Pearlman Block 1 9th Grade GAW

Definitions for 9th grade GAW list

aberration

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome.

abeyance

temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension:

admonish

to caution, advise, or counsel against somethin

ameliorate

1. to make better or more tolerable
2. to grow better

antediluvian

very old, old-fashioned, or out of date(adj) or a very old or old-fashioned person or thing

bilk

To defraud(verb) A cheat or trick(noun)

cherubic

of or having the nature of a cherub, or an angel represented as a rosy-cheeked child with wings; or having a plump, pretty innocence: \n

circuitous

(of a route or journey) longer than the most direct way

clandestine

kept secret or done secretly, especially because illicit

concomitant

naturally accompanying or associated

confluence

the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width

cryptic

having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure

dearth

a scarcity or lack of something

desecrate

to damage or show no respect

dilatory

to cause delay

disaffected

rebellious, no longer willing to support the government

dissemble

conceal one’s true motives feelings, or beliefs

dispassionate

able to be rational and inpartial

dissonant

lacking harmony

dissuade

to persude or advise not to do something

dotard

a person in their dotage

egregious

1. conspicious, flagrant
2. archaic distinguished

elegiac

1. expressing sorrow often for something now past
2. of or relating to the period in Greece about the seventh century b.c. when poetry written in such couplets flourished

ephemeral

1**:** lasting a very short time

2**:** something that lasts for a very short time

espouse

1. to marry
2. to take up and support as a cause **:** become attached to

extol

to praise highly, glorify

fatuous

complacently or inanely foolish, silly

florid

very flowery in style or elaboratly decorated or tinged with red

hedonism

the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life

histrionic

deliberately affected, overly dramatic or emotional, theatrical

iconoclasm

the doctrine, practice, or attitude of a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions

immutable

not capable of or susceptible to change

impregnable

incapable of being taken by assault, unconquerable

impugn

To challege as false; cast doubts upon.

inauspicious

not conducive to success; unpromising.

incisive

remarkably clear and direct; sharp;keen;acute

intonate

to utter with a particular tone or to say with little rise and fall in pitch

jettison

abandon or disgard something or someone no longer wanted.

juxtapose

to place close together or side by side, especially in a way that invites comparision.

largess

generosity in bestowing gifts or money upon others.

lethargy

a lack of energy and enthusiasm

malevolent

having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

meticulous

showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.

odious

extremely unpleasant; repulsive.

palpable

capable of being touched or felt; tangible

pejorative

expressing contempt or disapproval

philistine

a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them.

pithy

concise and forcefully expressive

polemical

relating to or being polemic (an aggressive attack on the beliefs of another)

pulchritude

physical attractiveness

quixotic

foolish and impractical, especially in pursuing ideals

rancorous

deeply manevolent

rarefy

to make rare, thin, scarce, less dense

raze

to demolish

saccharine

(1)excessively sweet or sentimental. (2) relating to or containing sugar

supercilious

behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others

surfeit

cause to desire no more of something of having consumed or done it to excess

unwieldy

difficult to carry or move because of its size shape or weight

verbose

using or expressed in more words than are needed

zenith

(1)the time at which something is most powerful or succcesful. (2) the point in the sky or celestial directly above an observer