Diocesan Boys’ School Grade 9 Vocabulary List (Final Exam)

Argumentative Essay Vocabulary

1. array (noun)
2. bias (noun)
3. condone (verb)
4. connote (verb)
5. credibility (noun)
6. epitome (noun)
7. grounding (noun)
8. insinuate (verb)
9. revocable (adjective)
10. revolutionize (verb)
11. thesis (noun)
12. unveil (verb)

News Report Vocabulary

13. abduction (noun)
14. adware (noun)
15. arson (noun)/ arsonist (noun)
16. assault (noun)/ assailant (noun)
17. beat the rap (idiom)
18. behind bars (idiom)
19. bigamy (noun)/ bigamist (noun)
20. broadsheet(s) (noun)
21. cat burglar (noun)
22. convict (noun)
23. corporal punishment (noun)
24. crime doesn't pay (idiom)
25. fraud (noun)
26. hijacking (noun)/ hijacker (noun)
27. hooliganism (noun)/ hooligan (noun)
28. in the dock (idiom)
29. looting (noun)/ looter (noun)
30. paparazzi (noun; plural)
31. rehabilitation (noun)
32. smuggling (noun)/ smuggler (noun)
33. stipulation (noun)
34. stool pigeon (noun)
35. tabloid(s) (noun)
36. vandalism (noun)
37. white-collar crime (noun)

Descriptive Vocabulary

38. adept (adjective)
39. burly (adjective)
40. dowdy (adjective)
41. draughty (adjective)
42. dreary (adjective)
43. execrable (adjective)
44. feckless (adjective)
45. flabby (adjective)
46. frail (adjective)
47. puckish (adjective)
48. state-of-the-art (adjective)
49. stocky (adjective)
50. wheedle (verb)