9th Grade Words for Hyde Park, New York

Words for 9th Grade students of Hyde Park Central School District.

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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

9th Grade Vocabulary List

9th Grade Words for Hyde Park Central School District

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absolve
v. pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit

alleviate
v. provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part

alternative
a. one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice

ambivalent
a. mixed; experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings

analyze
v. discover or reveal something through detailed examination; diagnose; examine

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

approximate
v. come close or be similar to something in quality, nature, or quantity; come near

arbitrary
a. randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

attribute
n. essential quality; reputation; honor

beneficial
a. helpful; tending to promote physical well-being

comprehensive
a. thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope

connotation
n. an idea that is implied or suggested

contrast
n. act of distinguishing by comparing differences

credible
a. capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief; entitled to confidence; trustworthy

cursory
a. casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed

cynic
n. a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons

dearth
n. scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops

deficient
a. inadequate; lacking an essential quality or element

demonstrate
v. show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove

depict
v. represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe

derive
v. obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of

detract
v. take away a part from; diminish

devastate
v. ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate

digress
v. turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking

dilemma
n. a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two different things

diligent
a. assiduous; industrious; hard working

dissent
v. differ in opinion or feeling; withhold assent or approval

distort
v. twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent

diversion
n. act of turning aside; pastime; activity that relaxes or entertains

elation
n. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression

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

elude
v. avoid cleverly; escape perception of

escalate
v. rise; increase in extent or intensity

evaluate
v. judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something

exacerbate
v. increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate

excerpt
n. passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as literary or musical composition

exemplify
v. serve as an example of; embody

explicit
a. precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken

exposition
n. exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue

falter
v. be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence

feasible
a. capable of being accomplished or brought about

feign
v. make false appearance of; disguise; conceal; invent or imagine

fluctuate
v. rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly

formulate
v. decide upon and express in words

generate
v. bring into being; give rise to; produce

gist
n. most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; central idea

hypothetical
a. based on assumptions; supposed

impartial
a. fair; showing lack of favoritism

implausible
a. unlikely; difficult to believe; dubious

implication
n. something hinted at or suggested; act of implying; condition of being implied

imply
v. express or indicate indirectly; signify

incentive
n. something, such as the fear of punishment or the expectation of reward

incoherent
a. lacking cohesion, connection, or harmony; unable to think in clear manner

indolent
a. lazy; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive

infamous
a. notoriously bad; having exceedingly bad reputation

infuriate
v. enrage; make furious or mad with anger

innovation
n. a new method, idea, product; introduction of something new

interpret
v. explain or tell the meaning of; translate orally; decipher

intimidate
v. frighten; make timid; fill with fear

isolate
v. seclude; set apart or cut off from others

jeopardize
v. endanger; imperil; put at risk

lucrative
a. profitable; producing good profit

mandatory
a. obligatory; required or commanded by authority

mediate
v. resolve or settle differences by working with all conflicting parties

mortify
v. cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass

niche
n. small concavity; a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it

obscure
v. darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity

obsolete
a. no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated

pacify
v. ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence

perception
n. ability to notice and understand things that are not obvious to other people

perspective
n. appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista

pertinent
a. having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating

ponder
v. weigh; weigh in the mind; view with deliberation; examine carefully; consider attentively

prevalent
a. widespread; widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted

proponent
n. one who argues in support of something; advocate; backer

punitive
a. punishing; involving punishment; awarding or inflicting punishment

rapport
n. a good understanding of someone; an ability to communicate well with people; emotional closeness

rationale
n. fundamental reasons; basis; exposition of principles or reasons

reconcile
v. correct inconsistencies; become compatible or consistent

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

respective
a. individual; relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; respectful; regardful

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

sabotage
v. destroy property or hinder normal operations

scrutiny
n. close examination; minute inspection; critical observation.

simulate
v. make a pretence of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks

squander
v. spend wastefully; fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for

succumb
v. submit to an overpowering force; yield to an overwhelming desire; give up or give in

tangible
a. able to be touched; real or concrete; palpable

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

traumatic
a. relating to injury caused by violence; adapted to cure of wounds; vulnerary

turmoil
n. a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder

valid
a. logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; well grounded

verify
v. confirm; prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony

viable
a. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness

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

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