Essential Ninth Grade Vocabulary: List 3

Learn these essential words that you'll encounter in literature, textbooks, class discussions, and more.
15 words 281 learners

Learn words with Flashcards and other activities

Definition First
Print Flashcards

Other learning activities

Answer a few questions about each word. Use this to prep for your next quiz! Compete with other teams in real time to see who answers the most questions correctly! Test your spelling acumen. Read the definition, listen to the word and try spelling it!

Teaching tools

Create and assign quizzes to your students to test their vocabulary. Assign learning activities including Practice, Vocabulary Jams and Spelling Bees to your students, and monitor their progress in real-time.

Full list of words from this list:

words only definitions & notes
  1. abhor
    feel hatred or disgust toward
  2. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  3. transcend
    go beyond the scope or limits of
  4. enumerate
    specify individually
  5. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  6. reconciliation
    the reestablishment of cordial relations
  7. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  8. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  9. vitality
    the property of being able to survive and grow
  10. plausible
    apparently reasonable, valid, or truthful
  11. perturb
    disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried
  12. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  13. infamous
    known widely and usually unfavorably
  14. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  15. redemption
    the act of purchasing back something previously sold
Created on Tue Jun 03 18:43:49 EDT 2025 (updated Tue Jun 03 18:45:18 EDT 2025)

Sign up now (it’s free!)

Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement.