English 9th Grade Vocab

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Ambiguous (adj.)

Open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations (LoT)

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Ambiguity (n.)

Doubtfulness or uncertainty or meaning or intention (LoT)

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Dire (adj.)

Causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible (LoT)

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Emanate (v.)

To flow out, issue or proceed, as from a source or origin; come forth; originate (LoT)

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Fervent (adj.)

Having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm,ect.; ardent (LoT)

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Impartial (adj.)

Not partial or biased; fair; just (LoT)

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Imperious

Domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing (LoT)

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Novel (adj.)

Of a new and unusual kind; different from anything seen or known before (Lot)

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Presume (v.)

To take for granted, assume, or suppose (LoT)

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Duly (adv.)

In a correct or appropriate manner; properly; fittingly (TOW)

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Endeavored (v.)

To exert oneself to do or effect something; make an effort; strive (TOW)

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Imminent (adj.)

Likely to occur at any moment; impending (TOW)

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Infirmity (n.)

A physical weakness or ailment (TOW)

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Moor (n.)

A tract of open uncultivated land preserved for shooting (TOW)

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Pariah (n.)

An outcast (TOW)

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Retreat (n.)

1.An act of moving back or withdrawing

2.A quiet or secluded place in which one can rest and relax (TOW)

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Romance (n.)

A quality or feeling of mystery, excitement, and remoteness (escape) from everyday life (TOW)

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Unduly (adv.)

In an inappropriate, unjustifiable, or improper manner (TOW)

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Carbine (n.)

A light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle

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Roan (adj.)

A horse coat the color sorrel, chestnut, or bay, sprinkled with gray white

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Compulsory (adj.)

Required; mandatory; obligatory

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Glade (adj.)

An open space in a forest

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Thicket (n.)

A thick or dense growth of shrubs, bushes, or small trees

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Appalled (adj.)

Overcome with horror, shock, outrage, or dismay

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Tethering (v.)

To fasten or confine with or as if with a tether

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Perceptible (adj.)

Capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable

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Pommel (n.)

1. A knob, as on the hilt of a sword

2. The upward curving part of a saddle

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Defaced (adj.)

Having had the surface, legibility, or appearance spoiled or marred

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Council (n.)

An assembly of persons summoned or convened for consultation, deliberation, or advice

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Ricocheted (v.)

To move by rebounding or deflecting from a surface, as a projectile

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Fusillade (n.)

A simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms

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Unscathed (adj.)

Not scathed; unharmed; uninjured

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