Vocab Unit 9

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 severly

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, heterodox, unconventional

Question 9

emaciated

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 damage or loss

Question 13

inkling

Answer 13

(n.) a hint, a 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 taste or one’s sensibilities; suitable for consumption

Question 17

poignant

Answer 17

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

Question 18

rancor

Answer 18

(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will

Question 19

sophomoric

Answer 19

(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited

Question 20

spontaneous

Answer 20

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