CASEY GARDON

ALLOCATE

ALLOCATE

• Verb
• Syn. assign, allot, distribute
• Many people often allocate their money to loved ones in their family.

ARDENT

ARDENT

• Adjective
• Syn. intense, fervent, avid
• Ant. indifferent, stolid
• President Obama was very ardent about winning the election

ASSIDUOUS

ASSIDUOUS

• Adjective
• Syn. industrious, unremitting, sedulous
• Ant. lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless
• To be considered assiduous, you have to work your hardest

BRASH

BRASH

• Adjective
• Syn. rash, impetuous, nrazen
• Ant. prudent, wary, circumspect
• Most fans at sports games are brash and loud with what they want to say

CAPRICIOUS

CAPRICIOUS

• Adjective
• Syn. impulsive, fickle, unpredictable
• Ant. constant, steady
• The weather can be capricious and change quickly, in Florida.

CHASTISE

CHASTISE

• Verb
• Syn. discipline, censure
• Ant. commend, reward
• The slave owner chatised the slave for trying to run away.

COPIOUS

COPIOUS

• Adjective
• Syn. ample, profuse, bountiful
• Ant. inadequate, meager, scanty
• The billionaire had a copious amount of money.

DEVIATE

DEVIATE

• Verb
• Syn. diverge, veer, swerve
• Ant. conform to, abide by
• Some people take the easy path, while others make their own path.

EMANCIATED

EMACIATED

• Adjective, Part.
• Syn. withered, shriveled
• Ant. plump, fat, obese
• People who are emaciated are usually very malnourished and sick.

EXULT

EXULT

• Verb
• Syn. revel, glory
• Ant. mope, sulk, regret
• The winner of the poker tournament exulted when he saw the money he won.

GNARLED

• Adjective
• Syn. knotty, contorted
• Ant. smooth, straight, unblemished
• The shoe lace was all gnarled and twisted.

INDEMNITY

• Noun
• Syn. compensation, reparation
• Ant.
• If someone robs your house you will get an indemnity from the insurance company.

INKLING

• Noun
• Syn. clue, intimation, suggestion
• Ant.
• I had no inkling that we were going on our suprise vacation.

LIMPID

• Adjective
• Syn. lucid, intelligible
• Ant. murky, opaque
• The clear and limpid waters of the Carribean are ideal for snorkeling.

OMNIPOTENT

• Adjective
• Syn. all-powerful
• Ant. powerless, weak, impotent
• Some peolpe portray their god as omnipotent and having complete control.

PALATABLE

• Adjective
• Syn. edible, appetizing, attractive
• Ant. inedible, distasteful
• Restaurants try to make their food palatable and look appetizing.

POIGNANT

• Adjective
• Syn. melancholy, heartrending
• Ant. unaffecting, bland, vapid
• The speech that the mother gave at the funeral was poignant, and touched many hearts.

RANCOR

• Noun
• Syn. animosity, enmity, bitterness
• Ant. goodwill, harmony, rapport
• You may have rancor for a teacher that gave you a bad grade on a project.

SOPHOMORIC

• Adjective
• Syn. pretentious, superficial, fatuous
• Ant. mature, judicious knowledgeable
• Sophomores can be stupid and sophomoric.

SPONTANEOUS

• Adjective
• Syn. unpremeditated, unplanned
• Ant. premeditated, planned, contrived
• My family and I made a spontaneous and an in the moment decision to go
• to Canada for the fourth of July.