English Vocab List 1 Grade 9

Flustered

a state of agitated confusion

Ingrate

an ungrateful person

Mercenary

primarily concerned about making money

Protégé

a person that is guided and supported by an older

Succulent

tender

innate

inborn

Artisan

a worker in a skilled trade

Coddle

treat (someone) in a overprotective way

Speckled

covered with a large number of small spots

Veracity

accuracy

Fortuitous

happening by chance rather than intention

Meticulous

very careful and precise

Sporadic

scattered or isolated

Verbose

using or expressing thru words more than needed

Assuage

make (unpleasant feeling) less intense

Docile

easily taught

Malignant

evil in nature; infectious

Heretical

holding an opinion at odds with what is generally accepted

Insipid

lacking flavor, weak or tasteless

Pusillanimous

showing a lack of courage of courage or determination

Asylum

the protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a refugee

Collate

collect and combine (text, information or data)

Frugal

economical in the use of resources (money or food)

Instigate

incite someone to do sth; esp. sth bad

Misanthrope

a person who dislikes humankind

Colloquial

used in ordinary or familiar conversation

Amplify

increase the voume

Superficial

existing or occurring at the surface

Diabolical

characteristic of the

Narcissistic

Cliché

a phrase or opinion that is overused and betrays a lack of original thought

Archive

a collection of historical documents or records providing info about a place, institution or a group of people

Clientele

clients colectively

Protocol

accepted or established code of procedure or behavior in a group, organization or situation

Metaphorically

figuratively; using metaphor