9th Grade Words for Dehcho, NT, Canada

Words for 9th Grade students of Dehcho Divisional Education Council.

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

9th Grade Vocabulary List

9th Grade Words for Dehcho Divisional Education Council

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absorption
n. process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration

accompaniment
n. act of accompanying someone or something

accomplice
n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing

acquiesce
v. assent; accept, comply, or submit tacitly or passively

acquittal
n. state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty

affiliation
n. partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society

altercation
n. noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy

ambassador
n. authorized messenger or representative

ambiguous
a. unclear or doubtful in meaning

animosity
n. bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act

apparatus
n. a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose

approximately
ad. nearly correct or exact; close in value or amount but not precise; about; roughly

austerity
n. severe and rigid economy; severe or rigorous simplicity; absence of adornment or luxury

authentic
a. not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy

authenticate
v. prove genuine; establish authenticity of

auxiliary
a. giving help or support, especially to a more important person or thing

benevolent
a. generous in providing aid to others; charitable

blasphemous
a. characterized by profanity or cursing

bravado
n. defiant or swaggering behavior; pretense of courage; false show of bravery

camouflage
v. exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal

capricious
a. fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly

cavalcade
n. ceremonial procession or display; succession or series

celestial
a. relating to the sky or the heavens; supremely good; god or angel

cerebral
a. relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional

chagrin
n. anxiety caused by humiliation or injured pride; disappointment

chaotic
a. in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization

chasm
n. deep opening in the earth surface

chastise
v. punish, as by beating; criticize severely; rebuke

chronic
a. lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases

citadel
n. fortress; fortified place which people could go for shelter during battle

clique
n. small exclusive group of friends or associates

cocoon
n. silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs

conceivable
a. capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood

concurrent
a. simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time

conscientious
a. wishing to do what is right, especially to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly; diligent; responsible; reliable

consciousness
n. having knowledge of ; special awareness or sensitivity:

contiguous
a. sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring

correspondence
n. similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters

corroborate
v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence

curriculum
n. the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; program

defamation
n. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

deprivation
n. poverty; removal of rank or office; taking away

derelict
a. left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty

diffidence
n. lack of self-confidence

disastrous
a. extremely bad; terrible; dreadful

dissociate
v. to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms

distinction
n. excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference

diurnal
a. daily; relating to or occurring in a 24-hour period

dominant
a. major; most important, powerful, or influential; outweighing

dormitory
n. a college or university building for student living; a large bedroom where several people sleep

drudgery
n. hard monotonous routine work

elicit
v. draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer

elimination
n. act of removing or getting rid of something

embroidery
n. elaboration by the use of decorative detail; ornamentation of fabric with needlework

equinox
n. period of equal days and nights; beginning of Spring and Autumn

escapade
n. wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act

espionage
n. spying; secret observation

etiquette
n. manners; rules governing socially acceptable behavior

exaggeration
n. act of making something more noticeable than it really is; overstatement

exemplary
a. serving as model; outstanding; typical

expediency
n. the quality of being suited to the end in view

expedient
a. suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest

expunge
v. cancel; remove; erase or strike out

facsimile
n. exact copy or reproduction, as of a document; fax

fallacy
n. deceptive or false appearance; false notion; deception

feasibility
n. the quality of being doable

fictitious
a. existing only in imagination; feigned; not true or real

finesse
n. refinement and delicacy of performance; skillful, subtle handling

fluorescent
a. luminous; bright; emitting visible light

fulfill
v. put in effect, fill or meet a want or need

gruesome
a. causing horror; frightful and shocking

handkerchief
n. a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory

hideous
a. frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; offensive to moral sensibilities

hindrance
n. something that holds back or causes problems with something else; obstacle

homogenize
v. equalize; become similar, as by mixing

hypocrisy
n. practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold; falseness; expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

idiosyncrasy
n. behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

impasse
n. road or passage having no exit; deadlock

impropriety
n. improper act; improper or unacceptable usage in speech or writing

incandescent
a. strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting light as result of being heated

incessant
a. uninterrupted; unceasing; continuing without interruption

indelible
a. impossible to remove, erase, or wash away; permanent

indispensable
a. essential; requisite; impossible to be omitted or remitted

indisputable
a. not open to question; obviously true; beyond dispute or doubt

insufficient
a. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

interrogative
n. some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood

irreconcilable
a. incompatible; not able to be resolved

irrelevant
a. not related to what is being discussed or considered and therefore not important; not applicable; having no connection with

irrevocable
a. unalterable; irreversible; impossible to retract or revoke

judicious
a. exhibiting good judgment or sound thinking; prudent

justifiable
a. capable of being justified, or shown to be just

labyrinth
n. maze; complex structure of interconnecting passages

liaison
n. close relationship, connection, or link; secret love affair

lustrous
a. giving out or shedding light, as sun or fire; reflecting light; having brilliant surface

magnanimous
a. generous; high-minded; chivalrous

magnificence
n. grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty

maintenance
n. preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another

malicious
a. deliberately harmful; proceeding from extreme hatred

martyr
n. one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering

melee
n. fight in which the combatants are mingled; hand to hand conflict; noisy riotous fight

metamorphosis
n. marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function; major transformation

molecular
a. of molecules; relating to simple or basic structure or form

monotony
n. uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition

morose
a. ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent

multiplicity
n. state of being multiplex or various; condition of being numerous; a large number

nausea
n. feeling of sickness in stomach by an urge to vomit; strong aversion; disgust

nonchalance
n. indifference; lack of concern; composure

notoriety
n. known for some unfavorable act or quality; bad or ill fame

oblique
a. having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined

occasionally
ad. now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly

olfactory
a. relating to, or contributing to sense of smell

omnipotent
a. all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force

onomatopoeia
n. using words that imitate the sound they denote

palatable
a. acceptable; sufficiently agreeable in flavor to be eaten

pandemonium
n. state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place

panorama
v. complete view in every direction.

partiality
n. inclination; favorable prejudice or bias; special fondness

pastime
n. an activity that is done for enjoyment; amusement

patriarch
n. father and ruler of family or tribe

pediatrician
n. physician or expert in children's diseases

peril
n. danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or property to injury, loss, or destruction

perjury
n. false testimony while under oath; breach of an oath or promise

philanthropist
n. person who loves mankind in general; very generous person or institution

picturesque
a. attractive in appearance, especially in an old-fashioned way; scenic

pittance
n. very small portion or allowance assigned, whether of food or money

playwright
n. someone who writes plays

poignancy
n. state of deeply felt distress or sorrow; keenness of emotion

poignant
a. profoundly moving; touching; agreeably intense or stimulating

potpourri
n. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

prejudice
n. an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling; leaning toward one side of a question

premonition
n. a feeling that something, especially something unpleasant, is going to happen

primitive
a. belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval

proximity
n. state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation

quibble
n. minor objection or complaint; petty distinction

quixotic
a. idealistic without regard to practicality

quizzical
a. suggesting puzzlement; mocking; curious

recipient
n. receiver; one that receives or is receptive

redundant
a. exceeding what is necessary or natural; repetitious; excessively wordy

reek
v. emit odor; be pervaded by something unpleasant

remembrance
n. the ability to recall past occurrences; a recognition of meritorious service

renegade
n. disloyal person; traitor or rebel

renovate
v. restore to good condition; renew

reservoir
n. tank used for collecting and storing a liquid; lake used to store water for community use

respite
n. usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment

retaliate
v. do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront

retrieve
v. recover; find and bring in; get back

rococo
n. fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century

sabotage
v. destroy property or hinder normal operations

salient
a. prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs

satisfactorily
ad. in a way that fulfills expectations or needs; acceptably

saunter
v. stroll slowly; walk at a leisurely pace

scavenger
n. animal that eats other decaying organic matter; someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

scourge
n. whip used to inflict punishment; severe punishment

scuttle
v. deliberately sink ship by order of commander, rather than by enemy action

seethe
v. be disturbed; boil; be in state of turmoil or ferment

significance
n. the quality of being worthy of attention; importance

soliloquy
n. talking to oneself; act of a character speaking to himself so as to reveal his thoughts to audience

spasmodic
a. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic

squalid
a. extremely dirty and unpleasant; showing a contemptible lack of moral standards

strenuous
a. arduous; intense; performed with much energy or force;

stringent
a. demanding strict attention to rules and procedures; binding; rigid

subsequent
a. following in time or order; succeeding; later

subsistence
n. something that has real or substantial existence; means of support or maintain life

succinct
a. brief or compact; by clear, precise expression in few words

summarize
v. give a brief statement of the main points of something

supersede
v. be placed in or take the room of; replace; make obsolete; make void or useless by superior power

surgeon
n. one who performs manual operations on a patient

surveillance
n. watching; inspection; close observation of a person or group; supervision

swelter
v. be oppressed by heat; suffer terribly from intense heat

synthesis
n. combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe

tantalize
v. tease; torture with disappointment; bait someone by showing something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied

technician
n. one skilled particularly in the technical details of work

technique
n. practical method or art applied to some particular task; skillfulness

tedious
a. tiresome by reason of length, slowness, or dullness; progressing very slowly

tenuous
a. long and thin; slender; having little substance

tirade
n. extended scolding; long angry or violent speech

transcend
v. surpass; exceed; pass beyond the limits of

transient
a. momentary; temporary; staying for short time

transmutation
n. (physics) the change of one chemical element into another (as by nuclear decay or radioactive bombardment)

tremor
n. shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver

turbulence
n. state of violent agitation; eddying motion; unstable flow of a liquid or gas; state of violent disturbance and disorder

ubiquitous
a. being or existing everywhere; omnipresent

ulterior
a. beyond or outside of immediate interest; coming at a subsequent time or stage

unanimous
a. uniform; in complete agreement

uncanny
a. strange; mysterious; peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature

uncouth
a. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

undoubtedly
ad. unquestionably; without doubt; certainly

unforgettable
a. impossible to forget; very memorable

upbraid
v. severely criticize; reprimand; reprove sharply

variegated
a. streaked, spotted, or marked with a variety of color; very colorful

vengeance
n. punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution

versatile
a. having many talents; capable of working in many fields

volatile
a. tending to vary often or widely, as in price; inconstant or fickle; tending to violence

vulnerable
a. susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt

wary
a. very cautious; on guard; watchful

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