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English 9 Final Vocabulary [Not for Pre-AP]

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181133148AustereSternness
181133149ConnotationThe way a word makes you feel.
181133150ContemporaryModern
181133151DenotationThe dictionary meaning of a word
181133152Dictionword choice
181133153EllipsesThree periods showing that words have been taken out.
181133154Ironyincongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs
181133155Obstreperousnoisy; loud
181133156PersonaThe personality the author takes on when writing.
181133157PersonificationInanimate object with Human characteristics
181133158claddressed
181133159garishtastelessly gaudy
181133160discreetmodesty
181133161tauttightly stretched
181133162infalliblenever wrong
181133163succinctbrief and to the point
181133164encumberedweighed down
181133165elucidateto make clear
181133166amiablefriendly
181133167tediousboring
181133168evokedcalled forth
181133169exodusto leave
181133170impudentSassy
181133171indictedformally accused or charged
181133172pauperan extremely poor person
181133173acquitFound not guilty
181133174cynicalTo belittle or make fun of someone
181133175ruefullyregretfully
181133176devoutdevoted to religion
181133177hypocritespeople who pretend to be something they are not
181133178reclusesomeone who stays away from society
181133179reprimandscold
181133180Piousdevoutly religious
181133181Tartlysharply
181133182Contemptuousscornful
181133183Vehementlyintense force or emotion
181133184Auspiciousfavorable
181133185Passeout of fashion
181133186MelancholyGloomy state of mind
181133187Viscoushaving the properties of glue
181133188BenignA gentle disposition
181133189PlacidCalm
181133190Ensuingfollowing immediately and as a result of what went before
181133191Ramshacklein deplorable condition
181133192Tarnishedcorroded, discolored
181133193Palateupper part of mouth
181133194Innatepresent at birth
181133195Impaireddiminished in usefulness
181133196CandidOpenly straightforward
181133197Connivedsecretly cooperated or agreed to
181133198Chattlesslaves
181133199Sojourna temporary stay
181133200ethicalacting with accepted social behavior
181133201prownesssuperior skill or ability
181133202caricaturea exaggerated comic of a person
181133203libelSaying something to make someone else look bad
181133204tarriedDelay
181133205articulateexpressing yourself easily
181133206ethicsMorals
181133207countenanceYour face
181133208Nemisisenemy
181133209Veri-Truth
181133210MotifA recurring theme, subject or idea
181133211Prosewriting that is not poetry, drama, or song
181133212AdvocateA person who stands up for something

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