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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.

Please note: the vocabulary lists for grades 9~11 have been selected to ensure no overlap with the previous grade level. If the words are too specialized or difficult for you, please go back to grade levels 4~8 and review the words on those pages.

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141voltanoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Base-form focus: volta is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

điện ápThe sonnet's volta shifts from grieving the past to welcoming change.
142slant rhymenoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: slant + rhyme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

vần nghiêngThe poet pairs shape and keep as a slant rhyme.
143internal rhymenoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: internal + rhyme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

vần điệu nội bộ“The light in flight crossed the bay” uses internal rhyme.
144end rhymenoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: end + rhyme. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

vần kết thúcThe stanza's end rhyme links shore with more.
145heroic coupletnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: heroic + couplet. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

câu đối anh hùngThe satire closes its argument with a pointed heroic couplet.
146terza rimanoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: terza + rima. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

1. terza rima 2. thể thơ vần baIn terza rima, the middle rhyme of one stanza returns in the next.
147villanellenoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Base-form focus: villanelle is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

nhân vật phản diệnThe villanelle turns its repeated warning into an increasingly urgent plea.
148sestinanoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Base-form focus: sestina is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. thể 2. thơ 3. sáuThe sestina gives the word home a different significance in each stanza.
149repeated linenoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: repeated + line. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

dòng lặp lạiEach appearance of the repeated line sounds less hopeful than the one before it.
150poetic speakernoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: poetic + speaker. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

diễn giả thơ caThe poetic speaker addresses the sea as if it could answer.
151accentual meternoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: accentual + meter. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

máy đo trọng âmThe chant uses accentual meter with four strong beats in each line.
152syllabic meternoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: syllabic + meter. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

máy đo âm tiếtThe poem's syllabic meter gives every line exactly eight syllables.
153metrical variationnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: metrical + variation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

biến thể số liệuA sudden extra stress creates metrical variation at the moment of conflict.
154sprung rhythmnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: sprung + rhythm. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

nhịp điệu nảySprung rhythm gives the nature poem an energetic, uneven movement.
155sound symbolismnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: sound + symbolism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

biểu tượng âm thanhSoft consonants create sound symbolism associated with calm water.
156euphonic phrasingnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: euphonic + phrasing. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

cách diễn đạt êm dịuLong vowels give the lullaby its euphonic phrasing.
157consonant patterningnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: consonant + patterning. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

mẫu phụ âmHard k sounds create consonant patterning that sharpens the argument.
158visual poetrynoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: visual + poetry. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

thơ thị giácThe visual poetry arranges words like leaves falling down the page.
159prose poemnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: prose + poem. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

bài thơ văn xuôiThe prose poem uses dense imagery and rhythm within one compact paragraph.
160dramatic versenoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: dramatic + verse. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

câu thơ đầy kịch tínhThe play's dramatic verse becomes more formal when the king enters.
161satirical voicenoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: satirical + voice. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

giọng châm biếmThe essay's satirical voice praises wastefulness so extravagantly that the criticism is clear.
162novellanoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Base-form focus: novella is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

1. tiểu thuyết ngắn 2. truyện vừa 3. Tiểu thuyếtThe novella follows one decisive week in the doctor's life.
163picaresqueadjective
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Base-form focus: picaresque is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.

phiêu lưu mạo hiểmThe picaresque novel sends its wandering hero through a series of comic misadventures.
164gothic fictionnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: gothic + fiction. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

tiểu thuyết gothicThe ruined mansion and buried secret identify the novel as gothic fiction.
165social realismnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: social + realism. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

chủ nghĩa hiện thực xã hộiThe film uses social realism to portray unsafe factory work.
166naturalismnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

1. Tính 2. tự nhiên 3. thiên tínhIn naturalism, poverty and harsh surroundings sharply limit the protagonist's choices.
167romanticismnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

lãng mạnRomanticism appears in the poem's awe before a violent mountain storm.
168modernismnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

1. Quan điểm 2. mới 3. phương phápFragmented narration is one feature of the novel's modernism.
169postmodernismnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

trường phái hậu hiện đạiThe story's postmodernism appears when the narrator argues with the character she created.
170absurdismnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Suffix focus: -ism often names a belief, system, movement, or practice.

chủ nghĩa phi lýThe play's circular conversation expresses absurdism.
171historical contextnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: historical + context. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

bối cảnh lịch sửHistorical context explains why the character risks punishment for publishing her opinion.
172cultural contextnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: cultural + context. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

bối cảnh văn hóaUnderstanding the gift's cultural context prevents readers from misinterpreting it as a bribe.
173social contextnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: social + context. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

bối cảnh xã hộiThe novel's social context makes the forbidden friendship especially dangerous.
174biographical contextnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: biographical + context. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

bối cảnh tiểu sửBiographical context connects the poem's island imagery with the author's childhood.
175authorial intentnoun
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Field: Grade 9 literature, rhetoric, and language term

Word study: Term structure: authorial + intent. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.

ý định của tác giảReaders can discuss authorial intent, but they must still support claims with the text.

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