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Ninth Grade Vocabulary

Ninth Grade Vocabulary. Unit 6. Latin Root. Canere. “to sing, to call. Cantum. Recant Verb—to formally withdraw Sentence : The witness had to recant his statement after forensic evidence proved he was lying. Syn : repeal Ant : reaffirm. Incantation Noun—ritual, chant, spell

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Ninth Grade Vocabulary

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  1. Ninth Grade Vocabulary Unit 6

  2. Latin Root Canere “to sing, to call Cantum

  3. Recant Verb—to formally withdraw Sentence: The witness had to recant his statement after forensic evidence proved he was lying. Syn: repeal Ant: reaffirm

  4. Incantation Noun—ritual, chant, spell Sentence: The witches in Shakespeare’s Macbeth used an incantation to see the future. Syn: spell

  5. Disenchanted Adjective—unhappy with Sentence: The team’s fans, who had once loved the star pitcher, grew disenchanted with him as he failed to strike the other team out. Syn: disappointed Ant. enthusiastic

  6. Latin Root Audire “to hear Auditum

  7. Inaudible Adjective—so quiet as to be impossible to hear Sentence: Feedback from the microphone grew from an almost inaudible buzzing to a deafening shriek. Ant: loud

  8. Auditory Adjective—Having to do with the sense of hearing. Sentence: Developing auditory skills involves knowing what to listen for, and when to listen for it!

  9. Audit Noun—a thorough review Sentence: Once the accounting scandal became public, stockholders called for a thorough audit.

  10. Latin Root Sonare “to sound” Sonatum

  11. Dissonance Noun—unpleasant or unharmonious sound Sentence: The static from the radio filled the room with a painful dissonance. Syn: discord Ant: harmony

  12. Assonance Noun—similarity of word sounds Sentence: The young poet could produce lines of skillful assonance and great beauty.

  13. Resonant Adjective—having an effect; powerful Sentence: The music of some composers who died long ago is still resonant today. Johann Sebastian Bach

  14. Latin Root Logein To speak; to reason

  15. Analogous Adjective—comparable to; like Sentence: Do you think the invention of the printing press is analogous to the invention of the computer in our own time? Syn: equivalent Ant: unrelated

  16. Dialogue Noun—communication between two or more people Sentence: Israel and Palestine have been at war for so long that any kind of dialogue seems impossible. Syn: Conversation.

  17. Prologue Noun—a speech, passage, or event coming before the main speech or event Sentence: In the prologue to the novel, the author lists the main characters and their histories. Syn: preface Ant: epilogue

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