English 9th Grade Vocab

Ambiguous (adj.)

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

Ambiguity (n.)

Doubtfulness or uncertainty or meaning or intention (LoT)

Dire (adj.)

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

Emanate (v.)

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

Fervent (adj.)

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

Impartial (adj.)

Not partial or biased; fair; just (LoT)

Imperious

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

Novel (adj.)

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

Presume (v.)

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

Duly (adv.)

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

Endeavored (v.)

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

Imminent (adj.)

Likely to occur at any moment; impending (TOW)

Infirmity (n.)

A physical weakness or ailment (TOW)

Moor (n.)

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

Pariah (n.)

An outcast (TOW)

Retreat (n.)

1.An act of moving back or withdrawing

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

Romance (n.)

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

Unduly (adv.)

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

Carbine (n.)

A light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle

Roan (adj.)

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

Compulsory (adj.)

Required; mandatory; obligatory

Glade (adj.)

An open space in a forest

Thicket (n.)

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

Appalled (adj.)

Overcome with horror, shock, outrage, or dismay

Tethering (v.)

To fasten or confine with or as if with a tether

Perceptible (adj.)

Capable of being perceived; recognizable; appreciable

Pommel (n.)

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

2. The upward curving part of a saddle

Defaced (adj.)

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

Council (n.)

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

Ricocheted (v.)

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

Fusillade (n.)

A simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms

Unscathed (adj.)

Not scathed; unharmed; uninjured