Essential Ninth Grade Vocabulary: List 2

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  1. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  2. denounce
    speak out against
  3. sage
    a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics
  4. antagonism
    an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
  5. consolation
    the act of giving relief in affliction
  6. notorious
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  7. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
  8. lavish
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  9. repentant
    feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
  10. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  11. industrious
    characterized by hard work and perseverance
  12. concur
    happen simultaneously
  13. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  14. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  15. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
Created on Tue Jun 03 18:43:19 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 03 18:44:58 EDT 2025)

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