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Vocabulary 1A9th Grade Literature and Composition
Rank
• n.
• official status within an organization.
• A four star general is the highest rank in the U.S. Army.
Billowed
• v. (past)
• swell with air; move in a curling mass.
• The flag billowed on the flagpole in front of Metter High School.
Vortex
• n.
• overwhelming whirlpool.
• All the dust on the carpet was sucked into the vortex of the vacuum cleaner.
Infallibility
• n.
• The inability to be wrong.
• Our leaders should be strong, compassionate, and trustworthy, but they are not infallible.
Reiterated
• v. (past)
• repeated.
• The lawyer reiterated the question to the scared witness, but the witness just cried and shook her head.
Armada
• n.
• fleet, usually ships.
• A whole armada of ships, ready to attack, sailed up menacingly beside the pirate ship.
Solder
• v.
• join together, usually metal.
• When soldering metal pipe together, you should wear safety glasses and work on a nonflammable surface.
Evanesce
• v.
• slowly, gradually vanish.
• My sister’s anger evanesced when I told her we were having chocolate ice cream after dinner.
Vermilion
• n.
• bright red.
• The volcano spurted out vermilion lava and bits of rock debris.
Infer
• v.
• indicate something.
• I inferred from Charlotte’s huge smile and laughter that she liked my Christmas present.
Tone
• n.
• author’s voice.
• The mood of the zombie movie, Shaun of the Dead, is dark, but the filmmaker’s tone is actually funny, as he makes the main character navigate the zombie apocalypse.
Diction
• n.
• author’s word choice.
• The diction in a typical text passage will be a lot different than the diction in a formal letter to your boss.