Pagine9th Grade spelling lists
Practise online161 words in four lists, from warm-up to challenge.
- abjure
- filial
- torpor
- cadence
- germane
- melange
- altruism
- fealty
- milieu
- nuisance
- abeyance
- chromium
- compliance
- enervate
- imperial
- listless
- martinet
- sedulous
- tribunal
- verbatim
- demagogue
- maladroit
- putrefy
- requiem
- tradition
- alopecia
- compromise
- contraband
- domicile
- execrate
- fractional
- hodgepodge
- instructor
- journalism
- production
- profligate
- quotient
- repugnance
- respectful
- tympanum
- comportment
- concordance
- consignment
- consumptive
- encumbrance
- insouciance
- labyrinth
- nefarious
- perspicuous
- proportions
- shrubbery
- sobriquet
- tempestuous
- wheelwright
- antithesis
- arithmetic
- charioteer
- considered
- correction
- deductible
- definition
- degenerate
- derivative
- dilatory
- discipline
- exegesis
- fabricated
- figurative
- foreshadow
- frightened
- hesitation
- historical
- impalpable
- impervious
- ingredient
- interested
- introduced
- likelihood
- monumental
- orthopedic
- pernicious
- quarantine
- sapiential
- shimmering
- stereotype
- advancement
- antibiotics
- collections
- competition
- consequence
- continental
- depredation
- destination
- fashionable
- gravitation
- indifferent
- industrious
- interpreter
- magnificent
- maladjusted
- mantelpiece
- mathematics
- misdemeanor
- noticeboard
- opprobrious
- picturesque
- planetarium
- premonition
- recognition
- respiration
- significant
- transferred
- treacherous
- unconcerned
- anatomical
- assimilate
- colloquial
- deliveries
- faithfully
- immaculate
- implicitly
- irrelevant
- patronymic
- photograph
- plasticity
- salmonella
- scientific
- unrequited
- commutation
- contentedly
- explanation
- extenuating
- illustrious
- indignantly
- ineluctable
- lilliputian
- liquidation
- nonexistent
- reactionary
- regrettable
- utilitarian
- peacefully
- confederacy
- frantically
- necessities
- personality
- philosopher
- preparatory
- circumlocution
- consanguineous
- interpretation
- philanthropist
- transcendental
- anachronistic
- fallibility
- discriminating
- indiscriminate
- recommendation
- ostentatiously
- polysaccharide
- unintelligible
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9th Grade words to know
Spelling sticks when you know what a word means. Here are 15 from these lists, with a sentence for each.
- altruismnoun
- Caring about others more than yourself.
- “Volunteering at the shelter is an act of altruism.”
- picturesqueadjective
- Pretty enough to be in a painting.
- “We stayed in a picturesque village by the sea.”
- perniciousadjective
- Harmful in a slow or hidden way.
- “Rumors can have a pernicious effect.”
- sobriquetnoun
- A nickname.
- “The fast runner earned the sobriquet "Lightning."”
- nefariousadjective
- Wicked or villainous.
- “The villain had a nefarious plan.”
- foreshadowverb
- To hint at something that will happen later.
- “The dark clouds foreshadow trouble in the story.”
- insouciancenoun
- A relaxed, carefree attitude.
- “She answered the hard question with insouciance.”
- premonitionnoun
- A feeling that something will happen.
- “He had a premonition that it would rain.”
- circumlocutionnoun
- Using many words when a few would do.
- “Skip the circumlocution and get to the point.”
- imperviousadjective
- Not affected by; not letting something through.
- “The coat is impervious to rain.”
- labyrinthnoun
- A complicated maze.
- “The garden had a hedge labyrinth.”
- colloquialadjective
- Used in everyday, informal talk.
- “"Gonna" is a colloquial way to say "going to."”
- perspicuousadjective
- Clearly expressed and easy to understand.
- “Her perspicuous notes helped the whole class.”
- sedulousadjective
- Careful and hard-working.
- “A sedulous student checks every answer.”
- ineluctableadjective
- Impossible to avoid.
- “Change is an ineluctable part of growing up.”
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These 161 ninth grade spelling words are for spelling practice, weekly tests and class or school bees. Easier: 8th Grade. Harder: 10th Grade. For a daily routine, see how to prepare for a spelling bee, and brush up on the spelling rules.
Lists are written by Pagine for practice; they are not an official national bee study list.
Frequently asked questions
How many 9th grade spelling words are there?
161 words, split into four lists: List 1 warm-up, List 2 core, List 3 stretch and List 4 challenge.
How should we practise these words?
Say the word, spell it aloud, then write it. Practise five or six words a day, and keep a pile of missed words to review more often. The online practice reads each word aloud, and some words come with a sentence.
Can I print these lists?
Yes. Each list has its own printable page, plus a spelling test, a vocabulary sheet and a look-cover-write-check sheet. Printing asks for a free Pagine account.
What comes after the 9th grade list?
Move on to the 10th grade list when List 4 feels easy.
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