Words every 9th grader should know

Question 1

delete

Answer 1

remove or obliterate (written or printed matter), especially by drawing a line through it.

Question 2

denomination

Answer 2

A denomination is a way of classifying things — it names the type or value of something. (refers to money in most cases)

Question 3

dissonance

Answer 3

lack of agreement or harmony between people or things.

Question 3

denounce

Answer 3

publicly declare to be wrong or evil. to accuse someone publicly of being something that is bad or wrong: His former colleagues have denounced him as a spy.

Question 3

deplete

Answer 3

use up the supply or resources of, diminish in number or quantity.

Question 3

desist

Answer 3

stop doing something; cease or abstain.

Question 4

edifice

Answer 4

a large, imposing building.

Question 5

eerie

Answer 5

so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine.

Question 6

efface

Answer 6

erase (a mark) from a surface.
make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous.

Question 7

elated

Answer 7

ecstatically happy.

Question 8

embezzle

Answer 8

steal or misappropriate (money placed in one’s trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).

Question 9

embroil

Answer 9

to cause someone or something to become involved in an argument or a difficult situation (to involve in conflict or difficulties)

Question 10

emissary

Answer 10

a person sent as a diplomatic representative on a special mission.

Question 11

ensue

Answer 11

to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession

Question 12

entity

Answer 12

being, existence. especially : independent, separate, or self-contained existence.

Question 13

envisage

Answer 13

• to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good
  “the Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers”
• to form a mental picture of something or someone.
  “he knew what he liked but had difficulty envisaging it”

Question 14

epigram

Answer 14

a short, interesting and insightful idea or thought about a specific subject expressed in a witty, satirical and funny manner

Question 15

fatalistic

Answer 15

relating to or characteristic of the belief that all events are predetermined and therefore inevitable.

Question 16

fortitude

Answer 16

courage in pain or adversity.

Question 17

frivolous

Answer 17

not having any serious purpose or value. (of a person) carefree and superficial.

Question 18

genealogy

Answer 18

a line of descent traced continuously from an ancestor.

Question 19

genesis

Answer 19

the origin or very start of something

Question 20

gull

Answer 20

to deceive, trick, or cheat

Question 21

haughty

Answer 21

arrogantly superior and disdainful.

Question 22

hilarity

Answer 22

• extreme amusement, especially when expressed by laughter.
• a situation in which people laugh very loudly and think something is very funny.

Question 23

imposing

Answer 23

grand and impressive in appearance.

Question 24

adversity

Answer 24

a difficult or unpleasant situation.

Question 25

superfical (person)

Answer 25

shallow, concerned only with what is obvious or apparent not thorough or complete