Words every 9th grader should know

Question 1

pariah

Answer 1

an outcast/someone or something that is despised or rejected

Question 2

perceive

Answer 2

become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand.

Question 2

partisan

Answer 2

a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.

Question 3

patrician

Answer 3

belonging to or characteristic of the aristocracy.

Question 4

perceptible

Answer 4

(especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed.

Question 5

personification

Answer 5

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Question 6

pessimistic

Answer 6

tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.

Question 7

photogenic

Answer 7

(especially of a person) looking attractive in photographs or on film.

Question 8

pinnacle

Answer 8

the most successful point; the culmination.

Question 9

precept

Answer 9

a general rule intended to regulate behaviour or thought.

Question 10

prohibit

Answer 10

formally forbid (something) by law, rule, or other authority.

Question 11

prospect

Answer 11

the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring.

Question 12

query

Answer 12

a question, especially one expressing doubt or requesting information.

Question 13

queue

Answer 13

a line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed.

Question 14

radical

Answer 14

If something is considered extremist or very different from anything that has come before it, call it radical

Question 15

rambunctious

Answer 15

full of energy and difficult to control uncontrollably exuberant

Question 16

random

Answer 16

made, done, or happening without method or conscious decision.

Question 17

recede

Answer 17

go or move back or further away from a previous position. (of a quality, feeling, or possibility) gradually diminish.

Question 18

rift

Answer 18

a crack, split, or break in something. something that divides partners or friends

Question 18

relapse

Answer 18

a deterioration in someone’s state of health after a temporary improvement.

Question 19

subversive

Answer 19

trying to destroy or damage something, especially an established political system

Question 20

superficial

Answer 20

appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely. existing or occurring at or on the surface.

Question 21

superfluous

Answer 21

unnecessary, more than is needed or wanted; surplus

Question 22

tantamount

Answer 22

equivalent in seriousness to; being essentially equal to something.

Question 23

vivid

Answer 23

producing a strong or clear impression on the senses

Question 24

culmination

Answer 24

the highest or climactic point of something, especially as attained after a long time

Question 25

exuberant

Answer 25

full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness.

Question 26

subvert

Answer 26

to overturn or overthrow; to cause the downfall, ruin, or destruction of