English Short Story Vocabulary 9Th Grade

Front 1

bedeck

Back 1

[cover] to adorn

Front 2

billowed

Back 2

[blow] surge or swell in or like a wave

Front 3

blighted

Back 3

[to become pale] disease of plants causing withering
something that frustrates plans or hopes

Front 4

borne

Back 4

[carry] past part of bear
transport
holding supporting

Front 5

caul

Back 5

[net/basket]
large fatty omentum

Front 6

careen

Back 6

[keel]
lean or sway

Front 7

doggedness

Back 7

[obstinant]

Front 8

evanesce

Back 8

[vanish] disappear like vapor

Front 9

frond

Back 9

[foliage] large leaf

Front 10

ibis

Back 10

[x] bird

Front 11

idle

Back 11

[worthless] lacking worth or basis

Front 12

infallibility

Back 12

[fall] incapable of error

Front 13

imminent

Back 13

overhang

Front 14

invalid

Back 14

weak
not well sickly suffering from disease

Front 15

iridescent

Back 15

rainbow

Front 16

loll

Back 16

dose
hang loosely

Front 17

mar

Back 17

obstruct
spoil destroy

Front 18

prodding

Back 18

[x]

Front 19

precariously

Back 19

prayer
unstable insecure

Front 20

solder

Back 20

solid
metal..

Front 21

untenanted

Back 21

to hold

Front 22

vermilion

Back 22

bright red/little worm

Front 23

vortex

Back 23

whirlpool

Front 24

belligerent

Back 24

to wage war
waging war
inclinged to or exhibiting assertiveness

Front 25

ceremonious

Back 25

ceremony

Front 26

chasm

Back 26

yawn

Front 27

corroborated

Back 27

strength
to support with evidence

Front 28

cunning

Back 28

can know
dexterous or crafty

Front 29

defiance

Back 29

to entrust
disposition to resist

Front 30

denigrate

Back 30

to blackento attack the reputation of

Front 31

earnest

Back 31

earnest
grave important

Front 32

evocations

Back 32

call
summoning spirit or imaginative recreation

Front 33

furlough

Back 33

permission
soldiers leave of ansense

Front 34

indigo

Back 34

india

Front 35

loitering

Back 35

lurk

Front 36

malice

Back 36

bad

Front 37

menace

Back 37

threaten
a show of intention to inflict harm

Front 38

parody

Back 38

sing beside

Front 39

peddling

Back 39

peddler

Front 40

quicksilver

Back 40

lively silver
mercury/like mercury

Front 41

sardonic

Back 41

[x]
disdainfully or skeptically humurous

Front 42

sober

Back 42

drunk
serious grave thoughtful

Front 43

sullen

Back 43

alone
ill humoredly unsociable

Front 44

vindictively

Back 44

[revenge
disposed to seek revenge
vengeful
spiteful

Front 45

abated

Back 45

to strike down
to put and end to
to reduce in intensity

Front 46

bravado

Back 46

brave
blustering swagerring conduct

Front 47

contrite

Back 47

grind
feeling of showing of sorrow and remorse

Front 48

enamored

Back 48

to love
to inflame with love
to cause to feel a strong or excessive interest or fascination

Front 49

cloundering

Back 49

sink
to stuggle to move or obtain footing

Front 50

garish

Back 50

x
clothed in vivid colors
flashy

Front 51

gauntlet

Back 51

open challenge

Front 52

guise

Back 52

manner
external appearance
a form or style of dress/costume

Front 53

hysterical

Back 53

womb

Front 54

lethargy

Back 54

forget
abnormal drowsieness

Front 55

loathing

Back 55

dislike

Front 56

monotony

Back 56

single sound
tedious sameness

Front 57

morbid

Back 57

disease
gruesome

Front 58

perplexity

Back 58

braid
bewilderment

Front 59

pretensions

Back 59

stretch
allegation of doubtful value
pretest
claim or right to attention of honor b\c of merit

Front 60

sagacity

Back 60

prophetic
of keen and farsighted judgement

Front 61

loll

Back 61

dose
hang loosely

Front 62

mar

Back 62

obstruct
spoil destroy

Front 63

prodding

Back 63

[x]

Front 64

precariously

Back 64

prayer
unstable insecure

Front 65

solder

Back 65

solid
metal..

Front 66

untenanted

Back 66

to hold

Front 67

vermilion

Back 67

bright red/little worm

Front 68

vortex

Back 68

whirlpool

Front 69

belligerent

Back 69

to wage war
waging war
inclinged to or exhibiting assertiveness

Front 70

ceremonious

Back 70

ceremony

Front 71

chasm

Back 71

yawn

Front 72

corroborated

Back 72

strength
to support with evidence

Front 73

cunning

Back 73

can know
dexterous or crafty

Front 74

defiance

Back 74

to entrust
disposition to resist

Front 75

denigrate

Back 75

to blackento attack the reputation of

Front 76

succumbing

Back 76

lie down

Front 77

undulating

Back 77

small wave
fluctuate form or move in small waves

Front 78

vivacious

Back 78

live

Front 79

abashed

Back 79

open wide, gape
embarrassed

Front 80

anathema

Back 80

to place, set
curse

Front 81

clad

Back 81

to clothe
being covered or clothed

Front 82

divers

Back 82

various

Front 83

fain

Back 83

happy
words involving happy

Front 84

fervid

Back 84

to boil
very hot, burning
impassioned
marked by extreme intensity or feeling

Front 85

homage

Back 85

human being
fuedal ceremony
respect tribute

Front 86

irreverently

Back 86

to fear
lacking proper respect or seriousness

Front 87

lurid

Back 87

pale yello, sallow
gruesome
melodramaticsensational
shining the red glow of fire
want gghastly pale in appearance

Front 88

mirth

Back 88

merry
gladness shown with laughter

Front 89

pious

Back 89

x
religious

Front 90

proselytes

Back 90

alien resident\stranger
new convert

Front 91

smote

Back 91

defile
attack or aflict suddenly
to strike

Front 92

stole

Back 92

to steal
sneak secretivelyt
come of go secretly

Front 93

tarry

Back 93

x
to delay

Front 94

unfathomable

Back 94

to stretch out as with outstretched arms

impossible to comprehend

Front 95

vexed

Back 95

agitate harry
bring trouble to distress

Front 96

wanton

Back 96

wrong
lewd, obscene, vulgar

Front 97

writhing

Back 97

twist
to twist into coils or folds

Front 98

wrought

Back 98

to work
elaborately embellished ornamented

Front 99

zenith

Back 99

way over one's head