Vocab Workshop - Level E- 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

Question 5

capricious

Answer 5

adj - subject to whimes or passing fancies; impulsive

Question 6

chastise

Answer 6

v - to inflict physical punishment as means of correction to scold severely

Question 7

copious

Answer 7

adj - abundant, plentiful, wordy

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

emaciated

Answer 9

adj. part - unnaturally thin

Question 10

exult

Answer 10

v - to rejoice greatly

Question 11

gnarled

Answer 11

adj - knotted, twisted

Question 12

indemnity

Answer 12

n - a payment for damage or loss

Question 13

inkling

Answer 13

n - a hint, vauge notion

Question 14

limpid

Answer 14

adj - clear transparent

Question 15

omnipotent

Answer 15

adj - almighty, having unlimited power or authority

Question 16

palatable

Answer 16

adj - pleasant to taste

Question 17

poignant

Answer 17

adj - deeply affected, touching

Question 18

rancor

Answer 18

n - bitter resentment

Question 19

sophomoric

Answer 19

adj - immature and overconfident

Question 20

spontaneous

Answer 20

adj - arising naturally not planned or engineered