Ch 9 Definitions

Question 1

to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

Answer 1

allocate

Question 2

enthusiastic, impassioned

Answer 2

ardent

Question 3

persistent, attentive, diligent

Answer 3

assiduous

Question 4

prone to act in a hasty manner, impudent

Answer 4

brash

Question 5

subject to whims of passing fancies

Answer 5

capricious

Question 6

to inflict physical punishment as means of correction; to scold severely

Answer 6

chastise

Question 7

abundant, plentiful, wordy, verbose

Answer 7

copious

Question 8

to turn aside, to stray from the norm; one who departs from the norm

Answer 8

deviate

Question 9

unnaturally thin

Answer 9

emaciated

Question 10

to rejoice greatly

Answer 10

exult

Question 11

knotted, twisty, lumpy

Answer 11

gnarled

Question 12

a payment for loss or damage

Answer 12

indemnity

Question 13

a hint, vague notion

Answer 13

inkling

Question 14

clear, transparent, readily understood

Answer 14

limpid

Question 15

almighty, having unlimited power or authority

Answer 15

omnipotent

Question 16

agreeable to the taste or to one’s senses

Answer 16

palatable

Question 17

deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell

Answer 17

poignant

Question 18

bitter resentment or will

Answer 18

rancor

Question 19

immature and over confident, conceited

Answer 19

sophomoric

Question 20

arising naturally, not plunder engineered in advance

Answer 20

spontaneous