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9th Grade-Cumulative Vocabulary-2nd Semester
Chocolate War
Animal Farm
On First Looking into Chapman's Homer
The Giant Waterbug
The Washwoman
Charley in Yellowstone
The Most Important Day
Coming into the Country
The Letter
The American Cause
I Have A Dream
Concord Hymn
New Collossus
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| realm | kingdom |
| bards | poet |
| fealty | faithfulness, allegiance, loyaly |
| expanse | wide, open |
| demesne | region, territory, domain |
| surmise | suppose, guess, doubt, suspect |
| dire | urgent, desperate |
| emitting | give out sound, utter |
| schematic | form of a scheme or diagram |
| taut | pulled tight, drawn |
| appalled | dismay, frighten, terrify |
| affront | interntional offense, insult |
| atonement | make amends for injury, reconciliation |
| benediction | blessing, prayer |
| indomitable | unconquerable, undefeated |
| recompense | amends made, award for compensation |
| laxness | loose, slack |
| intolerance | impatience |
| palpable | easily perceived, obvious |
| pandemonium | uproar, noise |
| depleted | use up, empty out, drain |
| immeasurable | vast, endless, immmense |
| lingered | remaining |
| tangible | touchable, actual |
| confounding | confusing, bewildering, puzzling |
| quiver | tremble, shake |
| querying | question, doubt in mind, inquiry |
| abraded | having the skin scraped off |
| oblique | indirect, slanting or sloping direction |
| oblivion | disregarded, forgotton |
| cumbersome | difficult to manage or handle |
| sweeping | extending over a range |
| demise | ceasing to exist, death |
| tactile | tangible, touchable |
| attributes | characteristics, qualities |
| heed | pay attention, listen, consider |
| disillusioned | freed from illusion, enlightened |
| pronouncements | a formal expression of opinion, judgement |
| unstratified | not structured into different social classes |
| omnipotence | having unlimited power or authority, almighty power |
| ennoble | to make noble, to raise, dignify, exalt |
| momentous | utmost importance, significance |
| languished | weak, feeble, miserable |
| inextricably | intricate as difficult to solve, complicated |
| transformed | to change, convert |
| prodigious | extraordinary, marvelous, enormous |
| manacles | chains |
| votive | wish, desire, vow, pledge |
| unfurled | to spread, open |
| brazen | resembling brass in color and strength |
| wretched | pitiful, sorry, worthless, despicable |
| refuse | garbage, waste, debris, thrash |
| ensconced | fixed firmly |
| enmity | hostility, ill-will |
| vivacious | vibrant, vigorous, active |
| expounded | elaborate, expand |
| apathy | lack of emotion |
| acute | of critical importance |
| adjoined | butted against, bordered, touched |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, uncontrollable |
| ignominious | bringing disgrace or shame |
| posthumously | occurring after one's death |
| blithely | carefree, lighthearted, jolly |
| ratified | to approve, fromal sanction, confirm |
| faction | political party, majority |
| sordid | foul, degrading, wretched |
| procured | to obtain, acquire, bring about |
| emboldened | encourage, make bold or courageous |
| captiulated | to surrender under specified terms |
| pervading | to spread or diffuse throughout, permeating |
| cowered | to cringe in fear, sulk |
| hullabaloo | great noise or excitement, uproar |
| tempered | harden or strengthen through experience or hardship |
| lamented | regret strongly, mourn, grief |
| frugally | avoiding waste, thrifty, spending little, inexpensive |
| gratified | happy, satisfied |
| subversive | in opposition to government, revolutionary |
| capsized | over turned, flipped over |
| ingratiating | capable of winning favor, wanting to please others |
| audacity | boldness, forwardness, impudence |
| contempt | scorn, anger disapproval |
| revelation | discovery |
| ravaged | destroyed, devastated, wasted |
| raucous | harsh, rough sounding, hoarse |
| adulation | excessive flattery or admiration |
| immersed | absorbed, engrossed, plunged |
| evading | escaping, evoiding, eluding |
| plummeted | dropped, plunged |
| menacingly | threateningly |
| futile | useless, hopeless |
| demureness | coyness, modesty, shyness |
| insolent | arrogant, disrespectful, insulting |
| derision | ridicule, mockery, scornful laughter |
| fastidious | meticulous, critical, precise |
| averted | avoided, prevented |
| malice | evil, spite, ill-will |
| exasperation | aggravation, annoyance, irritation |
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