9th Grade Vocabulary List - 1

Sep 14, 2026

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A set of curated ninth-grade vocabulary words presented in organized lists. Each entry includes the part of speech and a concise definition with notes that clarify meaning and usage. The material emphasizes academic and literary precision, covering verbs, nouns, and adjectives such as describing states, actions, and qualities. Designed to support reading comprehension and language mastery through focused study across multiple list sections.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages21

Reading Time53 min

AccessFree to download

Vocabulary Lists

List 1

List 2

List 3

List 4

List 5

9th Grade Vocabulary List 1 | WORD | POS | DEFINITION & NOTES | | --- | --- | --- | | 1. Adulterate | v. | -to corrupt or make worse by addition of something of lesser value | | 2. Augment | v. | -to make large or increase | | 3. Bereft | v. | -deprived of; made unhappy through a loss | | 4. Disparage | v. | -express a negative opinion which often results in a diminished value | | 5. Dour | adj. | -stern, unyielding, gloomy, or ill-humored | | 6. Encapsulate | v. | -to enclose in | | 7. Fortitude | n. | -courage in facing difficulty | | 8. Insidious | adj. | -intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous | | 9. Intimate | v. | -a hint or indirect suggestion | | 10. Opulent | adj. | -wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose | | 11. Ostensible | adj. | -of or related to motives or facts that are apparent but not necessarily real or true | | 12. Pliable | adj. | -easily bent; flexible; easily influenced | | 13. Proscribe | v. | -command against | | 14. Recede | v. | -move back or retreat | | 15. Reiterate | v. | -to say again or repeat | | 16. Remittance | n. | -payment | | 17. Sophistry | n. | -elaborate and eloquent but logically invalid arguments often intended to deceive | | 18. Stolid | adj. | -not easily moved mentally or emotionally; unresponsive | | 19. Tentative | adj. | -experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant | | 20. Vernacular | n. | -common language; everyday speech; often related to a particular locale | | | | | 9th Grade Vocabulary List 2 | WORD | POS | DEFINITION & NOTES | | --- | --- | --- | | 1. Abdicate | v. | -to give up a position, a right, or power | | 2. Blight | n. | -an affliction, destroying element, or disease | | 3. Blithe | adj. | -joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought | | 4. Ephemeral | adj. | -lasting a short time | | 5. Fervid | adj. | -intensely emotional | | 6. Fetid | adj. | -z | | 7. Flag | v. | -to decline in vigor, strength, or interest | | 8. Florid | adj. | -excessively decorated or embellished | | 9. Glower | v. | -to glare at or stare angrily or intensely at | | 10. Gullible | adj. | -easily deceived | | 11. Irascible | adj. | -easily made angry | | 12. Ignominy | n. | -public shame or disgrace | | 13. Lament | v. | -to express sorrow or grief | | 14. Monastic | adj. | -extremely plain or secluded | | 15. Nominal | adj. | -existing in name only; negligible | | 16. Nuance | n. | -a subtle expression of meaning or quality | | 17. Pathology | n. | -foul smelling or putrid | | 18. Sedition | n. | -behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder | | 19. Specious | adj. | -deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious | | 20. Tawdry | adj. | -cheap, gaudy, or showy | | | | | 9th Grade Vocabulary List 3 | WORD | POS | DEFINITION & NOTES | | --- | --- | --- | | 1. Austere | adj. | -severe or stern in appearance; undecorated | | 2. Banal | adj. | -predictable, clichéd, boring | | 3. Belfry | n. | -a bell tower; a room in which a bell is hung | | 4. Chauvinist | n. | -someone prejudiced in favor of the group to which he or she belongs | | 5. Corroborate | v. | -to support with evidence | | 6. Crescendo | n. | -steadily increasing in volume, force, or pitch to a terminal peak | | 7. Dissemble | v. | -to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character | | 8. Emulate | v. | -to copy; to try to equal or excel | | 9. Expurgate | v. | -to censor or edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | | 10. Fecund | adj. | -fertile, fruitful, or productive | | 11. Frugality | n. | -tending to be thrifty or cheap | | 12. Grovel | v. | -to humble oneself in a demeaning way | | 13. Guile | n. | -deceit or trickery | | 14. Hegemony | n. | -the domination of one state or group over its allies | | 15. Luminous | adj. | -bright, brilliant, glowing | | 16. Nascent | adj. | -starting to develop or coming into existence | | 17. Parley | v. | -discuss, usually between enemies | | 18. Sanguine | adj. | -ruddy, cheerfully optimistic | | 19

FAQs

What information is provided for each vocabulary word?

Each entry includes the word, its part of speech (POS), and a concise definition with notes for meaning and usage.

How are the vocabulary words organized in the document?

Words are grouped into separate numbered lists (e.g., List 1, List 2, etc.), each containing multiple entries.

What reading or study skills does this vocabulary list support?

The definitions and parts of speech help improve reading comprehension and support more precise writing and speaking for ninth-grade level work.

Sep 14, 2026

Uploaded by Eden