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9th Grade (2016-2017) > Spelling Lists 1-6 > Flashcards

Spelling Lists 1-6 Flashcards

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abjure

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v.
To give up believe in

A person who abjure his faith means to not believe in god anymore.

other forms: abjuratory(adj), abjurer(person),

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arrogate

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v.
To own something that is not yours

Usually a bully will beat someone up and arrogate his stuff because that’s how a bully owns someone’s thing.

other forms: arrogator(person), arrogation(n)

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cacophony

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n.
A sharp noisy sound

The sound that you use a piece of glass to scratch whiteboard is cacophony.

other forms: cacophonic(adj)

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laconic

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adj.
Describe doesn’t speak much

Tom is a laconic boy because we seldom saw him speaks.

other forms: laconically(adv), unlaconic(adj)

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expiate

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v.
Apologize for sin

A Christian usually expiate to the man in church because he thinks he did something wrong.

other forms: expiator(person)

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fecund

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adj.
A land can produce a lot of products

The lands in the mountains are fecund because it hasn’t been polluted and can produce a lot.

other forms: infecund(adj)

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deleterious

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adj.
Harmful

A spider is deleterious because it can bite and it’s poisoned.

other forms: deleteriously(adv), deleteriousness(n)

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inimical

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adj
Be harmful to something

Smoking is an inimical habit to human because it will make your lung weaker.

other forms: inimically(adv)

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maelstrom

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n.
A crazy chaotic storm

If you’re taking a boat on the ocean and met a maelstrom, then pray, because only god can save you from this mad storm.

other forms: NO

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impudent

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adj
Impolite

As a child, I can be impudent to the old people because it’s rude and impolite.

other forms: impudently(adv)

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Ephemeral

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adj.
Last in a very short time

The life for a bug is really short because it can only lives for a few days.

other forms: ephemerally(adv), ephemeralness(n)

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obstreperous

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adj.
Rude and hard to deal with

Tom is a obstreperous kid because he is rude to others, barely no one would like to talk to him.

other forms: obstreperously(adv)

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harangue

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n.
A long and angry speech

The parents will make a harangue when the kids are doing something wrong because it makes them angry so they need talking to express their feelings.

other forms: NO

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munificence

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n.
Generosity
The beggar thanks the people who give him money for his munificence.

other forms: NO

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prevail

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v.
To win
The old man prevailed over the mountain because he climed up on it and win it.

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vigil

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n
vigil is quietly and poray for good thing.

There’s a vigil every year in china for Sichuan Earthquake,people hold candsles and poray for the people died

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Voyage

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n
It describes a flighjt

Columb/s voyage is around the world.

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etemity

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n
Forever

Sometimes soul is to describle eternity

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civility

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n.
It describes politness

Civility is the things that teacher taught us when we were in first grade,be polit to the others.

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comrade

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n
Workmate

Comrade is the people who work with you in the company

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faithfully

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adv
It means loyalty

The dog protect his owner faithfully

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crumbling

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adj
breakl something into small pieces

Be careful!The glass is crumbling,it may hurt you.

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majority

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n.
It describes most of.

Majority of Americans vote for Trump

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moderate

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adj

common or nicely

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1.reconciliation

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n.

Means same, identical

The couple’s clothes are reconciliation

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2.incessantly

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adv.

Means constantly, ceaselessly

It rains incessantly in autumn

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3.to glance

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v.

Means to see something in a very short time

He stole a glance at the clock behind him in class

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4.flurried

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adj.

Means rattled

Keep calm! Don’t get flurried

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5.tremulous

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adj.

Means alive, impressible

His skin is very tremulous, because have skin disease

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6.numerous

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adj.

Means many, a lot

He loves reading, so he has numerous books in his house.

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7.interpose

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v.

Means insert

We should interpose some pictures into the PPT, to make it interesting.

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8.carriage

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n.

Means transport

There are many vacant seats in the carriage

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9.quivering

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adj.

Means shivering

The little man’s voice was quivering

other forms:quiver(v.)

34
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10.visible

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adj.

Means palpable

They found a bacterium visible to the human eye

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Malevolent (adj.)

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Def.:evil
Sentence:Jack is a malevolent boy.He always wants to hurt other people.
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(Adv.) malevolently/maliciously 
(n.) malice/malevolence/maleficence
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eschew(v.)

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Def.:To eschew is to avoid

Sentence: The king didn’t want to have wars, so he tried his best to eschew battles.

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Acrimony(n.)

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Def.:Acrimony is a rough and bitter manner
Sentence: Her boyfriend can’t bear her acrimony any more. He dislikes her because she’s mean.
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(adj.) acrimonious

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Demure(adj.)

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Def.:Demure describes someone (especially lady)who is gentle and polite.
Sentence: The queen is a demure lady. Many kings want to marry with her because she’s gentle.

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Winsome(adj.)

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Def.:Charming.Attractive.
Sentence:Wency says she is a winsome girl, but Martin doesn’t agree that Wency is an attractive girl, but I believe Wency is a winsome girl.

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Ignominious(adj.)

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Def.:Describes making you feel ashamed.
Sentence: His childhood experiences made him feel ignominious. He felt shameful because these bad experiences.
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(adv.)ignominiously 
(n.)ignominy
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Jubilant (adj.)

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Def.:Describes supper happy because a success or victory.
Sentence: People were all jubilant because of the victory.
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(n.)jubilation/jubilance
(v.)jubilate

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Surreptitious(adj.)

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Def.:Describes someone who believes in things which is not really exist, for example ghost.
Sentence: People in old generation were mostly surreptitious, they believed in things which are not scientific or logical.

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Malediction (n.)

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Def.:Action of calling down a curse.
Swear words .
Sentence: The witch gave a malediction to the young princess. The witch called a spell on the princess.

44
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swaying

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adj.
It means sway.

His mind is swaying that is easy to change

45
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wince

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v
The painful expression

Normal people wince when someone hit them

46
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  1. buttress
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adj.

Buttresses are supports, usually made of stone or brick, that support a wall.

This buttress is less than halfway up the tree.

47
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  1. intransigent
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adj

Means impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason.

From my thought, he was intransigent, and utterly insufferable.

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  1. propitious
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adj

Means presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs or success.

It had hardly been a propitious beginning, but he had chosen his own way.

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  1. fractious
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adj

Means easily irritated or annoyed.

That may make the world become a little bit less fractious.

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  1. extol
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v.

Means praise, glorify, or honor.

They will extol the virtues of human beings.

51
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  1. perspicacity
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n.

Means intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings).

Perspicacity and Clinical Working Ability are both important for Doctors.

52
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  1. nefarious
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adj.

Means extremely wicked.

When Nefarious Lich leaves play, you lose the game.

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  1. acumen
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n.

Means a tapering point.

What I’m testing with this question is your business acumen.

54
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  1. effrontery
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n.

Means audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to.

He admired the effrontery with which she is bargaining.

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garrulous

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adj.
D: talk a lot
Ex: my grandmother is a garrulous person she always talk a lot

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sycophant

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n
D:some people say good word to rich people
EX:A lot of people they are sycophants they always say some good words to rich people

57
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ubiquitious

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adj
D: something every where
EX:Say bad word is a ubiquitious thing in the China it everywhere

58
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veracity

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n;
D:honest
EX:the man’s veracity let me believe he I think he is a good man.

59
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vapid

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adj.
D:very boring

Math class is vapid class, because its boring

60
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upbraid

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v.

D blane

My mother upbraid, becuase i didnt do my homework.

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salient

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adj.

D:important

My mother is salient person in my family

62
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rebuke

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v.

D:say bad word to oher people

Teacher shoudnt rebuke student

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proclivity

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n.

D:bad hobby

My dad proclivity is smoking

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pernicious

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adj.

D:not healthy

Smoke is a pernicious thing

9th Grade (2016-2017) (2 decks)

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