vocab

1. Vocabulary –Grade 9
Week 5

2. Adage
noun a-dijˈ
: an old and well-known saying
that expresses a general truth

3. Adage
: an old and
well-known
saying that
expresses a
general truth
When you play with fire,
you get burned.

4. Anthology
Noun an- thä-lə-jēˈ
: a published collection of writings
(such as poems or short stories)
by different authors

5. Anthology
:a published
collection of
writings (such as
poems or short
stories) by different
authors

6. Relevant
adjective re-lə-vəntˈ
: relating to a subject in an
appropriate way

7. Relevant
:relating to a
subject in an
appropriate way
I.e. When discussing
something specifically,
you discuss
information that is on
topic. You discuss
only relevant
information.

8. Conspire
Verb kən- spī(-ə)rˈ
: to secretly plan with
someone to do something that
is harmful or illegal

9. Conspire
: to secretly plan
with someone to
do something that
is harmful or illegal

10. Debonair
adjective de-bə- nerˌ ˈ
of a man : dressing and acting in
an appealing and sophisticated
way : fashionable, attractive, and
confident

11. Debonair
:of a man : dressing
and acting in an
appealing and
sophisticated way :
fashionable,
attractive, and
confident

12. Drab
noun
: a dull, lifeless, or faded
appearance or quality

13. Drab
: a dull, lifeless,
or faded
appearance or
quality

14. Dawdle
verb do-dəlˈ ̇
: to move or act too
slowly

15. Dawdle
: to move or
act too
slowly

16. Inhumane
adjective in-( )hyü- mānˌ ˈ
: not kind or gentle to people or
animals : not humane

17. Inhumane
: not kind or
gentle to people
or animals : not
humane

18. Verb fər- sāk, for-ˈ ̇
: to give up or leave (someone
or something) entirely
Forsake

19. Forsake
: to give up or
leave (someone
or something)
entirely

20. Potent
Adjective pō-təntˈ
: rich in a characteristic
constituent <a potent medicine>

21. Potent
: rich in a
characteristic
constituent
<a potent
medicine>

22. Valor
Noun va-lərˈ
: courage or bravery
: strength of mind or spirit that
enables a person to encounter
danger with firmness : personal
bravery

23. Valor
: courage or bravery
: strength of mind or
spirit that enables a
person to encounter
danger with
firmness : personal
bravery

24. Deplete
Verb di- plētˈ
: to use most or all of (something
important) : to greatly reduce the
amount of (something)

25. Deplete
: to use most or all
of (something
important) : to
greatly reduce the
amount of
(something)

26. Braggart
noun bra-gərtˈ
: a loud arrogant boaster

27. Braggart
: a loud
arrogant
boaster

28. Superficial
adjective sü-pər- fi-shəlˌ ˈ
: concerned only with what is
obvious or apparent : not thorough
or complete

29. Superficial
: concerned only
with what is
obvious or
apparent : not
thorough or
complete

30. Menagerie
Noun mə- naj-rēˈ
: a collection of animals kept
especially to be shown to the
public

31. Menagerie
: a collection of
animals kept
especially to be
shown to the
public