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.)