Unit 9 Vocab

Question 1

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

Answer 1

allocate

Question 2

very 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 or passing fancies

Answer 5

capricious

Question 6

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

Answer 6

chastise

Question 7

abundant; plentiful

Answer 7

copious

Question 8

to turn aside; to stray from a norm; one who departs from a norm; differing from a norm

Answer 8

deviate

Question 9

unnaturally thin

Answer 9

emaciated

Question 10

to rejoice greatly

Answer 10

exult

Question 11

knotted, twisted, lumpy

Answer 11

gnarled

Question 12

a payment for damage or loss

Answer 12

indemnity

Question 13

a hint; a vague notion

Answer 13

inkling

Question 14

clear, transparent

Answer 14

limpid

Question 15

wordy, verbose

Answer 15

copious

Question 16

almighty, having unlimited power or authority

Answer 16

omnipotent

Question 17

agreeable to the taste; suitable for consumption

Answer 17

palatable

Question 18

deeply affecting, touching

Answer 18

poignant

Question 19

heterodox, unconventional

Answer 19

deviate

Question 20

bitter resentment or ill-will

Answer 20

rancor

Question 21

immature and overconfident; conceited

Answer 21

sophomoric

Question 22

readily understood

Answer 22

limpid

Question 23

arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance

Answer 23

spontaneous

Question 24

agreeable to one’s sensibilities

Answer 24

palatable

Question 25

keen or sharp in taste or smell

Answer 25

poignant

Question 26

re-

Answer 26

again, back

Question 27

-ful, -ive, -ous

Answer 27

full of, given to, marked by

Question 28

-cede-, -ceed-, -ceas-, -cess-

Answer 28

happen, yield, go

Question 29

-cred-

Answer 29

believe

Question 30

-dic-, -dict-

Answer 30

speak, say, tell