120 words every 9th grader should know

Question 1

ensue

Answer 1

to happen after something else, especially as a result of it:

Question 2

fallibility

Answer 2

the quality or likelihood of making errors

Question 3

incredulous

Answer 3

not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

Question 4

indigenous

Answer 4

originating where it is found

Question 5

irrevocable

Answer 5

not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final.

Question 6

notorious

Answer 6

known widely and usually unfavorably

Question 7

omniscient

Answer 7

knowing, seeing, or understanding everything

Question 8

persecute

Answer 8

cause to suffer

Question 9

refute

Answer 9

to prove a statement, opinion, or belief to be wrong or false.

Question 10

rotund

Answer 10

excessively large

Question 11

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stratagem

Answer 11

an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade

Question 12

vexation

Answer 12

anger produced by some annoying irritation

Question 13

afflict

Answer 13

cause physical pain or suffering in

Question 14

avid

Answer 14

very eager or enthusiastic

Question 14

anomaly

Answer 14

something different, abnormal, peculiar, or not easily classified; something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.

Question 15

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cognizant

Answer 15

having knowledge or awareness.

Question 16

consolation

Answer 16

the act of giving relief in affliction

Question 17

credible

Answer 17

capable of being believed

Question 18

denounce

Answer 18

speak out against

Question 19

discordant

Answer 19

lacking in harmony

Question 20

enumerate

Answer 20

mention (a number of things) one by one.

Question 21

forlorn

Answer 21

feeling sad and lonely especially because of being left alone

Question 21

immaculate

Answer 21

completely neat and clean

Question 22

jocular

Answer 22

characterized by jokes and good humor