9th Grade Cards: Language Arts

Words for students of 9th Grade, the page is for arts words (Difficult Words 1), which are important supplementary words for 9th Grade academic classes.
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absolve
v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
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abstinent
a. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
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accolade
n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise
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adamant
a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
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aesthetics
n. the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste, emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art
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ameliorate
v. make or become better; improve; grow better
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amiable
a. good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
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atypical
a. not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
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blithe
a. joyous; showing a lack of proper thought or care; not caring or worrying
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caustic
a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
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concise
a. brief and compact; expressing much in few words
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connoisseur
n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
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depravity
n. extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
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depreciation
n. devaluation; decrease in price or value
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dogma
n. something held as an established opinion, especially a definite authoritative tenet; doctrine
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emergent
a. occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; coming into existence
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ephemeral
a. short-lived; enduring a very short time
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equitable
a. marked by or having equity; just and impartial
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evanescent
a. fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
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expediency
n. the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral
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fecund
a. capable of producing offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
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fiduciary
a. involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary
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flimsy
a. weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
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furtively
ad. in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
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gesticulate
v. show, express or direct through movement
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guile
n. skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
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hierarchy
n. arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
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ideology
n. study of origin and nature of ideas
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ignominy
n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
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impetuous
a. marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
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incense
v. enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
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indigenous
a. native; originating where it is found
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indulgence
n. the practice of allowing enjoyment of whatever is desired
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infinitesimal
a. very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
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infusion
n. act or process of infusing; introduction of a solution into person through vein for therapeutic purposes
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inordinate
a. exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
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insipid
a. lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
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instigator
n. a person who initiates a course of action; someone who deliberately foments trouble
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interdict
n. a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
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inversion
n. turning upside down; a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship
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jurisprudence
n. philosophy or science of law; division or department of law
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latency
n. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it; the state of being not yet evident or active
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levee
n. a pier that provides a landing place on a river; a formal reception of visitors or guests , as at a royal court
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lugubrious
a. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree
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malleable
a. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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mayhem
n. offense of willfully maiming or crippling a person; state of violent disorder; havoc; physical disturbance
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militia
n. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
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monsieur
n. used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English 'Mr'
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mortify
v. cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
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myriad
a. of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
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nepotism
n. favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
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nostalgia
n. homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
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nuance
n. subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
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occult
a. hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
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orthodox
a. traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
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palette
n. board on which painter mixes pigments
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panacea
n. remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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parity
n. equality in status or amount; similarity or close
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patriarch
n. father and ruler of family or tribe
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peccadillo
n. slight offense; small sin or fault
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pedigree
n. a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
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penitent
a. feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
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peripatetic
a. traveling especially on foot
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perturb
v. disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
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plenary
a. full in all respects; attended by all the people who have the right to attend
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posse
n. a large group often with a common interest; a group of people temporarily organized to make a search
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potency
n. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; the power or right to give orders or make decisions
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preeminent
a. outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
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profuse
a. in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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putative
a. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
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recalcitrant
a. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
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refute
v. disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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relinquish
v. give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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reticent
a. inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
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salutary
a. tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
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sanguine
a. cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
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secular
a. worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
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serendipity
n. gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
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sordid
a. filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
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staunch
a. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; loyal and committed in attitude
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surrogate
n. one that takes position of another; substitute
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tenable
a. capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process
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touchstone
n. stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others
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vapid
a. dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
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viable
a. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
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virulent
a. extremely poisonous or harmful in its effects; bitterly hostile