9th Grade Words Flashcards
gossamer (9th)
(noun) a fine filmy substance consisting of fragments or strands of cobweb often seen floating in air or caught on grass or bushes.
deciduous (9th)
(adjective) falling off of shed at the end of the growing period, after blooming, during certain seasons, or at certain stages of development.
nanotechnology (9th)
(noun) the art of manipulating atoms and molecules especially to build extremely small devices (such as robots).
basilica (9th)
(noun) an oblong building with a wide central hall flanked by colonnaded aisles or porticoes and ending in a semicircular wall.
solstice (9th)
(noun) one of the points on the path of the sun at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 22nd and December 23rd.
conglomerate (9th)
(noun) a corporation that acquires other companies whose activities are unrelated to the corporation’s primary activity.
turpitude (9th)
(noun) a base or vile way of thinking or acting: depravity.
fungible (9th)
(adjective) capable of being used in place of each other: interchangeable.
desertification (9th)
(noun) the process of becoming an area of dry land with few plants and little rainfall.
anemone (9th)
(noun) (ə-ˈne-mə-nē) a brightly colored sea animal that resembles a flower and has a cluster of tentacles around the mouth.
oubliette (9th)
(noun) (nü-blē-ˈet) a dungeon with an opening only at the top and often a concealed pit below the floor
sakura (9th)
(noun) (Sah-Ku-Rah) a type of ornamental cherry hybrid developed in Japan that bears white or pink fragrant flowers.
xenophobic (9th)
(adjective) characterized by fear and hatred of anything strange of foreign, especially people.
gargantuan (9th)
(adjective) of tremendous size or volume: gigantic
corsair (9th)
(noun) (kȯr-ˌser) a pirate of any kind or period.
idiosyncratic (9th)
(adjective) marked by a peculiar way of behaving, being or thinking.
vituperative (9th)
(adjective) (vī-ˈtü-p(ə-)rə-tiv, -pə-ˌrā) containing or characterized by wordy abuse.
Orwellian (9th)
(adjective) relating to or suggestive of George Orwell or his writings; especially: relating to or suggestive of his novel 1984.
bossa nova (9th)
(noun) music resembling the samba with jazz passages.
pachyderm (9th)
(noun) one of a group of hoofed mammals usually having a think skin (such as an elephant or rhinoceros).
vainglorious (9th)
(adjective) marked by excessive pride in one’s achievements: boastful.
hegemony (9th)
(noun) preponderant influence or authority (as of a government or state): domination.
echelon (9th)
a level (as of leadership or responsibility) in an organization of field of activity.
larynx (9th)
(noun) the upper part of the respiratory passage of air-breathing vertebrates with the glottis above it and continuous below with the trachea.
concatenate (9th)
(verb) link together: unite in a series of chain
arpeggio (9th)
(noun) production of the tones of a chord in succession rather than at the same time.
obelisk (9th)
(noun) an upright, four-sided pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid.
sanctimonious (9th)
(adjective) displaying high-mindedness in order to impress.
force majeure (9th)
an event or effect that cannot reasonably be anticipated or controlled.
tungsten (9th)
(noun) a gray-white hard metal that is used in its pure form mainly for electrical purposes (such as for thin wires used in light bulbs.
auriferous (9th)
(adjective) gold-bearing – used of gravels and rocks.
pulchritude (9th)
(noun) physical beauty.
de rigueur (9th)
(adjective) required by fashion, etiquette or custom especially among sophisticated or informed persons: proper.
nunchaku (9th)
(noun) a Japanese weapon made of two sticks with one end of each joined by rawhide, cord or chain.
guttural (9th)
(adjective) being a speech sound that is formed in the throat.
interlocutor (9th)
(noun) a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation.
joule (9th)
(noun) a unit of measurement that represents absolute meter-kilogram-second unit of work or energy.
freesia (9th)
(noun) a sweet-scented plant of the iris family with narrow tubular red, white or yellow flowers.
susurration (9th)
(noun) a whispering sound: a murmur
potpourri (9th)
(noun) a jar of flower petals mixed with spices and used for scent or perfume
leitmotif or leitmotiv (9th)
(noun) a dominant recurring theme.
Chihuahua (9th)
(noun) a very small round-headed large-eared short-coated dog reputed to predate Aztec civilization.
ecclesiastical (9th)
(adjective) of or suitable for use in a church or church service.
cozen (9th)
(verb) ˈ( kə-zən) to deceive by artful persuasion or tricky dishonesty: cheat
insouciance (9th)
(noun) (in-ˈsü-sē-ən(t)s) an attitude of not worrying about what others think of your work or behavior.
jai alai (9th)
(noun) (ˈhī-ˌlī) a ball game played on a large walled court by two or four players who ear long curved wicker baskets strapped to their wrists.
desiccate (9th)
(verb) to dry up or cause to dry up.
Iroquios (9th)
(adjective) of, relating to, or characteristic of Native American people comprising a confederacy of the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga and Seneca.
cheongsam (9th)
(noun) (ˈchȯŋ-ˌsäm) a dress of southern Chinese origin with a slit skirt and a mandarin collar.
eleemosynary (9th)
(adjective) ˌ(eləˈmäsnərē) of or relating to charity: philanthropic.
