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Ninth Grade Vocabulary

Ninth Grade Vocabulary. Unit 13. Latin FLUERE, FLUCTUM “to flow”. Affluent Adjective—wealthy and privileged; well-to-do Sentence: In the more affluent neighborhoods, many people have three or more luxury cars. Syn : prosperous Ant: impoverished. Superfluous Adjective—extra

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Ninth Grade Vocabulary

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  1. Ninth Grade Vocabulary Unit 13

  2. Latin FLUERE, FLUCTUM “to flow”

  3. Affluent Adjective—wealthy and privileged; well-to-do Sentence: In the more affluent neighborhoods, many people have three or more luxury cars. Syn: prosperous Ant: impoverished

  4. Superfluous Adjective—extra Sentence: Ruben told me that the last paragraph was superfluous, since the other paragraphs already covered the important information. Syn: excessive Ant: crucial

  5. Mellifluous Adjective—sweetly flowing or sounding Sentence: The mellifluous notes of Meg’s song reminded Jack of a gently running brook. Syn: harmonious

  6. Latin LEVIS “light”

  7. Leaven Verb—to make less heavy or serious Sentence: No matter how Angela tried to leaven the mood, everyone seemed determined to be miserable Syn: lighten Ant: dampen

  8. Levity Noun—lack of seriousness; jolly Sentence: The speaker’s levity seemed out of place at the funeral. Syn: jollity Ant: gloominess

  9. Alleviate Verb—to make less painful of dangerous Sentence: Alice has developed a home remedy which will alleviate the symptoms of a bad cold. Syn: ease Ant: aggravate

  10. Latin LABI, LAPSUS “slip, slide”

  11. Elapse Verb—to slip away Sentence: Three hours elapsed, and weary students began to finish the SAT.

  12. Collapse Noun—complete failure and ruin Sentence: Heavy snow on a roof can cause it to collapse.

  13. Relapse Noun—a falling back into an old illness or habit Sentence: Since I decided to give up sugar, I have not had a single relapse. Syn: setback

  14. Latin CEDERE, CESSUM “to move along, to go”

  15. Recede Verb—to move back or away from Sentence: Many flood victims sought shelter while waiting for the flood waters to recede. Syn: retreat Ant: advance

  16. Concession Noun—something given up or yielded Sentence: Joan’s mom made a concession in allowing her to keep her cell in her room, and now her grades are falling Syn: admission Ant: refusal

  17. Cede Verb—to surrender Sentence: The two nations fought over the land for years until one finally ceded it to the other. Syn: yield Ant: withhold

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