Vocabulary –Grade 9Vocabulary –Grade 9
Lesson 11
Chap. 4-9
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Mockingbird Call
To Kill a Mockingbird
By Harper Lee
Auspicious Auspicious
adjective \o-ˈspi-shəs\
: showing or suggesting that future success is likely
Auspicious Auspicious
: showing or suggesting that
future success is likely
BenevolenceBenevolence
noun \bə-ˈnev-lən(t)s\
: disposition to do good
Benevolence Benevolence
: disposition to do good
Benign Benign
Adjective \bi-ˈnīn\
: not causing harm or damage
Benign Benign
: not causing harm or damage
Ensuing Ensuing
verb \in-ˈsü, en-\
: to come at a later time : to happen as a result
Ensuing Ensuing
: to come at a later time : to happen as a
result
Edification Edification
transitive verb \ˈe-də-ˌfī\
: the act of teaching (someone) in a way that improves the mind or
character
EdificationEdification
: the act of teaching
(someone) in a way that
improves the mind or
character
Gingerly Gingerly
Adjective \ˈjin-jər-lē\
: very cautious or careful
Gingerly Gingerly
: very cautious or careful
Inquisitive Inquisitive
adjective \in-ˈkwi-zə-tiv\
: tending to ask questions : having a desire to know or learn more
Inquisitive Inquisitive
: tending to ask questions :
having a desire to know or learn
more
Malignant Malignant
adjective \mə-ˈlig-nənt\
: evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious
Malignant Malignant
: evil in nature, influence, or
effect : injurious
Adjective \ˈmor-bəd\
: relating to unpleasant subjects (such as death)
Morbid Morbid
Morbid Morbid
: relating to unpleasant
subjects (such as death)
Placidly Placidly
Adjective \ˈpla-səd\
: not moving much : calm and steady
Placidly Placidly
: not moving much : calm and steady
Prowess Prowess
Noun \ˈprau3 -əs\
: great ability or skill
Prowess Prowess
: great ability or skill
Tacit Tacit
adjective \ˈta-sət\
: expressed or understood without being directly stated
Tacit Tacit
: expressed or understood
without being directly stated
Tyranny Tyranny
Noun \ˈtir-ə-nē\
: cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others
Tyranny Tyranny
: cruel and unfair treatment by people with
power over others
Aberration Aberration
noun \ˌa-bə-ˈrā-shən\
: something (such as a problem or a type of behavior) that is
unusual or unexpected
Aberration Aberration
: something (such as a
problem or a type of
behavior) that is unusual or unexpected
Adjective \ə-ˈjā-sənt\
: close or near : sharing a border, wall, or point
Adjacent Adjacent
Adjacent Adjacent
: close or near : sharing a border, wall,
or point
Analogous Analogous
Adjective \ə-ˈna-lə-gəs\
: similar in some way
Analogous Analogous
: similar in some way
Ascertaining Ascertaining
transitive verb \ˌa-sər-ˈtān\
: to learn or find out (something, such as information or the truth)
Ascertaining Ascertaining
: to learn or find out (something,
such as information or
the truth)
Caricature Caricature
noun \ˈker-i-kə-ˌchu3 r \
: someone or something that is very exaggerated in a funny or
foolish way
Caricature Caricature
: someone or something that is very
exaggerated in a funny or foolish way
Ingenuous Ingenuous
adjective \in-ˈjen-yə-wəs\
: showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
Ingenuous Ingenuous
: showing innocent or
childlike simplicity
and candidness
Innate Innate
Adjective \i-ˈnāt, ˈi-ˌ\
: existing from the time a person or animal is born
Innate Innate
: existing from the time a
person or animal is
born
Perpetrated Perpetrated
Verb \ˈpər-pə-ˌtrāt\
: to bring about or carry out (as a crime or deception) : commit
Perpetrated Perpetrated
: to bring about or carry
out (as a crime or
deception) : commit
Provocation Provocation
noun \ˌprä-və-ˈkā-shən\
: an action or occurrence that causes someone to become
angry or to begin to do something
Provocation Provocation
: an action or occurrence that
causes someone to become angry or to begin to do
something
Tentatively Tentatively
adjective \ˈten-tə-tiv\
: not done with confidence : uncertain and hesitant
Tentatively Tentatively
: not done with
confidence : uncertain and
hesitant
Vigil Vigil
Noun \ˈvi-jəl\
: an event or a period of time when a person or group stays in a place
and quietly waits, prays, etc., especially at night
Vigil Vigil
: an event or a period of time when a
person or group stays in a place and quietly waits, prays, etc., especially at
night