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9th Grade Vocabulary 1-3 Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Phototropic

a)
Related to light orientation
b)
Related to sound waves
c)
Related to heat absorption
d)
Related to water flow
2.

Phosphorescent

a)
A type of light bulb
b)
A chemical element
c)
A type of plant
d)
Emitting light without heat
3.

Photogenic

a)
A person who is afraid of light
b)
A person who is attractive in photographs
c)
A person who is afraid of photos
d)
A person who hates being photographed
4.

Lucid

a)

Easy to understand

b)
A type of car
c)

Confusing

d)
A type of animal
5.

Elucidate

a)
To make obscure
b)
To make clear
c)
To make difficult
d)

To make change

6.

Translucent

a)
Allowing light, but not detailed images, to pass through
b)
Completely blocking light
c)

Invisible

d)
Reflecting light
7.

Circumspect

a)
Careful
b)
Reckless
c)
Unaware
d)
Indifferent
8.

Enunciate

a)
To pronounce words or parts of words clearly
b)
To write down
c)
To erase
d)
To ignore
9.

Renounce

a)
To accept
b)
To reject
c)
To embrace
d)
To adopt
10.

Pronouncement

a)
A formal announcement
b)

To speak slowly

c)

To apologize

d)

To mumble

11.

Invoke

a)
A magic spell
b)

To call on for support

c)

Refer to a legal document

d)

To push away

12.

Provocative

a)
Soothing
b)

Disturbing; exciting

c)

Calming

d)

Invigorating

13.

Revoke

a)

To authorize

b)

To hit someone

c)

To repeat

d)

Make invalid or deactivate

14.

Ineffable

a)

Indescribable

b)
Incapable of making mistakes
c)

A hesitation

d)

A clear answer

15.

Infantile

a)
A type of disease
b)

Mature

c)

Childish or Immatire

d)

Baby food

16.

Affable

a)
Unfriendly
b)
Rude
c)
Aggressive
d)
Friendly
17.

Edict

a)

Make an excuse

b)

A type of question

c)

To commit a crime

d)

An official order

18.

Indict

a)

To charge someone with a crime

b)

A type of statement

c)

To make accusations

d)

Guess

19.

Dictum

a)

A formal statement

b)
A type of ancient Roman clothing
c)

To type

d)
A mathematical formula used in algebra
20.

Samuel, Isla, and Mason are playing a game of 'Simon Says'. If Simon says 'Prohibit', what is he asking them to do?

a)

Influence the game

b)

Encourage others to play

c)

Allow something to happen

d)

Prevent something from happening

21.

Inhibit

a)

To live in

b)
Promote or facilitate
c)

To get in the way of

d)

Style of hat

22.

Imagine William, Kai, and Aiden are playing a game of 'Word Wizards'. William uses the word 'Suffuse'. Can you help Kai and Aiden understand what it means?

a)

To fill up from within

b)

To walk slowly

c)

To completely drain

d)

Instead of

23.

Confound

a)

to make clear

b)

explain in great detail

c)

to confuse and frustrate

d)

to get angry

24.

Arjun and James are on a mission to infuse a secret ingredient into their new recipe. What does 'infuse' mean in this context?

a)

to dry out the ingredient

b)

to inject or fill the ingredient into the recipe

c)

to use the ingredient as an electrical panel

d)

to take the ingredient away from the recipe

25.

William, Avery, and Arjun are planning a camping trip. They need to make sure they have enough supplies to sustain them for the entire trip. What does sustain mean in this context?

a)

to support for an extended period of time

b)

to be careless

c)

to figure out

d)

to be active

26.

Imagine Samuel, Avery, and Luna are playing a game of 'Truth or Dare'. If Luna decides to 'abstain' from her turn, what is she choosing to do?

a)

Travel far to complete a dare

b)

Inject a new rule into the game

c)

Participate in both truth and dare

d)

Choose not to do something

27.

Grace, Harper, and James are participating in a marathon. Who among them is showing a 'tenacious' attitude if they are not giving up despite the challenges?

a)

The one who is persistent or determined

b)

The one who is lazy

c)

The one who is careless

d)

The one who is indifferent

28.

Retinue

a)
a group of employees
b)

Money earned

c)
a group of advisers, assistants, or followers
d)

Part of the eye

29.

replete

a)
scant or insufficient
b)
filled or well-supplied
c)
depleted or exhausted
d)
empty or lacking
30.

Nora, Grace, and Evelyn are planning a surprise party. They have a list of tasks to do. If 'implement' means to carry out a plan, which task are they doing when they 'implement' the party decorations?

a)

Drastically changing the party theme

b)

Creating the guest list

c)

Immediately stopping the party

d)

Executing the decoration plan

31.

Mia, Noah, and Grace are on a mission to save their planet. They have a limited supply of a special resource. If they use up or exhaust this resource, what would they be doing to it?

a)

They are taking a chance with the resource.

b)

They are conserving or preserving the resource.

c)

They are being cruel to the resource.

d)

They are depleting the resource.

32.

Allowing light to pass through

(a)  

33.

Childish

(a)  

34.

stubborn

(a)  

35.

Which of the following vocabulary words means 'indescribable'?

a)

retinue

b)

provocative

c)

ineffable

d)

suffuse

36.

Which of the following vocabulary words means 'to speak clearly'?

a)

renounce

b)

enunciate

c)

pronouncement

d)

invoke

37.

Which of the following vocabulary words means 'giving off light without heat'?

a)

lucid

b)

photogenic

c)

phototropic

d)

phosphorescent