UNIT 9

ALLOCATE

• (Verb)
• to set apart or designate for a special purpose
• to destribute
• Synonyms: assign, allot, distribute
• Hitler allocated the jews durring World War 2.

ARDENT

• (Adjective)
• very enthusiastic, impassioned
• Synonyms: intense, fervent, avid
• Antonyms: indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic
• The ardent hunter was overjoyed to find a baby crocodile.

ASSIDUOUS

• (Adjective)
• Persistent, Attentive, Diligent
• Synonyms: industrious, unremitting, sedulous
• Antonyms: lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless
• Jerry assiduous attitude and will power was what got hom to the top.

BRASH

• (Adjective)
• prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
• Synonyms: rash, impetuous, brazen
• Attitude: prudent, wary, circumspect
• The brash cat ran from the mouse in a brazen act of cowardice

CAPRICIOUS

• (Adjective)
• Subject to whims or passing fancies
• Synonyms: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
• Antonyms: constant, steady, unwavering
• Even though she has two children, Jessica is prone to be capricious.

CHASTISE

• (Verb)
• To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; To scold severely
• Synonyms: discipline, censure
• Antonyms: commend, reward
• Chastise is not a formable punishment.

COPIOUS

• (Adjective)
• Abundant, plentiful, ordy, wordy, verbose
• Synonyms: ample, profuse, bountiful
• Antonyms: inadequate, meager, scanty, concise
• The copious amount of food left over, was enough to last a week.

DEVIATE

• (V) to turn aside; to stray from a norm
• (n) one who departs from a norm
• (adj) differing from a norm, heterodox unconventional

DEVIATE

• Synonyms: (v) diverge,veer,swerve
• Antonyms: (v) conform to, aside by; (adj) orthodox
• The students deviated from the teachers lesson.

EMACIATED

• (Adj, part) unnaturally thin
• Synonyms: withered, shriveled
• Antonyms: plump, fat, obese, corpulent
• The emaciated boy decided to begin to eat more and lift.

EXULT

• (V) to rejoice greatly
• Synonyms: revel, glory
• Antonyms: mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament
• Due to the snow day the students exulted.

GNARLED

• (Adj)
• Knotted, twisty, lumpy
• Synonyms: knotty, misshapen, contorted
• Antonyms: smooth, unblemished, straight
• The girl's gnarled hair was a pain to untangle in the morning.

INDEMNITY

• (n) a payment for damage or loss
• Synonyms: compensation, reparation
• The Germans had to pay a large indemnity after both Worl Wars.

INKLING

• (n) a hint; a vague notion
• Synonyms: clue, intimation, suggestion
• During the test the students begged the teacher for a small inkling on a question

LIMPID

• (adj) clear, transparent; readily, understood
• Synonyms: lucid, intelligible
• Antonyms: murky, opaque
• The limpid glass was a terrible place to hide behind.

OMNIPOTENT

• (adj) almighty, having unlimited power or authority
• Synonym: all-powerful
• Antonyms: powerless, impotent, weak
• The omnipotent villain reigned over all existence.

PALATABLE

• (adj) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
• Synonyms: edible, appetizing, attractive
• Antonyms: inedible, distasteful, disagreeable
• Going out for dinner, we were first served with palatable bread and oils.

POIGNANT

• (adj) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
• Synonyms: heartrending, melancholy
• Antonyms: unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny
• We were all looking forward to the poignant mornings of spring after a long and harsh winter.

RANCOR

• (n) bitter resentment or ill-will
• Synonyms: animosity, enmity, bitterness
• Antonyms: goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity
• The man had a rancor and bitterness toward the children.

SOPHOMORIC

• (adj) immature and overconfident; conceited
• Synonyms: pretentious, superficial, fatuous
• Antonyms: mature, judicious, knowledgeable
• The sophomoric attitude of the students became frustrating and annoying.

SPONTANEOUS

• (adj) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
• Synonyms: unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu
• Antonyms: premeditated, planned, contrived
• The spontaneous combustion of the rag was due to the oil and temperature.