9th Grade Unit 11 Vocab

4. detached or disconnected in sound or style; abrupt
6. The teacher was sick of having to ___(ly) scold her students for being noisy and off task.
7. to make up for, regain
13. a small stream
15. to prevent by acting first
16. An ___ society is ruled by knowledge and reason rather than superstition and prejudice.
19. Romeo and Juliet never ___(d) the truth about their relationship to their parents until after their deaths.
20. a lessening in value; cheapening or lowering

1. The speech that the Valedictorian gave at Graduation was very ___ and only a few minutes in length.
2. to spend foolishly; waste
3. serious in manner; modest; shy
5. Prince Escalus made a ___ that Romeo was banished from Verona for the rest of his life.
8. To conduct one's self; behave
9. If you've played "telephone," you know how easy it is to accidentally ___ a message.
10. to lower in quality or value; to worsen or decline
11. to shake or tremble
12. Susan B. Anthony was a strong ___ of Women's Rights and fought for Women's Right to Vote.
14. The students appreciated the ___ of the exam that was only 20 questions long.
17. When the engineer accidentally released the giant spring, its powerful ___ caused him to fall backwards.
18. The boys' locker room ___(ed) after the players came in from winning the State Championship.