Vocabulary • Ch 1 - Grade 9 • Definitions

What word means to take in or soak up something?

• absorption

• corroborate

• embroidery

• bravado

What word means to agree without arguing or resisting?

• cerebral

• consciousness

• acquiesce

• auxiliary

What is the definition of 'altercation'?

• A part in a car that mixes fuel and air

• A word that helps verbs in a sentence

• Acting confident to hide fear or weakness

• A big argument or fight between people

What word means strong dislike or hatred towards someone?

• disastrous

• embroidery

• animosity

• conceivable

What is the definition of 'austerity'?

• Strong dislike or hatred towards someone

• Awareness of yourself and the world around you

• A strong and fortified castle or fortress

• Living with less to save money

What is the definition of 'auxiliary'?

• Not having something that you need

• A word that helps verbs in a sentence

• To take in or soak up something

• Strong dislike or hatred towards someone

What word means acting confident to hide fear or weakness?

• conceivable

• drudgery

• auxiliary

• bravado

What is the definition of 'carburetor'?

• A word that helps verbs in a sentence

• A part in a car that mixes fuel and air

• Awareness of yourself and the world around you

• Able to be imagined or thought of

What word means relating to the brain or intellect?

• cerebral

• carburetor

• embroidery

• disastrous

What is the definition of 'chasm'?

• To agree without arguing or resisting

• Strong dislike or hatred towards someone

• A part in a car that mixes fuel and air

• A really deep and wide gap