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WorksheetsVocabulary Definitions Worksheet (Grade 9)
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
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
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
Which word means: To run or jump about playfully.
Writhe
Quail
Gambol
Kowtow
Characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking, cynical, or sneering. It is often humorous but also critical.
Fatuous
Resolute
Sardonic
Effusive
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
Extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world; heavenly or celestial.
Corporeal
Poignant
Ethereal
Resplendent
Which word means: Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
Fatuous
Pernicious
Febrile
Dubious
Continuing for a long time and seeming endless or tedious.
Interminable
Copious
Nascent
Regnant
Which word means: To feel or show fear or apprehension.
Write
Quail
Bellicose
Assail
So surprised and confused that one is unsure how to react.
Incredulous
Nonplussed
Equivocal
Vexation
Which word means: Excessively concerned with minor details, rules, or formalities, especially in an overly precise or showy way.
Captious
Pedantic
Adroit
Ascetic
Silly and pointless; complacently or inanely foolish.
Dubious
Fatuous
Turgid
Errant
Which word means: Expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner.
Sardonic
Resolute
Effusive
Chastening
Not in a direct way; indirectly or on a slant.
Equivocal
Obliquely
Vicarious
Corporeal
Which word means: Having or showing symptoms of a fever; characterized by great energy or activity.
Poignant
Febrile
Turgid
Dissolute
The quality of being changeable.
Pertinacity
Mutability
Regnant
Ethos
Which word means: A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.
Recourse
Ultimatum
Ideology
Allocation
To twist or squirm, especially in pain.
Gambol
Quail
Writhe
Kowtow
Which word means: Just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential.
Regnant
Interminable
Nascent
Parlay
Unwilling or unable to believe something.
Nonplused
Incredulous
Dubious
Equivocal
Which word means: To praise enthusiastically.
Assail
Impugn
Extol
Enjoin
To make an unpleasant feeling less intense or to satisfy (an appetite or desire).
Assuage
Goad
Derive
Inculcate
Which word means: Evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret; deeply moving or touching.
Ethereal
Poignant
Effusive
Sardonic
Firmly resolved or determined; characterized by firmness and determination.
Errant
Resolute
Dubious
Equivocal
Which word means: Swollen and distended or congested; also used to describe language that is swollen or pompous in style.
Fatuous
Turgid
Ponderous
Copious
Having or showing a dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries.
Bellicose
Xenophobic
Ethos
Captious
Which word means: Having a correcting, disciplining, or humbling effect.
Vexation
Chastening
Pernicious
Irksome
Relating to the body (as opposed to the spirit); having a body.
Ascetic
Corporeal
Vicarious
Ethereal
Which word means: To obtain something from a specific source; to base a concept on a logical extension of another.
Impute
Derive
Curate
Beget
Hesitating or doubting; not to be relied upon as probably not true.
Incredulous
Dubious
Resolute
Scrupulous
Which word means: The characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations; the guiding beliefs or ideals that characterize a group or institution.
Ideology
Ethos
Discourse
Aphorism
Open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous; or deliberately misleading.
Equivocal
Obliquely
Fatuous
Rhetorical
Which word means: Straying from the proper course or standards; or traveling in search of adventure.
Interloper
Errant
Nascent
Regnant
To provoke or annoy someone to stimulate some action or reaction.
Assuage
Assail
Goad
Extol
Which word means: Shining brilliantly; characterized by a rich and colorful appearance.
Ethereal
Febrile
Resplendent
Transcendent
To think deeply about something; to meditate or ponder.
Ruminate
Parlay
Ascetic
Curate
Which word means: A pithy observation that contains a general truth; a concise statement of a principle.
Ideology
Discourse
Aphorism
Malapropism
To make a violent attack on; or to criticize strongly.
Assail
Enjoin
Impugn
Goad
Which word means: To bring a child into existence by the process of reproduction; or to cause or give rise to.
Derive
Beget
Impute
Allocate
Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
Resolute
Bellicose
Xenophobic
Captious
Which word means: Written or spoken communication or debate; a formal discussion.
Rhetorical
Discourse
Ideology
Aphorism
A body of troops stationed in a particular location to defend it; the place where the troops are stationed.
Envoy
Entourage
Garrison
Parapet
Which word means: To teach or fix an idea, attitude, or habit in someone's mind by persistent instruction.
Curate
Inculcate
Enjoin
Assuage
A source of help or strength; or the act of turning to someone or something for aid or protection.
Allocation
Recourse
Ultimatum
Ideology
Which word means: To take a position of power or importance illegally or by force.
Enjoin
Kowtow
Usurp
Impute
The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried; something that causes annoyance.
Mutability
Nonplussed
Vexation
Quail
Which word means: Clever or skillful in using one's hands or mind.
Adroit
Astute
Pedantic
Scrupulous
The action or process of distributing resources or duties for a particular purpose.
Recourse
Allocation
Ideology
Derivation
Which word means: Characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, often for religious reasons.
Effusive
Ascetic
Dissolute
Temperance
A person or thing that announces or signals the approach of another; a forerunner.
Envoy
Interloper
Harbinger
Entourage
Which word means: To instruct or urge someone to do something; or to prohibit someone from performing a particular act.
Assail
Enjoin
Goad
Inculcate
A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.
Harbinger
Interloper
Envoy
Garrison
Which word means: A system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
Ethos
Ideology
Discourse
Aphorism
A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or do not belong; a trespasser.
Envoy
Interloper
Harbinger
Kowtow
Which word means: To act in an excessively subservient manner; to grovel.
Usurp
Kowtow
Quail
Writhe
Experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person.
Obliquely
Vicarious
Corporeal
Ethereal
Which word means: (Of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections; calculated to confuse or entrap in argument.
Pedantic
Captious
Sardonic
Scrupulous
The mistaken use of a word in place of a similar-sounding one, often with unintentionally amusing effect.
Aphorism
Malapropism
Equivocal
Fatuous
Which word means: To turn an initial success or resource into something greater or more valuable.
Allocation
Parlay
Derive
Curate
Reigning; ruling; or dominant.
Nascent
Errant
Regnant
Resolute
