NINTH GRADE SPELLING VOCABULARY LIST

WEEK 1 WEEK 4
abash - v - embarrass barb - n - sharp projection (i.e. fishhook, or on wire)
abominate - v - loathe; hate barrage - n - barrier laid down by artillery fire
abscond - v - depart secretly and hide bedraggle - v - wet thoroughly
accelerate - v - move faster belated - adj - delayed
accessory - n - additional object; useful but not essential thing benefactor - n - gift giver; patron
accomplice - n - partner in crime benighted - adj - overcome by darkness
accord - n - agreement bestow - v - give
accost - v - approach and speak first to a person bizarre - adj - violently contrasting
acquittal - n - deliverance from a charge blasphemous - adj - profane; impious
actuate - v - motivate blatant - adj - loudly offensive
adapt - v - alter; modify bleak - adj - cold; cheerless
addiction - n - compulsive or habitual need bloated - adj - swollen or puffed as with water or air
admonish - v - warn; reprove bolster - v - support; prop up
adverse - adj - unfavorable; hostile bountiful - adj - generous; showing bounty
advocate - v - urge; plead for bravado - n - swagger; assumed air of defiance
affected - adj - artificial; pretended (personality - not object) brevity - n - conciseness
affiliation - n - joining; associating brochure - n - pamphlet
affirmation - n - solemn pledge by one who refuses an oath brooch - n - ornamental clasp
agility - n - nimbleness bulwark - n - earthwork or other strong defense
agitate - v - stir up; disturb bungle - v - spoil by clumsy behavior

WEEK 2 WEEK 5
alias - n - an assumed name callous - adj - hard; unfeeling
allusion - n - indirect reference calumny - n - malicious representation; slander
aloof - adj - apart; reserved canny - adj - shrewd; thrifty
ambiguous - adj - doubtful in meaning cant - n - jargon of thieves; pious phraseology
amble - v - move at an easy pace caption - n - title; chapter heading; text under illustration
amenable - adj - readily managed; willing to be led caricature - n - distortion; burlesque
amphitheater - n - oval building with tiers of seats carrion - n - rotting flesh of a dead body
ample - adj - more than sufficient cascade - n - small waterfall
amputate - v - cut off part of the body casualty - n - serious or fatal accident
analogy - n - similarity; parrallelism cavalcade - n - procession; parade
animated - adj - lively celestial - adj - heavenly
animosity - n - active enmity censor - n - overseer of morals; person who edits for morality
annul - v - make void cerebral - adj - pertaining to the brain or intellect
antagonism - n- active resistance chafe - v - warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing
anticlimax - n - let-down in thought or emotion chagrin - n - vexation; disappointment
antiseptic - n -substance that prevents infection chaotic - adj - in utter disorder
aplomb - n - poise chasm - n - abyss
append - v - attach chastise - v - punish
apprehensive - adj - fearful; discerning checkered - adj - marked by changes in fortune
apprise - v - inform chronic - adj - long-established as a disease

WEEK 3 WEEK 6
arbitrary - adj - fixed or decided; despotic circlet - n - small ring; band
arcade - n - covered passageway usually lined with shops circumscribe - v - limit; confine
aromatic - adj - fragrant citadel - n - fortress
arraign - v - charge in court; indict clamber - v - climb by crawling
arrogance - n - haughtiness clavicle - n - collarbone
ascribe - v - refer; attribute; assign cleave - v - split asunder
ashen - adj - ash-colored; gray climactic - adj - relating to the highest point
askew - adj - crookedly; slanted; at an angle clique - n - small exclusive group
aspiration - n - noble ambition cog - n - tooth projecting from a wheel
assail - v - assault collaborate - v - work together
astute - adj - wise; shrewd collateral - n - security given for a loan
attribute - n - essential quality colossal - adj - huge
austerity - n - severity; sternness comely - adj - attractive; agreeable
authenticate - v - prove genuine compact - n - agreement; contract
autocrat - n - monarch with supreme power compatible - adj - harmonious; in harmony
autopsy - n - examination of a dead body; post-mortem complement - n - that which completes
averse - adj - reluctant compute - v - calculate
avid - adj - greedy; eager for concentric - adj - having a common center
awe - n - solemn wonder conception - n - beginning; forming of an idea
babble - v - chatter idly concise - adj - brief and compact
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WEEK 7 WEEK 10
concoct - v - prepare by combining; make up or devise dross - n - waste matter
concurrent - adj - happening at the same time drudgery - n - menial work
condescend - v - bestows courtesies with a superior air earthy - adj - unrefined; coarse
condiments - n - seasonings; spices ecstasy - n - rapture; trance-like joy
congruence - n - correspondence of parts eerie - adj - weird
connotation - suggested or implied meaning of an expression effectual - adj - efficient
context - n - writings preceding and following passage quoted effusive - adj - gushing; pouring forth
contingent - adj - conditional egoism - n - excessive interest in self
contortion - n - twisting egotism - n - conceit; vanity
contusion - n - bruise elicit - v - draw out by discussion
convene - v - assemble elusory - adj - tending to deceive expectations
convoke - v - call together emanate - v - issue forth
coquette - n - flirt emancipate - v - set free
corroborate - v - confirm embroil - v - throw into confusion or strife
cosmic - adj - pertaining to the universe; vast emulate - v - imitate
covenant - n - agreement encompass - v - surround
cower - v - shrink quivering as from fear encumber - v - burden
crass - adj - very unrefined; grossly insensible endearment - n - fond statement
creed - n - system of religious or ethical belief energize - v - invigorate; make forceful and active
cull - v - pick out; reject enormity - n - hugeness

WEEK 8 WEEK 11
culmination - n - attainment of highest point enthrall - v - capture
cursory - adj - casually or hastily done epigram - n - witty thought
dally - v - trifle with; procrastinate epilogue - n - short speech at end of drama
dearth - n - scarcity epitaph - n - inscription in memory of a dead person
decadence - n - decay equestrian - n - rider on a horse
decoy - n - lure or bait equinox - n - equal hours in day and night
deducible - adj - derived by reasoning equity - n - fairness
defamation - n - harming a person’s reputation erode - v - eat away
defeatist - adj - attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat escapade - n - prank
delete - v - erase espionage - n - spying
delusion - n - false belief; hallucination estranged - adj - separated
demean - v - degrade; condescend to do evoke - v - call forth
demise - n - death exemplary - adj - outstanding; serving as a model
demolition - n - destruction exhort - v - urge
demure - adj - serious; coy exotic - adj - not native; strange in a foreign manner
depict - v - portray expediency - n - that which is advisable or practical
deplete - v - reduce; exhaust expunge - v - cancel; remove
derelict - adj - abandoned extant - adj - still in existance
despotism - n - tyranny extort - v - get illegally
detergent - n - cleansing agent exuberant - adj - excited; joyful

WEEK 9 WEEK 12
detraction - n - slandering; aspersion fabricate - v - build; lie
devious - adj - going astray; erring facilitate - v - make less difficult
dictum - n - authoritative and weighty statement faction - n - party; clique; group
diffusion - n - wordiness; spreading in all directions fallible - adj - liable to error
digressive - adj - wandering away from the subject fancied - adj - imagined; unreal
dilemma - n - problem; choice of two bad alternatives fantastic - adj - unreal; grotesque
dint - n - means; effort fawning - adj - courting favor
dire - adj - warning of disaster feint - n - trick; shift
dirge - n - musical lament fervent - adj - ardent; hot
discerning - adj - mentally quick and observant fester - v - generate pus
disclaim - v - disown, renounce claim to fetter - v - shackle
disconcert - v - confuse; upset; embarrass fictitious - adj - imaginary
disdain - v - treat with scorn or contempt finale - n - conclusion
dispersion - n - scattering finesse - n - delicate skill
dissemble - v - disguise; pretend fitful - adj - spasmodic; intermittent
dissolute - adj - loose in morals flagging - adj - weak; drooping
dissuade - v - advise against flay - v - strip off skin; plunder
diverse - adj - differing in some characteristics flick - n - light stroke
diversity - n - variety; dissimilitude flout - v - reject; mock
divest - v - strip; deprive fluster - v - confuse
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WEEK 13 WEEK 16
forbearance - n - patience incite - v - arouse to action
fortitude - n - bravery inclusive - adj - tending to include all
frantic - adj - wild incongruity - n - lacking harmony
fraught - adj - filled incredulity - tendency to disbelieve
fray - n - brawl; fight increment - n - increase
frenzied - adj - madly excited indict - v - charge with a crime
friction - n - clash in opinion indisputable - adj - cannot be disputed or argued
frigid - adj - intensely cold infamous - adj - notoriously bad
frustrate - v - thwart inference - n - conclusion drawn from data
fulsome - adj - disgustingly excessive inflated - adj - enlarged
fusion - n - union; coalition influx - n - flowing into
gainsay - v - deny infraction - n - violation
gape - v - open widely infringe - v - violate
gauntlet - n - challenge inherent - adj - firmly established by nature or habit
generality - n - vague statement inhibit - v - prohibit; restrain
gentry - n - people of class inkling - n - hint; clue
ghastly - adj - horrible innate - adj - inborn
glaze - v - cover with thin surface instigate - v - urge; start
glean - v - gather leavings integrity - n - wholeness; purity
gloat - v - evil satisfaction interminable - adj - endless

WEEK 14 WEEK 17
goad - v - urge on intrepid - adj - fearless
gory - adj - bloody intrude - v - trespass
granary - n - storehouse for grain intuition - n - power of knowing without a reason for knowing
graphic - adj - vividly described invulnerable - adj - incapable of injury
grueling - adj - exhaustive ironical - adj - result is unexpected and contrary to manner
gruesome - adj - grisly irreconcilable - adj - incompatible; not able to be resolved
gruff - adj - rough-mannered iterate - v - repeat
guile - n - deceit jargon - n - language used by a special group
haggle - v - argue about price jeopardy - n - exposed to danger or death
hallowed - adj - blessed jocular - adj - said or done in jest
hamper - v - obstruct jubilation - n - rejoicing
harass - v - annoy by repeated attacks knell - n - funeral bell or sound
harping - n - tiresome dwelling on a subject; nagging labyrinth - n - maze
harry - v - raid lacerate - v - mangel; tear
hazy - adj - slightly obscure laggard - adj - slow; sluggish
heresy - n - opinion contrary to belief languid - adj - weary; sluggish; listless
hibernate - v - sleep through the winter latent - adj - dormant; hidden
hindmost - adj - farthest behind latitude - n - freedom from narrow limitations
holocaust - n - destruction by fire lavish - adj - liberal; wasteful; plush
homespun - adj - domestic; made at home lethal - adj - deadly

WEEK 15 WEEK 18
humid - adj - damp lewd - adj - lustful
humility - n - humble loathe - v - hate
hypocritical - adj - deceiving; pretending to be virtuous longevity - n - long life
ignoble - adj - of lowly and unworthy origin lout - n - clumsy person
imbecility - n - weakness of mind lucrative - adj - profitable
imbibe - v - drink in lunar adj - of the moon
imminent - adj - impending; near at hand lustrous - adj - shining
immobility - n - state of being immovable machinations - n - schemes
immune - adj - exempt magnanimous - adj - generous
impasse - n - predicament with no escape magnate - n - person of prominence
impending adj - nearing; approaching maim - v - mutilate; injure
impertinent - adj - insolent malignant - adj - having an evil influence
impiety - n - irreverence; wickedness mammoth - adj - gigantic
implacable - adj - can’t be pacified mandatory - adj - obligatory; required
implication - n - hinted or suggested maxim - n - proverb
impropriety - n - state of being inappropriate meander - v - to wind or turn its course
inanimate - adj - lifeless meddlesome - adj - interfering
inarticulate - adj - speechless meditation - n - reflection; thought
incapacitate - v - disable melee - n - fight
incessant - adj - uninterrupted mercenary - adj - interested in money or gain
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WEEK 19 WEEK 22
mete - v - measure; distribute perpetrate - v - commit an offense
metropolis - n - large city pervade - v - spread throughout
mettle - n - courage; spirit perverse - adj - stubborn
migratory - adj - wandering pessimism - n - belief that life is bad
misadventure - n - mischance; ill-luck philanthropist - n - lover of mankind
misgivings - n - doubts pied - adj - variegated; multi-colored
mishap - n - accident pithy - adj - concise
missile - n - object to be thrown pittance - n - small allowance
mobile - adj - moveable; not-fixed podiatrist - n - foot doctor
molten - adj - melted podium - n - pedestal
moodiness - n - fits of depression or gloom polygamist - n - more than one spouse
morbid - adj - gloomy; given to unwholesome thoughts pommel - v - beat
morose - adj - ill-humored; sullen portend - v - foretell
mortify - v - humiliate; punish the flesh portent - n - sign; omen; forewarning
muddle - v - confuse; mix-up portly - adj - stately; stout
multiplicity - n - state of being numerous postulate - n - self-evident truth
muse - v - ponder potential - adj - express possibilities; latent
musky - adj - having the odor of musk; dank and damp smelling potion - n - dose
mutilate - v - maim potpourri - n - mixture; medley
natal - adj - pertaining to birth practical - adj - useful; based on experience

WEEK 20 WEEK 23
nauseate - v - make sick precipitate - adj - headlong; rash;
nettle - v - annoy; vex preclude - v - make impossible; eliminate
nib - n - beak; pin-point precursor - n - forerunner
nicety - n - precision; minute distinction predatory - adj - plundering
nonchalance - n - indifference premonition - n - forewarning
noncommittal - adj - neutral procrastinate - v - put off; delay; postpone
nostalgia - n - homesick; longing for the past profusion - n - lavish expenditure
novice - n - beginner prognosticate - v - predict
nutrient - n - providing nourishment prolific - adj - abundance; fruitful
oaf - n - a stupid, awkward person promiscuous - adj - mixed indiscriminately; irregular; haphazard
obliterate - v - destroy completely prone - adj - prostrate; inclined to
oblivion - n - forgetfulness propound - v - put forth for analysis
obtrusive - adj - pushing forward propriety - n - fitness
occult - adj - mysterious; secret prostrate - v - stretch out full on the ground
odorous - adj - fragrant protrude - v - stick out
olfactory - adj – sense of smell provident adj - thrifty; foresight
ominous - adj - threatening provocation - n - cause for anger
onomatopoeia - n - word sounds proximity - n - nearness
onslaught - n - vicious assault proxy - n - authorized agent
ordinance - n - decree puny - adj - insignificant; tiny weak

WEEK 21 WEEK 24
oscillate - v - vibrate pendumlike quack - n - imposter
overt - adj - open to view quell - v - put down; quiet
pacifist - n - one opposed to force quibble - v - equivocate; play on words
palatable - adj - agreeable quip - n - taunt
pallid - adj - pale; wane quirk - n - startling twist; caprice
paltry - adj - insignificant; petty quizzical - adj - comical; bantering
pandemonium - n - wild’ tumult rabid - adj - furious; like a fanatic
panorama - n - comprehensive view ramp - n - slope
pantomime - n - acting without speech rant - v - rave
parley - n - conference rationalize - v - reason
parody - n - humorous imitation recant - v - withdraw a previous statement; repudiate
partiality - n - bias inclination recession - n - withdrawal; retreat
passive - adj - not active recipient - n - receiver
pastoral - adj - rural reciprocate - v - repay in kind
pathetic - adj - pity; sadness; compassion recluse - n - hermit
patriarch - n - father or ruler reconcile - v - make up
pediatrician - n - expert in kid’s illnesses recurrent - adj - occuring over again
pell-mell - adv - in confusion; disorderly redress - n - remedy
pensive - adj - dreamily thoughtful redundant - adj - superfluous; repetitious
perdition - n - damnation; complete ruin reek - v - emit odor
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WEEK 25
relegate - v - banish WEEK 28
relevancy - n - pertinence supplicate - v - petition humbly
remnant - n - remainder surly -adj - rude; cross
rend - v - split; tear surmise - v - guess
render - v - deliver swelter - v - be oppressed by heat
renegade - n - deserter; apostate synthesis - n - combining parts into a whole
renovate - v - restore; renew tactile - adj - sense of touch
replete - adj - filled; full talisman - n - charm
reprieve - n - temporary stay tantalize - v - tease
reprimand - v - reprove severely tenuous - adj - thin; rare
resonant - adj - echoing terse - adj - concise; abrupt
respite - n - delay in punishment; rest testy - adj - irritable
retaliate - v - repay in kind tether - v - tie with a rope
retraction - n - withdrawal throttle - v - strangle
retrieve - v - recover timidity - n - shyness
revile - v - slander tirade - n - extended speech
revulsion - n - sudden violent change in feeling torpid - adj - dull; lethargic
rift - n - opening; break touchy - adj - sensitive
rigor - n - severity toxic - adj - poisonous
rococo - adj - ornate transcend - v - exceed; surpass
transition - n - change
WEEK 26
rote - n - repetition WEEK 29
rummage - v - ransack transparent - adj - permitting light to pass through
ruse - n - trick tremor - n - trembling
salient - adj - prominent trenchant - adj - cutting; keen
saline - adj - salty trite - adj - hackneyed; commonplace
sallow - adj - yellowish tumid - adj - swollen; pompous
sapid - adj - savory turbid - adj - muddy
sardonic - adj - disdainful turbulence - n - state of violent agitation
sate - v - cloy; satisfy to the full ulterior - adj - situated beyond; unstated
satiate - v - surfeit; fully satisfy ultimate - adj - final
saunter - v - stroll slowly unassuming - adj - modest
savant - n - scholar unbridled - adj - violent
scavenger - n - collector of refuse uncanny - adj - strange; mysterious
schism - n - division uncouth - adj - outlandish; clumsy; boorish
scourge - n - lash; whip unearthly - adj - not earthly; weird
scuttle - v - sink unfaltering - adj - steadfast
sedate - adj - composed; grave unique - adj - without an equal; single in kind
seethe - v - disturbed; boil upbraid - v - scold; reproach
seine - n - net for catching fish vapid - adj - dull; insipid; inane
shimmer - v - glimmer intermittently variegated - adj - many-colored
veneer - n - thin layer; cover
WEEK 27
simile - n - comparison using like or as WEEK 30
simulate - v - feign; fake vent - v - express; utter
skimp - provide scantily versatile - adj - many talents
soliloquy - n - a speech to oneself vie - v - contend
spasmodic - adj - fitful; periodic vindicate - v - clear of charges
specious - adj - something that looks good but wrong virile - adj - manly
squalid - adj - dirty virus - n - disease
staid - adj - sober vivacious - adj - animated
stint - n - supply volatile - adj - light-hearted; evaporating rapidly
stipend - n - pay for services voluble - adj - fluent; glib
stoic - n - impassive voracious - adj - ravenous
stolid - adj - dull vulnerable - adj - susceptible to wounds
strident -adj - loud; harsh vying - v - contending
subsequent - adj - following wan - adj - pallid; pale or sick in color
subsistence - n - livelihood wanton - adj - unruly; unchaste; excessive
subtlety - n - nicety wary - adj - very cautious
succinct - adj - brief witless - adj - idiotic
suffuse - v - spread over wont - n - custom; habit
sully - v - tarnish worldly - adj - not spiritual; of the earth
supersede - v - replace wrest - v - pull away
wreak - v - inflict