Vocabulary Definitions Worksheet (Grade 9)

Which word means: Language used for style, effect, or persuasion rather than for meaning or substance. A rhetorical question is asked to make a point, not to get an answer.

• Equivocal

• Rhetorical

• Discourse

• Pedantic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

To select, organize, and look after items in a collection or exhibition. In a digital context, it means to select and present content for an audience.

• Inculcate

• Parlay

• Curate

• Enjoin

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which word means: To run or jump about playfully.

• Writhe

• Quail

• Gambol

• Kowtow

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking, cynical, or sneering. It is often humorous but also critical.

• Fatuous

• Resolute

• Sardonic

• Effusive

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Which word means: Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage; keenly perceptive and intelligent.

• Adroit

• Astute

• Scrupulous

• Pedantic

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world; heavenly or celestial.

• Corporeal

• Poignant

• Ethereal

• Resplendent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

• Fatuous

• Pernicious

• Febrile

• Dubious

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2F

Continuing for a long time and seeming endless or tedious.

• Interminable

• Copious

• Nascent

• Regnant

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Which word means: To feel or show fear or apprehension.

• Write

• Quail

• Bellicose

• Assail

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

So surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react.

• Incredulous

• Nonplussed

• Equivocal

• Vexation

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4