9th Grade Vocab (General)

Cognizant

knowledgeable/aware of your surroundings

Malady

disease

Curt

rudely brief

Indict

formally accuse someone of a serious crime

Unmitigated

absolute

Solicit

request

Antagonism

negative tension

Erudite

scholarly

Bereft

deprived of

Sacrality

bring sacred

Ghettoized

being put in a remote area (usually segregated)

Ludicrous

ridiculous

Flummoxed

perplexed

Yearning

wanting

Ontological

the philosophical study of nature

Innuendo

hints

Ravishing

beautiful

Aggrandize

increasing the power/wealth of

Clarion

brilliantly clear

Absolve

clear or forgive

Precocious

advanced

Inoculate

vaccinate

Despicable

awful

Vulgar

rude

Omit

exclude

Enamor

to be in love with

Ardor

passion

Blithely

casually

Incorrigible

traits of a person that cannot be changed (too accustomed to that habit)

Buttinsky

a nosy person

Diffidence

shyness

Rheumatism

a disease that inflamed the joints, muscle, or fibrous tissue

Romp

(children) playing energetically

Impenitent

shameless

Impertinent

rude; not showing proper manners

Indubitable

positive, absolutely certain

Ambiguity

doubtful

Maverick

outcast or rebel

Coveted

envied

Mere

basic

Enthuse

rave

Acclimate

adapt

Raconteur

storyteller

Divine

sacred

Savvy

practical knowledge; ability to have common sense and make good judgment

Street smart

smart in a social environment (usually from urban areas)

Fastidious

painstaking or detailed

Coliform

bacteria found in feces

Slated

scheduled

Complacent

smug about oneself

Penitentiary

prison of people who convicted massive crimes

Optics

what others think of something

Afoot

happening

Interim

temporary

Viscera

internal organs specifically in the chest and abdomen (in Latin it translates to “internal organs”)

Gouge

to make a hole with a tool (like canals)

Moor

to tie up, fasten

Legume

a plant with pods (peas)

Speciation

the result of natural selection

Inundation

flooding or an overflow of something

Topography

the study of the top of a physical surface (on a map, the mountains, the physical structure…)

Brackish

slightly salty water usually in rivers from contamination of seawater

Voracious

devouring a great amount of food

Abut

a boundary between two things that are bordered

Constituencies

a group of people in a specific who vote for a representative

Piscine

having to do with fish

Anise

a Mediterranean plant that’s used for cooking or herbal use

Avulsions

a forceful tearing off of skin or another part of the body

Emaciated

extremely thin or weak, usually due to lack of food

Dubious

doubting

Levees

a wall that is built to prevent river flooding

Embankment

the wall used to prevent river flooding

Beneficent

benevolent

Imperceptibly

a subtle change that cannot be perceived

Swale

a low, hollow place. Usually a marsh between ridges

Listeth

to choose

Pharaonic

having to do with a pharoah (king of Egypt)

(Re)compile

to (re)assemble something, usually a list, gathered from other sources

Nomenclatural

the scientific term for plants and animals that’s used in biology

Bounteous

to give generously; bountiful

Ruddy

having a healthy reddish skin tone

Contingent

dependent on something

Crude

simple; basic

Forage

to search widely for stuff

Reconnoiter

to survey; observe

Dregs

leftovers of liquid in a container (usually with sediments/residue)

Aquifer

permeable rock which can transmit groundwater

Permeable

porous

Ichthyologist

the branch of zoology that deals with fish

Necropsy

another term for autopsy

Pot Bellied

having a large stomach that sticks out

Paunch

stomach

Albeit

although

Argonauts

a small floating octopus

Epicure

someone who enjoys eating fine food and drinks

Extirpation

removing or destroying something completely

Maimed

to injure someone permanently

Conversent

familiar or knowledgeable about something

Prolific

producing a lot of fruit, foliage, or offspring

Taxa

the classification of a rank such as species, family, or class