Unit 9 Vocab Flashcards

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ardent

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very enthusiastic

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allocate

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to set apart or designate for a special purpose

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assiduous

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persistent, attentive, diligent

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brash

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prone to act in a hasty manner

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capricious

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subject to whims or passing fancies

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chastize

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to inflict physical punishment as means or correction

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copious

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abundant, plentiful

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deviate

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to turn aside, stray from the norm

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emaciated

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unnaturally thin

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exult

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to rejoice greatly

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gnarled

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knotted, twisty, lumpy

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indemnity

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a payment for damage or loss

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inkling

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a hint, a vague notion

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limpid

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clear, transparent, readily understood

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omnipotent

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almighty, having unlimited power or authority

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palatable

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agreeable to the taste or one’s sensablilties

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poignant

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deeply affecting, touching

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rancor

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bitter resentment or ill-will

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sophomoric

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immature and overconfident

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spontaneous

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arising naturally, not planned or engineered in advance