ELA Vocab 9th Grade

Cynical

Bitter, pessimistic, believing the worst

Deplore

To passionately hate

Disconcerted

Unsettled, thrown off

Elude

To avoid or escape

Scruples

A feeling of guilt or doubt based on morals

Culminate

Final stage, end point

Glower

To stare angrily or glare

Heed

To pay attention to, take into account, or follow

Taciturn

Quiet, untalkative

Trifle

To treat something as if it has little worth or value

Dogged

Determined, persistent, not giving

Foreboding

Ominous sense of doom

Prudent

Cautious, using good judgment

Recoil

To physically shrink back in fear or disgust

Squander

To waste unnecessarily

Appease

To satisfy or bring peace, can be physical or emotional

Audacity

Bold bravery, usually negative

Dissemble

To pretend or fake

Pandemonium

Uproar or chaos

Uncanny

Strange, eerie, crazy

Candor

Open truthfulness, blatant honestly

Dumbfounded

Astonished, shocked, surprised

Haphazard

Random, no rhyme or reason, no order

Opportune

Apropriate

Rash

Acting without considering consequences

Impervious

Resistant, able to withstand something

Lull

To soothe/calm, or to pause temporarily

Rancor

Bitter, long lasting hate or resentment

Respite

A break or pause from something unpleasant

Strident

Loud, harsh, can be physical or mental

Benign

Mild, harmless, not a threat

Earnest

Serious, sincere

Elated

Greatly joyful or happy