100 9th Grade Vocabulary Terms

Full List of 100

Abate (v)

to reduce in intensity

Benevolent (adj)

kind and generous

Cacophony (n)

harsh, discordant noise

Deference (n)

respectful submission

Ebullient (adj)

enthusiastic and lively

Facetious (adj)

treating serious issues with humor

Garrulous (adj)

excessively talkative

Hapless (adj)

unlucky

Iconoclast (n)

one who challenges traditions

Juxtapose (v)

to place side by side for contrast

Kinetic (adj)

relating to motion

Lethargic (adj)

sluggish and apathetic

Meticulous (adj)

showing great attention to detail

Nefarious (adj)

wicked or criminal

Obfuscate (v)

to confuse or make unclear

Palpable (adj)

able to be felt or touched; obvious

Quixotic (adj)

overly idealistic; impractical

Recalcitrant (adj)

stubbornly disobedient

Sagacious (adj)

wise or shrewd

Tangible (adj)

perceptible by touch; real

Ubiquitous (adj)

present everywhere

Vacillate (v)

to waver between choices

Wane (v)

to decrease gradually

Xenophobia (n)

fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners

Yield (v)

to give way or produce

Zealous (adj)

passionately devoted

Alacrity (n)

eagerness

Bombastic (adj)

pompous or inflated speech

Capitulate (v)

to surrender

Dogmatic (adj)

stubbornly opinionated

Eloquent (adj)

persuasive and fluent

Flippant (adj)

lacking proper respect

Grandiose (adj)

impressive but unrealistic

Hubris (n)

excessive pride or self-confidence

Imminent (adj)

about to happen

Judicious (adj)

showing good judgment

Kaleidoscopic (adj)

constantly changing

Languid (adj)

slow, relaxed

Mundane (adj)

ordinary, dull

Nonchalant (adj)

casually indifferent

Ostentatious (adj)

showy or pretentious

Pernicious (adj)

harmful in a subtle way

Querulous (adj)

complaining, whining

Resilient (adj)

able to recover quickly

Scrupulous (adj)

very careful and honest

Transient (adj)

temporary, fleeting

Uncanny (adj)

strange or mysterious

Verbose (adj)

wordy

Wrath (n)

intense anger

Yearn (v)

to long for

Zephyr (n)

a gentle breeze

Acrimony (n)

bitterness

Burgeon (v)

to grow rapidly

Cajole (v)

to persuade by flattery

Deplore (v)

to regret deeply

Emulate (v)

to imitate

Furtive (adj)

secretive

Guile (n)

deceitful cunning

Harangue (n/v)

a lengthy, aggressive speech / to give such a speech

Indignant (adj)

angry at unfairness

Jocular (adj)

joking, humorous

Knavery (n)

trickery

Lurid (adj)

shocking, vivid

Myriad (n/adj)

countless number / countless

Nebulous (adj)

vague, unclear

Obsequious (adj)

overly submissive

Paragon (n)

model of excellence

Quell (v)

to suppress or put an end to

Reprobate (n)

morally unprincipled person

Sanguine (adj)

optimistic

Tenacious (adj)

persistent

Untenable (adj)

indefensible

Venerable (adj)

respected due to age or wisdom

Wistful (adj)

full of longing

Xeric (adj)

very dry

Yielding (adj)

giving way under pressure

Zealot (n)

fanatic, extremist

Ambiguous (adj)

unclear or open to multiple meanings

Belligerent (adj)

hostile, aggressive

Conundrum (n)

a confusing problem

Disparage (v)

to belittle

Exacerbate (v)

to make worse

Fecund (adj)

fertile, productive

Gregarious (adj)

sociable

Haughty (adj)

arrogantly superior

Impetuous (adj)

acting without thought

Jaded (adj)

worn out, tired

Kudos (n)

praise for achievement

Lethargy (n)

lack of energy

Malaise (n)

a general feeling of discomfort

Nadir (n)

lowest point

Oblivion (n)

state of being forgotten

Paltry (adj)

insignificant

Quagmire (n)

difficult situation

Rancor (n)

bitterness or resentment

Superfluous (adj)

unnecessary

Trepidation (n)

fear or anxiety

Unilateral (adj)

one-sided

Vapid (adj)

dull, uninteresting

Winsome (adj)

charming, pleasing