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Vocabulary
Unit 9, Level E
Allocate (v.)To set apart or designate for a special
purpose, to distribute … assign, allot, apportion
Very enthusiastic, impassioned … intense, zealous, fervent, avid
Ardent (adj.)
Persistent, attentive, diligent … industrious, unremitting, sedulous
Assiduous (adj.)
Prone to act in a hasty manner, impudent (bold) … rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent
Brash (adj.)
Subject to whims or passing fancies … impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
Capricious (adj.)
To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction, to scold severely … discipline, censure
Chastise (v.)
Abundant, plentiful, wordy, verbose … ample, profuse, bountiful
Copious (adj.)
To turn aside, to stray from a norm/one who departs from a norm/differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional … diverge, veer, swerve
Deviate (v./n./adj.)
Unnaturally thin … gaunt, withered, shriveled
Emaciated (adj.)
To rejoice greatly … revel, glory
Exult (v.)
Knotted, twisted, lumpy … knotty, misshapen, contorted
Gnarled (adj.)
A payment for damage or loss … compensation, restitution, reparation
Indemnity (n.)
A hint, a vague notion … clue, intimation, suggestion
Inkling (n.)
Clear, transparent, readily understood … lucid, intelligible
Limpid (adj.)
Almighty, having unlimited power or authority … all-powerful
Omnipotent (adj.)
Agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities, suitable for consumption … edible, appetizing, attractive
Palatable (adj.)
Deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell … heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy
Poignant (adj.)
Bitter resentment or ill-will … animosity, enmity, bitterness
Rancor (n.)
Immature & overconfident, conceited … pretentious, superficial, fatuous
Sophomoric (adj.)
Arising naturally, not planned or engineered in advance … unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu
Spontaneous (adj.)