Spelling Words for 9th Grade (List 8)

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High School Words: Spelling Words for 9th Grade (List 8)

sophomoric
a. immature; half-baked, like a sophomore
span
n. duration; distance; cover; extent or measure of space between two points
spasmodic
a. affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; periodic
staple
n. necessary foods or commodities; basic elements; secure or fasten; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
stench
n. strong, foul odor; stink; foul quality; offensive odor
stern
a. hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
strategy
n. elaborate and systematic plan; plan of action intended to accomplish a specific goal
strive
v. endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
stuffy
a. stout; lacking sufficient ventilation; close; dull and boring
suitable
a. appropriate to a purpose or an occasion
supervisor
n. director; overseer; one who is in charge of a particular unit, as in government or school system
supplement
v. add as something seems insufficient; complement; extension; addition
supreme
a. most outstanding; highest; superior
sustain
v. admit as valid; keep in existence; lengthen or extend in duration or space
sympathy
n. compassion; pity; feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune
symptom
n. sign; indication; any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient
synthesis
n. combining parts into a coherent whole; putting of two or more things togethe
tardy
a. late; delayed; moving slowly
tariff
n. tax on goods coming into a country
temporary
a. not permanent; lasting for only a limited period of time
tentative
a. hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
terrain
n. piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; area of land; ground
terrific
a. causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
territory
n. large extent of land; organized portion of country
therapeutic
a. curative; having or exhibiting healing powers; relating to healing art
thrifty
a. careful about money; economical
tidy
a. being in proper time; timely; arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper
toxic
a. poisonous; caused by a toxin or other poison
trace
v. follow, discover; make a mark or lines on a surface
transfer
n. shifting; conveyance or removal of something from one place, person, or thing to another
transport
v. carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
treacherous
a. dangerous; dangerously unstable and unpredictable; disloyal; tending to betray
treaty
n. act of treating for the adjustment of differences; negotiation
trek
n. travel; journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult
tremor
n. shaking or vibrating movement; slight quiver
trespass
v. unlawfully enter boundaries of some else's property; commit an offense or a sin
tropical
a. relating to region on either side of the equator; hot and humid
troublesome
a. causing difficulty or annoyance; bothersome
trudge
v. walk or march with labor; jog along; move wearily
tyrant
n. absolute ruler; sovereign unrestrained by law or constitution
uneasy
a. not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
unruly
a. difficult or impossible to discipline, control, or rule; not according to rule; irregularly
unscathed
a. not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
upheaval
n. violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
utilitarian
a. practical and functional, not just for show
vacant
a. void of thought or knowledge; without an occupant or incumbent
vaccine
n. harmless form of the germs that cause a disease to prevent people getting the actual disease
vanish
v. disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
vanity
n. quality or state of being vain; emptiness; feelings of excessive pride; conceit
vanquish
v. conquer; overcome; come out better in a competition
vast
a. large; broad; extensive; very great in size, number, amount, or quantity
ventriloquist
n. one who can make his voice seem to come from another person or thing
versatile
a. having many talents; capable of working in many fields
vertigo
n. severe dizziness; reeling sensation; feeling about to fall
veteran
n. someone who has given long service
victor
n. a person who defeats an enemy or opponent in competition; winner
visual
a. seen or able to be seen by the eye; visible; optical
vital
a. full of life; animated; necessary to continued existence; living or breathing
vivid
a. bright; lively; graphic; having striking color
volume
n. capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
vow
n. solemn promise made to God; promise of fidelity; pledge of love or affection
waft
v. cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water
warrant
n. guarantee; assurance by seller; authorization or certification
widespread
a. spread or scattered over a considerable extent; occurring or accepted widely
withdraw
v. remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
worthwhile
a. sufficiently valuable; important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest