Grade 9 Cycle 26 Words

Untoward unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy improper: untoward social behavior.

Revulsion a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike: Cruelty fills me with revulsion. a sudden and violent change of feeling or response in sentiment, taste, etc.

Predecessor a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc. something succeeded or replaced by something else: The new monument in the park is more beautiful than its predecessor.

Polarize to cause polarization in. to divide into sharply opposing factions, political groups, etc.:

Plethora overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance.

Placebo substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine. a substance having no pharmacological effect but administered as a control in testing experimentally or clinically

Piety the quality or state of being pious: saintly piety. dutiful respect or regard for parents, homeland, etc.: filial piety. a pious act, remark, belief, or the like:

Precocious unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development: a precocious child. prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc.

Permeate to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room. to be diffused through; pervade; saturate:

Petulant moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head.