English Vocabulary · Grade 9 Live Review Preview
9th Grade Vocabulary Words
Ninth grade marks the transition to high-school reading and writing across literature, argument, research, biology, physical and Earth science, algebra, computing, world history, civics, and geography. This level develops precise academic and domain-specific vocabulary while strengthening context, nuance, source evaluation, figurative language, and evidence-based communication.
This independently authored 800-word beta curriculum is arranged in twenty-three pages of up to thirty-five words. Pages containing words 1–500 include five cloze questions drawn only from that enhanced range; words 501–800 remain fully visible and editable as list pages while the expanded practice layer is developed. Each row includes a subject-field label and an editable word-study note about a transparent affix, compound structure, capitalization, or dictionary base form. The cited Grade 9 resources calibrate difficulty and study skills only; all learner-facing definitions, examples, quizzes, and descriptions are original KSSR copy.
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| # | Word | Details | Meaning | Sample sentence |
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| 491 | authentication | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Suffix focus: -ation commonly forms a noun naming an action, process, or result. | 1. 인증(認證) 2. 인증 | Two-factor authentication requires both a password and a temporary code. |
| 492 | password manager | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Term structure: password + manager. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 비밀번호 관리자 | A password manager can create a different strong password for every site. |
| 493 | phishing | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: phishing is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 피싱 2. 정보 탈취 사기 | The urgent email was phishing designed to capture login details. |
| 494 | malware | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: malware is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 맬웨어 2. 악성 소프트웨어 | The attachment installed malware on the unprotected computer. |
| 495 | ransomware | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: ransomware is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 랜섬웨어 | The hospital restored backups after a ransomware attack. |
| 496 | online trace | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Term structure: online + trace. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 온라인 활동 흔적 2. 디지털 발자국 | Old public comments remain part of a user's online trace. |
| 497 | data privacy | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Term structure: data + privacy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 데이터 프라이버시 | The app's data privacy policy explains whether location records are sold. |
| 498 | cloud computing | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Term structure: cloud + computing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 클라우드 컴퓨팅 | Cloud computing lets the team edit the same document from several locations. |
| 499 | relational database | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Term structure: relational + database. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 관계형 데이터베이스 | The relational database links each order to a customer identifier. |
| 500 | query | noun StudyField: Grade 9 mathematics, computing, and data-literacy term Word study: Base-form focus: query is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 쿼리 2. 조회 | The query returns all books published after 2020. |
| 501 | Neolithic Revolution | proper noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Neolithic + Revolution. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 신석기 혁명 | The Neolithic Revolution supported permanent villages but also changed diet and disease patterns. |
| 502 | agricultural surplus | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: agricultural + surplus. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 농업 잉여 | An agricultural surplus allowed some residents to become craftspeople or officials. |
| 503 | specialization of labor | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: specialization + of + labor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 노동의 전문화 | Specialization of labor produced skilled metalworkers and scribes. |
| 504 | social hierarchy | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: social + hierarchy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 사회 계층 | The burial goods reveal a social hierarchy within the ancient city. |
| 505 | centralized government | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: centralized + government. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 중앙집권적 정부 | A centralized government collected taxes across the kingdom. |
| 506 | codified law | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: codified + law. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 성문화된 법 | Codified law made official penalties publicly knowable. |
| 507 | cuneiform | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Base-form focus: cuneiform is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 쐐기문자 2. 설형문자(楔形文字) | Scribes pressed cuneiform signs into wet clay tablets. |
| 508 | hieroglyphics | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Base-form focus: hieroglyphics is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 상형문자 | Egyptian hieroglyphics appeared on monuments and papyrus. |
| 509 | polytheism | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. 다신교 2. 다신론 | Greek polytheism included gods associated with the sea, wisdom, and agriculture. |
| 510 | monotheism | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice. | 1. 일신교(一神教) 2. 일신론(一神論) | Monotheism became central to several major religious traditions. |
| 511 | Mesopotamia | proper noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Capitalization focus: this is a proper name, so its standard written form begins with a capital letter. | ^메소포타미아 | Mesopotamia contained some of the world's earliest cities. |
| 512 | Fertile Crescent | proper noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Fertile + Crescent. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 비옥한 초승달 지대 | Wheat and barley cultivation spread through the Fertile Crescent. |
| 513 | Hammurabi's Code | proper noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Hammurabi's + Code. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 함무라비 법전 | Hammurabi's Code reveals differences in legal status within Babylonian society. |
| 514 | Indus Valley | proper noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Indus + Valley. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 인더스 계곡 | Cities in the Indus Valley used carefully planned streets and drainage. |
| 515 | Mandate of Heaven | proper noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Mandate + of + Heaven. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 천명(天命) | Rebellion could be justified by claiming that a dynasty had lost the Mandate of Heaven. |
| 516 | dynastic cycle | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: dynastic + cycle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 왕조주기 | The dynastic cycle connected political disorder with the loss of legitimate rule. |
| 517 | polis | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Base-form focus: polis is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 폴리스 | Athens developed as a polis with its own laws and institutions. |
| 518 | Athenian democracy | proper noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Athenian + democracy. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 아테네 민주주의 | Athenian democracy excluded women, enslaved people, and foreigners from citizenship. |
| 519 | Roman republic | proper noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: Roman + republic. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 로마 공화국 | The Roman republic divided authority among elected offices, assemblies, and the Senate. |
| 520 | republican government | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Term structure: republican + government. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit. | 1. 공화제 정부 2. 공화정 | A republican government depends on civic institutions and accountable officials. |
| 521 | patrician | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Base-form focus: patrician is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 귀족 | The patrician family held land and competed for high office. |
| 522 | plebeian | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Base-form focus: plebeian is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 평민(平民) 2. 서민(庶民) 3. 상민 | Plebeian protests gained greater political protections over time. |
| 523 | consul | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Base-form focus: consul is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 집정관 2. 로마 집정관 | Each consul could limit the other's power. |
| 524 | tribune | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Base-form focus: tribune is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 호민관(護民官) 2. 트리부누스 3. 트리뷴 | The tribune could veto certain actions that threatened plebeians. |
| 525 | senate | noun StudyField: Grade 9 world-history, civics, and geography term Word study: Base-form focus: senate is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context. | 1. 원로원 2. 상원 | The Roman senate advised officials and controlled important financial decisions. |
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Sources and curriculum references
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- GreatSchools: 9th Grade Vocabulary Words
- Victoria University of Wellington: Coxhead Academic Word List
- Common Core: Language Standards for Grades 9–10
- Common Core: Science and Technical Subjects, Grades 9–10
- WikDict downloadable bilingual dictionaries
- Kaikki.org / Wiktextract machine-readable Wiktionary data
- Language-Learning-decks public flashcard datasets
- SBBIC English-to-Khmer Dictionary
- English–Khmer Dictionary Dataset (machine-generated Khmer fallback; human review required)
- PanLex meanings snapshot (direct CC0 gap candidates; human review required)
- Cambridge bilingual dictionaries (individual editorial sense checks)
- Collins English–Hindi Dictionary (individual editorial checks)
- Hindwi and Rekhta dictionaries (individual Hindi/Urdu checks)
- National Institute of Korean Language: Basic Korean Dictionary
- JMdict/EDRDG Japanese dictionary project
- CC-CEDICT Chinese dictionary project
- VDict Vietnamese Dictionary (individual editorial check)
- Google Translate (machine-assisted lesson-reading draft; fluent review required)
- Kuperman et al.: Age-of-acquisition ratings for 30,000 English words
- The Princeton Review, Word Smart (2006 and 2012 editions; bibliographic calibration only).

