1. Unit 1 Grade 9

2. Abash V.
To destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of someone; to make them embarrassed
Synonym: to humiliate
The professor abashed the new student by making her feel silly when she asked where her seat was located.

3. Ambience N. Atmosphere, mood, or feeling Synonym: environment
The ambience of the restaurant made for personal, intimate conversation.

4. Astute Adj. Excellent judge of something; keenly perceptive
Synonym: shrewd
The astute woman was excellent at reading people’s personalities the minute she met them.

5. Capitulate V. To surrender unconditionally Synonym: to give up/in
After hours of begging their babysitter to let them stay up until midnight, the tired girl finally capitulated to the children’s request.

6. Concise Adj. Brief, short, to the point Synonym: direct
Though Carla’s criticism was often concise and to the point, everyone wanted to work with her because she didn’t waste time with unnecessary words and instead got right to her main point.

7. Decadent Adj. Decaying or decayed, especially in terms of morals
Synonym: depraved
The historian cautioned that if the society continue to live without thinking of the future, the decadent civilization would surely not survive.

8. Duplicity N. Speaking or acting in two different ways; hypocrisy
Synonym: deception
No one ever believed anything that Josh said because he was known to use duplicity to get his friends to agree to what he wanted to do.

9. Extrapolate V.
To infer an unknown from something that is already known
Synonym: to conjecture
My mother was able to extrapolate the details of my night even though I didn’t give her any concrete details concerning my plans.

10. Hegemony N.
Leadership or influence by one nation over another; leadership
Synonym: predominance
The nation made many enemies because of its practice of hegemony.

11. Injunction N. A command or order, especially a court order
Synonym: directive
Ignoring the court’s injunction to refrain from driving, Jamie was pulled over half a block from his house by a police officer.

12. Magnate N. A person of great influence or importance Synonym: tycoon
Though considered a magnate in the business field, the CEO still graciously hosts meetings with those trying to break into the industry.

13. Noxious Adj. Harmful or injurious to one’s health Synonym: putrid
The tenants ran out of the apartment building when one of them smelled noxious fumes coming from the basement.

14. Perjury N. An lie told under oath Synonym: falsehood
The witness was arrested following his testimony when it was proven that he was guilty of perjury.

15. Prosaic Adj. Commonplace or dull Synonym: unimaginative
Julie was shocked when Allen told her that his book was going to be published; she had found his work to be prosaic and boring.

16. Sacrosanct Adj. Extremely sacred Synonym: highly regarded
Danny considered his office to be sacrosanct, and he got very angry when one of his children entered and touched the things on his desk.