eventually |
| rote | memorization |
| fraught | full of (usually something bad) |
| context | the parts of the story around a word or sentence that help you to guess its meaning |
| setting | when and where a story takes place |
Created by:
Alyssa Figueredo
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