ELA vocab words Grade 9

Taper

diminish or reduce thickness more so a candle

Mettle

a person's ability to cope well with difficulties or to face a demanding situation in a spiritual and resilient way.

Dubiously

with hesation of doubt

surged

a natural force (move suddenly powerful foward or upward.

Wraith

a ghost or specter; a ghost of a living person seen just before his or her death

Tacit

understood or implied without being stated

Tartly

to speak in a sharp tone, bitterness

incessantly

without interruption; constantly

Exorbitant

Unreasonably high price

Garret

an attic, usually a small, wretched one

Knave

a dishonest or unscrupulous man

adorment

A thing adorns or decorates or ornaments

malicous

Intended to hurt or harm

Valiant

possessing or showing courage or determination

disconsolate

without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable

extenuated

cause (an offense) to seem less serious

coffers

a strongbox or small chest for holding valuables

covert

not openly acknowledged or displayed

Ere

before in time

misconstrue

to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of

Repealing

Revoke; annul (Metellus: For the __________ of my banished brother)

entrails

a person's or animal's intestines or internal organs, especially when removed or exposed.

exploit

make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).

Adder

poisonous snake (Eurassian snake)

Construe

interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

Saucy

cheeky; sassy

affability

a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

countenance

a person's face or facial expression

sufferance

absence of objection rather than genuine approval; toleration

hinder

create difficulties for (someone or something), resulting in delay or obstruction.

amiss

not quite right; inappropriate or out of place