1. Unit 2 Grade 9

2. Abhor
Verb
To hate
Synonym: to despise

3. Abhor
Collin abhorred broccoli and could not understand how his mother and sister could eat it everyday.

4. Amenable Adjective Agreeable; easy to get along with
Synonym: agreeable

5. Amenable
The plumber was amenable to my paying my bill with jelly beans, which was lucky because I had more jelly beans than money.

6. Augment
Verb To make bigger; to add to; to increase Synonym: to add to

7. Augment
By investing in the stock market, Jim hopes to augment his retirement funds.

8. Catalyst
Noun
A substance that causes a reaction; something that causes a reaction without between two or more persons without itself being affected
Synonym: instigator

9. Catalyst
Receiving a job offer with higher pay and better benefits proved to be the catalyst Jeremy had needed to finally make the move out to California.

10. Condone
Verb
To overlook; to accept
Synonym: to permit

11. Condone
Children will think it is acceptable to call other people names if parents condone this behavior.

12. Defame Verb To attack the name or reputation of someone
Synonym: insult

13. Defame
When Owen published an article in the school newspaper that accused Evan of cheating on a major test, Evan had every right to feel that his good name had been defamed.

14. Edify
Verb
To instruct someone
Synonym: to teach

15. Edify
Noelle truly appreciated Mrs. Smith’s attempts to edify the class about how to act in other cultures.

16. Fabrication
Noun
Something that is made-up or untrue
Synonym: a lie

17. Fabrication
Jonas’s fabrication as to why he didn’t have his homework done did not manage to fool his teacher, who gave him a zero for the assignment.

18. Hiatus
Noun
A break, especially a break from work
Synonym: a break

19. Hiatus
Since I have been working so hard over the past few months, I am really looking forward to my hiatus at the beach next week.

20. Insatiable Adjective Incapable of being satisfied or appeased
Synonym: not able to be satisfied

21. Insatiable
Clara’s insatiable appetite for books was causing a problem; she had run out of bookshelves and still has nearly 100 books that she needs to put away!

22. Malinger
Verb
To fake an illness, especially as a way to get out of doing one’s work
Synonym: to pretend to be sick

23. Malinger
Jane has a bad habit of malingering as a way to get out of contributing to group projects.

24. Oblique
Adjective
Indirectly stated or expressed
Synonym: indirect

25. Oblique
Even the most dedicated Star Wars fan would have difficulty deciphering Tom’s oblique reference to the first film.

26. Pertinent
Adjective
Relevant or related to
Synonym: relevant

27. Pertinent
It takes Jane at least an hour to tell a simple story because she is unwilling or unable to only give his listeners pertinent information and instead adds many meaningless details.

28. Qualify
Verb
To restrict or apply conditions to
Synonym: to limit

29. Qualify
Susan qualified her praise of Joan by saying that while Joan’s cooking was excellent, she did not find her personality quite as nice.

30. Sanctimonious Adjective Pretending to be devout
Synonym: pretending to be religious

31. Sanctimonious
The sanctimonious man pretended to be deeply offended when Luke whispered a mild swear word after dropping the hammer on his foot.