Unit 9 Vocabulary <3

Question 1

Allocate

Answer 1

V. To set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

Question 2

Ardent

Answer 2

Adj. very enthusiastic, impassioned

Question 3

Assiduous

Answer 3

Adj. persistent, attentive, diligent

Question 4

Brash

Answer 4

Adj. prone to act in a hasty manner, impudent

Question 5

Capricious

Answer 5

Adj. subject to whims or passing fancies

Question 6

Chastise

Answer 6

V. To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction, to scold severely

Question 7

Copious

Answer 7

Adj. abundant, plentiful, wordy, verbose

Question 8

Deviate

Answer 8

V. To turn aside, to stray from a norm
N. One who departs from a norm
Adj. differing from a norm

Question 9

Emanciated

Answer 9

Adj. part. Unnaturally thin

Question 10

Exult

Answer 10

V. To rejoice greatly

Question 11

Gnarled

Answer 11

Adj. knotted, twisted, lumpy

Question 12

Indemnity

Answer 12

N. A payment for a damage or loss

Question 13

Inkling

Answer 13

N. A hint, vague notion

Question 14

Limpid

Answer 14

Adj. clear, transparent, readily understood

Question 15

Omnipotent

Answer 15

Adj. almighty, having unlimited power or authority

Question 16

Palatable

Answer 16

Adj. agreeable to the taste or ones sensibilities, suitable for consumption

Question 17

Poignant

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Rancor

Answer 18

N. Bitter resentment

Question 19

Sophomoric

Answer 19

Adj. overconfident, immature, conceited

Question 20

Spontaneous

Answer 20

Adj. arising naturally, not planned or engineered in advance