Unit 9 Vocab

Question 1

Very enthusiastic, impassioned

Answer 1

Ardent

Question 2

Persistent, attentive, diligent

Answer 2

Assiduous

Question 3

Prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent

Answer 3

Brash

Question 4

Subject to whims or passing fancies

Answer 4

Capricious

Question 5

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

Answer 5

Chastise

Question 6

Abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

Answer 6

Copious

Question 7

To turn aside; to stray from a norm

Answer 7

Deviate

Question 8

Unnaturally thin

Answer 8

Emaciated

Question 9

To rejoice greatly

Answer 9

Exult

Question 10

Knotted, twisted, lumpy

Answer 10

Gnarled

Question 11

A payment for damage or loss

Answer 11

Indemnity

Question 12

A hint, a vague notion

Answer 12

Inkling

Question 13

Clear, transparent; readily understood

Answer 13

Limpid

Question 14

Almighty, having unlimited power or authority

Answer 14

Omnipotent

Question 15

Agreeable to the taste or ones sensibilities; suitable for consumption

Answer 15

Palatable

Question 16

Deeply affecting, touching; sharp fast or smell

Answer 16

Poignant

Question 17

Bitter resentment or ill-will

Answer 17

Rancor

Question 18

Immature and overconfident; conceited

Answer 18

Sophomoric

Question 19

Arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance

Answer 19

Spontaneous

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Allocate