Essential Ninth Grade Vocabulary: List 9

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  1. rotund
    spherical in shape
  2. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  3. begrudge
    be envious of or feel annoyance toward
  4. multifarious
    having many aspects
  5. prerequisite
    something that is needed or obligatory in advance
  6. myopic
    unable to see distant objects clearly
  7. implausible
    highly imaginative but unlikely
  8. befuddled
    perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements
  9. fallibility
    the quality or likelihood of making errors
  10. jubilance
    a feeling of extreme joy
Created on Tue Jun 03 18:47:10 EDT 2025

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