9th grade Commonlit Vocabulary

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Finesse

Back

to deal with a situation or a person in a skillful and often slightly dishonest way

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Covet

Back

to desire or want to possess something

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Exult

Back

to show or feel a lively triumphant joy

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Appalled

Back

strongly shocked, horrified, or disgusted

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Inscrutable

Back

impossible to understand or interpret

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Stupefied

Back

shocked or astonished

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Ecstatic

Back

very happy or excited

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Volition

Back

the act or ability to make one's own choice

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Remorse

Back

deep regret for doing or saying something wrong

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Impel

Back

to drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something