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9th Grade Vocabulary

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inference
noun
the process of deriving the strict logical consequences of assumed premises
acronym
noun
a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words
allusion
noun
a passing reference, an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication
analyze
verb
to separate into constituent parts or elements and to determine the elements or essential features of those parts (opposed to synthesize)
antecedent
noun
a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon related to something in the present
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appositive
adjective
an adjective or adjectival phrase directly following the noun it modifies
audience
noun
listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert, or readers of an article
bias
verb
to cause partiality or favoritism or influence, especially unfairly
civil rights
plural noun
rights to personal liberty established by the 13th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and certain Congressional acts
clarification
verb
to make an idea or statement clear or intelligible
classification
noun
the assignment of organisms to groups within a system of categories distinguished by structure or origin
coherence
noun
the act or state of logical interconnection, an overall sense or understandability
collective noun
noun
a noun, as herd, jury, or clergy, that appears singular in formal shape but denotes a group of persons or objects
conflict
verb
to come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory or in opposition
context
noun
the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect
contrast
verb
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences
copyright
noun
the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio or video
couplet
noun
a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length
credibility
adjective
capable of being believed, worthy of belief or confidence
democratic
adjective
pertaining to or characterized by the principle of political or social equality
diplomacy
noun
the art or science of conducting such negotiations and relations between nations
direct object
noun
a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward which it is directed
economy
noun
frugality in the expenditure or consumption of money and materials
equation
noun
the act making equal or finding balance
evaluate
verb
to determine the value or amount of something, to judge or determine its significance
exaggeration
noun
the act overstating
foreign policy
noun
a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives
genre
noun
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content or technique
grammar
noun
the study of the way the sentences of a language are constructed
heredity
noun
the transmission of genetic characters from parents to offspring
ideology
noun
the body of doctrine, myth and belief that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group
indirect
adjective
not in a direct course or path, coming or resulting otherwise than directly or immediately, as effects or consequences
irony
noun
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning
momentum
noun
force or speed of movement; impetus
nonmetal
noun
an element such as carbon or nitrogen that does not have the character of a metal, and is incapable of forming simple positive ions in solution
observation
noun
an act or instance of noticing or perceiving, regarding attentively or watching
organic
adjective
pertaining to a class of chemical compounds comprised of carbon
oxymoron
noun
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in ?cruel kindness? or ?to make haste slowly?
parable
noun
a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson
paraphrase
noun
a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form to make it more clear; rewording
power
noun
ability to do or act; capability of accomplishing something; political or national strength
precipitate
verb
to hasten the occurrence of or bring about prematurely
predicate
verb
to proclaim or declare; to connote or imply
pressure
noun
the exertion of force upon a surface by an object or fluid in contact with it
product
noun
a thing made by labor, a result
protagonist
noun
the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work
reactant
noun
a person or thing that reacts; any substance that undergoes a chemical change in a given reaction
redundancy
noun
superfluous repetition or overlapping, especially of words
refraction
noun
the change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different
rotation
noun
the act of turning around as on an axis, moving circularly
soliloquy
noun
the act of talking while or as if alone in a narrative or drama
solution
noun
the act of solving a problem or question, an explanation or answer
sonnet
noun
a poem expressing a complete idea of 14 lines, with rhymes arranged according to a certain definite scheme and in English often followed by a couplet
speed
noun
the rate of rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing
summary
noun
a comprehensive and usually brief abstract of previously stated facts or statements, made concisely
synthesis
noun
the combining of constituent elements of separate material or abstract entities into a single or unified entity (opposed to analysis)
theory
noun
a coherent group of general propositions used as principles of explanation for a class of phenomena
thermal
adjective
pertaining to or caused by heat or temperature
thesis
noun
a statement put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections
torque
noun
in mechanics, the measured ability of a rotating element, as of a gear or shaft, to overcome turning resistance
vector
noun
in geometry, a quantity having direction as well as magnitude, as determining the position of one point in space relative to another

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