9th Grade Vocabulary March 11-20

Define 'bias' in your own words.

• Having little to no quantity of something

• In favor of or against one thing, person, or group, usually in an unfair way

• Scarcity or lack of something

• Moderately sufficient amount of something

What is the synonym of 'vivid'?

• dull, dark

• faint

• bright, clear

• colorless

Explain the meaning of 'ominous'.

• giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen

• suggesting a joyful event

• indicating a neutral outcome

• giving a positive feeling about the future

Give an example of using 'resilient' in a sentence.

• Recover quickly from difficult situation

• Giving up

• Breaking down to the pressure

• Taking the easy way out

What does 'meticulous' mean?

• Careless and sloppy

• Showing great attention to detail; very careful

• Unconcerned and indifferent

• Quick and efficient

Provide a synonym for 'exquisite'.

• beautiful

• unattractive

• ugly

• plain

What is the definition of 'pensive'?

• Easily distracted

• Always cheerful

• Deeply or seriously thoughtful

• Extremely talkative

What is the definition of 'validate'?

• wasteful

• check or prove the accuracy of something

• To be thrifty

• To give your opinion about something

Use 'ephemeral' in a sentence.

• Lasting for a long time

• lasting for a very short time

• delicate and airy.

• beautiful

Define 'prolific'

• producing a lot of something

• An example of prolific would be a musician who never releases any songs.

• Prolific means producing very little work.

• A prolific person is someone who is lazy and unproductive.