Ninth Grade Vocab

Ashley J. (United States of America)
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  1. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  2. inscrutable
    difficult or impossible to understand
  3. insolent
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  4. malicious
    having the nature of threatening evil
  5. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  6. mutiny
    open rebellion against constituted authority
  7. obscure
    make unclear, indistinct, or blurred
  8. patronizing
    characteristic of those who treat others with arrogance
  9. perilous
    fraught with danger
  10. placid
    calm and free from disturbance
  11. plaintive
    expressing sorrow
  12. appraise
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  13. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  14. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
  15. bemused
    deeply absorbed in thought
  16. bore
    make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
  17. bridle
    anger or take offense
  18. brusque
    rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner
  19. calculating
    good at tricking people to get something
  20. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  21. derision
    contemptuous laughter
  22. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  23. fawning
    attempting to win favor by flattery
  24. juncture
    a particular point in a process or activity
  25. mollify
    make softer or less rigid
  26. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  27. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  28. precede
    come before
  29. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  30. rapt
    feeling great delight and interest
  31. recumbent
    lying down; in a position of comfort or rest
  32. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  33. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  34. scorn
    reject with contempt
  35. scourge
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Created on Tue Jun 11 13:49:10 EDT 2013 (updated Sun May 18 20:04:04 EDT 2014)

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