Wk 9 vocab ch 4 9

Vocabulary –Grade 9Vocabulary –Grade 9

Lesson 11

Chap. 4-9

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Mockingbird Call

To Kill a Mockingbird

By Harper Lee

Auspicious Auspicious

adjective  \o-ˈspi-shəs\

: showing or suggesting that future success is likely

Auspicious Auspicious

: showing or suggesting that

future success is likely

BenevolenceBenevolence

noun  \bə-ˈnev-lən(t)s\

:  disposition to do good

Benevolence Benevolence

:  disposition to do good

Benign Benign

Adjective  \bi-ˈnīn\

: not causing harm or damage

Benign Benign

: not causing harm or damage

Ensuing Ensuing

verb  \in-ˈsü, en-\

: to come at a later time : to happen as a result

Ensuing Ensuing

: to come at a later time : to happen as a

result

Edification Edification

transitive verb  \ˈe-də-ˌfī\

: the act of teaching (someone) in a way that improves the mind or

character

EdificationEdification

: the act of teaching

(someone) in a way that

improves the mind or

character

Gingerly Gingerly

Adjective  \ˈjin-jər-lē\

:  very cautious or careful

Gingerly Gingerly

:  very cautious or careful

Inquisitive Inquisitive

adjective  \in-ˈkwi-zə-tiv\

: tending to ask questions : having a desire to know or learn more

Inquisitive Inquisitive

: tending to ask questions :

having a desire to know or learn

more

Malignant Malignant

adjective  \mə-ˈlig-nənt\

: evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious

Malignant Malignant

: evil in nature, influence, or

effect : injurious

Adjective  \ˈmor-bəd\

: relating to unpleasant subjects (such as death)

Morbid Morbid

Morbid Morbid

: relating to unpleasant

subjects (such as death)

Placidly Placidly

Adjective  \ˈpla-səd\

: not moving much : calm and steady

Placidly Placidly

: not moving much : calm and steady

Prowess Prowess

Noun \ˈprau3 -əs\

: great ability or skill

Prowess Prowess

: great ability or skill

Tacit Tacit

adjective  \ˈta-sət\

: expressed or understood without being directly stated

Tacit Tacit

: expressed or understood

without being directly stated

Tyranny Tyranny

Noun  \ˈtir-ə-nē\

: cruel and unfair treatment by people with power over others

Tyranny Tyranny

: cruel and unfair treatment by people with

power over others

Aberration Aberration

noun  \ˌa-bə-ˈrā-shən\

: something (such as a problem or a type of behavior) that is

unusual or unexpected

Aberration Aberration

: something (such as a

problem or a type of

behavior) that is unusual or unexpected

Adjective  \ə-ˈjā-sənt\

: close or near : sharing a border, wall, or point

Adjacent Adjacent

Adjacent Adjacent

: close or near : sharing a border, wall,

or point

Analogous Analogous

Adjective  \ə-ˈna-lə-gəs\

: similar in some way

Analogous Analogous

: similar in some way

Ascertaining Ascertaining

transitive verb  \ˌa-sər-ˈtān\

: to learn or find out (something, such as information or the truth)

Ascertaining Ascertaining

: to learn or find out (something,

such as information or

the truth)

Caricature Caricature

noun  \ˈker-i-kə-ˌchu3 r \

: someone or something that is very exaggerated in a funny or

foolish way

Caricature Caricature

: someone or something that is very

exaggerated in a funny or foolish way

Ingenuous Ingenuous

adjective  \in-ˈjen-yə-wəs\

 :  showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness

Ingenuous Ingenuous

 :  showing innocent or

childlike simplicity

and candidness

Innate Innate

Adjective  \i-ˈnāt, ˈi-ˌ\

: existing from the time a person or animal is born

Innate Innate

: existing from the time a

person or animal is

born

Perpetrated Perpetrated

 Verb  \ˈpər-pə-ˌtrāt\

: to bring about or carry out (as a crime or deception) : commit

Perpetrated Perpetrated

: to bring about or carry

out (as a crime or

deception) : commit

Provocation Provocation

noun  \ˌprä-və-ˈkā-shən\

: an action or occurrence that causes someone to become

angry or to begin to do something

Provocation Provocation

: an action or occurrence that

causes someone to become angry or to begin to do

something

Tentatively Tentatively

adjective  \ˈten-tə-tiv\

: not done with confidence : uncertain and hesitant

Tentatively Tentatively

: not done with

confidence : uncertain and

hesitant

Vigil Vigil

Noun  \ˈvi-jəl\

: an event or a period of time when a person or group stays in a place

and quietly waits, prays, etc., especially at night

Vigil Vigil

: an event or a period of time when a

person or group stays in a place and quietly waits, prays, etc., especially at

night