Grade 9
UNIT 10 Vocabulary
Agenda
noun
-- program; things to be done
Donald had neatly written his agenda on the
clipboard. The first item on the list was to
leave toenail clippings in his brother’s bed.
Archaic
Adj.
-- extremely old; ancient; outdated
When the laptop died, Nicole was forced to
lug up the archaic personal computer from
Mom’s college days.
Brevity
Noun
-- briefness; shortness; conciseness
Dad really did not like to express his feelings
very often. He preferred brevity in our
conversations.
Coherent
Adj.
-- holding together; making sense
The reporters loved the entertaining athlete
even though he was not always coherent.
Cryptic
Adj.
--mysterious; mystifying
The futuristic novel Ready Player One is about a
billionaire who leaves behind cryptic clues in a
virtual reality called Oasis. Whoever figures out the
clues gets to keep his fortune.
Disparate
Adj.
--different; incompatible; unequal
The principal knew exactly how to deal with
the disparate personalities in Saturday
school.
(You mess with the bull, you get the horns.)
Exemplify
Noun
--to illustrate by example; to
serve as a good example.
Craig exemplified everything that an
astronaut was supposed to be.
Gesticulate
Verb
--to make gestures, especially when
speaking, or in place of speaking.
Sarah’s scary voices and gesticulating scared
away all of the children at the Library’s
“Sunday Story Time.”
Indifferent
Adj.
--not caring one way or the other;
apathetic; mediocre
Simon tried to engage with his parents, but
they were just so indifferent towards him.
Levity
Adj.
--lightness; silliness; unseriousness
Eugene attempted to bring some levity
to the laboratory.
Munificent
Adj.
--very generous; lavish
Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa’s munificent
birthday gift, Henry could now overpower the
entire neighborhood.
Pedantic
Adj.
--boringly scholarly or academic.
James found the college life to be a
little too pedantic for his taste.
Proficient
Adj.
--Thoroughly competent; skillful;
good at something
Living in the city, Jasmine had to
become proficient at parallel parking.
Resolute
Adj.
--determined; firm; unwavering.
Rhonda had a resolute expression which
clashed with her pleasant personality.
Stigmatize
Verb
--To brand with disgrace; to set a
mark of disgrace upon
Marilyn always felt stigmatized when she
went to public places with her family.