unit 9

Question 0

(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned.

Answer 0

ardent

Question 1

(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute.

Answer 1

allocate

Question 2

(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent.

Answer 2

assiduous

Question 3

(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent.

Answer 3

brash

Question 4

(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies.

Answer 4

capricious

Question 5

(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely.

Answer 5

chastise

Question 6

(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose.

Answer 6

copious

Question 7

(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional.

Answer 7

deviate

Question 8

(adj.,part.) unnaturally thin.

Answer 8

emaciated

Question 9

(v.) to rejoice greatly.

Answer 9

exult

Question 10

(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy.

Answer 10

gnarled

Question 11

(n.) a payment for damage or loss.

Answer 11

indemnity

Question 12

(n.) a hint; a vague notion.

Answer 12

inkling

Question 13

(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood.

Answer 13

limpid

Question 14

(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority.

Answer 14

omnipotent

Question 15

(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities; suitable for consumption.

Answer 15

palatable

Question 16

(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell.

Answer 16

poignant

Question 17

(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will.

Answer 17

rancor

Question 18

(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited.

Answer 18

sophomoric

Question 19

(adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance.

Answer 19

spontaneous

Question 20

syn.- assign, allot, apportion

Answer 20

allocate

Question 21

syn. - intense, zealous, fervent, avid

ant. - indifferent, stolid, phlegamatic, apathetic

Answer 21

ardent

Question 22

syn. - industrious, unremitting, sedulous

ant. - lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless

Answer 22

assiduous

Question 23

syn. - rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent

ant. - prudent, wary, cautious, circumspect

Answer 23

brash

Question 24

syn. - impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial

ant. - constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering

Answer 24

capricious

Question 25

syn. - discipline, censure

ant. - commend, reward

Answer 25

chastise

Question 26

syn. - ample, profuse, bountiful

ant. - inadequate, meager, scanty, concise

Answer 26

copious

Question 27

syn. - (v) diverge, veer, swerve

ant. - (v) confrom to, abide by; (adj.) orthodox

Answer 27

deviate

Question 28

syn. - gaunt, withered, shriveled

ant. - plump, fat, obese, corpulent

Answer 28

emanciated

Question 29

syn. - revel, glory

ant. - mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament

Answer 29

exult

Question 30

syn. - knotty, misshappen, contorted

ant. - smooth, unblemished, straight

Answer 30

gnarled

Question 31

syn.- compensation, restitution, reparation

Answer 31

indemnity

Question 32

syn.- clue, intimation, suggestion

Answer 32

inkling

Question 33

syn. - lucid, intelligible

ant. - clouded, murky, opaque

Answer 33

limpid

Question 34

syn. - all-powerful

ant. - powerless, impotent, feeble, weak

Answer 34

omnipotent

Question 35

syn. - edible, appetizing, attractive

ant. - inedible, distasteful, disagreeable

Answer 35

palatable

Question 36

syn. - heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy

ant. - unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny

Answer 36

poignant

Question 37

syn. - animosity, enmity, bitterness

ant. - goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity

Answer 37

rancor

Question 38

syn. - pretentious, superficial, fatuous

ant. - mature, judicious, sage, knowledgeable

Answer 38

sophomoric

Question 39

syn. - unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu

ant. - premeditated, planned, contrived, rehearsed

Answer 39

spontaneous