9th Grade Vocabulary Words - List 23
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| Word | Definition | Practice Sentence | Synonyms | Antonyms | Part of Speech Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ponderous | Something slow and cumbersome, often making a laborious effort. | The professor's ponderous lecture left the students feeling bored and unengaged. | heavy, plodding, lumbering | light, agile, nimble | Adjective |
| titular | Pertaining to or denoting a title or name, often given to someone as an honor or recognition. | The titular character of the novel faced many challenges throughout his journey. | designated, titled, named | subordinate, inferior, secondary | Adjective |
| vicarious | Experienced or felt by imagined participation in someone else's experiences. | She found vicarious joy in watching her daughter's dance recital. | secondhand, surrogate, proxy | direct, firsthand, immediate | Adjective |
| wanton | Unrestrained in behavior; showing no regard for consequences or morals. | He behaved in a wanton manner by throwing food and drinks at other guests. | reckless, careless, irresponsible | restrained, controlled, disciplined | Adjective |
| lexicon | A complete set of meaningful units in a language or linguistic component. | The young child used an advanced word from her lexicon to describe the butterfly's wings. | vocabulary, dictionary, terminology | Noun | |
| juggernaut | A powerful force, organization, or entity that is unstoppable and overwhelms all others in its path. | The tech company had become a juggernaut in the industry, dominating the market with their innovative products. | powerhouse, titan, behemoth | weak, feeble, insignificant | Noun |
| compile | Putting together different pieces to create something complete. | I need to compile all of the data from the survey before presenting it to the team. | gather, accumulate, assemble | scatter, separate, disperse | Verb |
| onset | The beginning or start of something. | Sarah felt the onset of a headache as she stared at her computer screen for hours. | ]commencement, outset, initiation | conclusion, completion, termination | Noun |
| contemplate | To think deeply or reflect upon something. | After walking around the gardens for a while, she sat on a bench to contemplate the beauty of nature. | consider, ponder, ruminate | ignore, dismiss, overlook | Verb |
| masquerade | A disguise or costume worn to conceal one's identity. | The actress decided to attend the charity event in a gold masquerade mask. | pretense, charade, semblance | reveal, expose, display | Noun |
| liability | A legal responsibility to compensate for damages or losses incurred. | The company faces potential liability for the safety risks associated with its defective products. | obligation, accountability, duty | asset, benefit, strength | Noun |
| dilate | To become or make wider, larger, or more open. | The doctor will dilate your pupils during the eye examination. | expand, open, broaden | contract, compress, constrict | Verb |
| burlesque | A form of entertainment that combines comedy, satire, and exaggerated theatricality to poke fun at serious or dignified subjects. | The comedian's burlesque performance was filled with exaggerated physicality. | parody, spoof, lampoon | serious, solemn, dignified | Noun |
| lethargy | A state of extreme tiredness or lack of energy, often resulting in sluggishness and a lack of motivation or enthusiasm. | The hot weather and lack of sleep had me feeling overwhelming lethargy all day. | torpor, listlessness, drowsiness | energy, vigor, animation | Noun |
| contentious | Causing or likely to cause disagreement or argument. | The proposed policy change was met with contentious debate among members of the committee. | argumentative, confrontational, combative | agreeable, peaceable, placid | Adjective |
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