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9th Grade Vocab Q2 1

TermDefinition
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
imagery vivid descriptions that create images in the mind of the reader
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
Created by: Alyssa Figueredo
 

 



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