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Unit 9 Vocabulary

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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ALLOCATE

  • To set apart for a special purpose
  • Synonym: assign
  • The gardener allocated his tools for different uses
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ARDENT

  • Very enthusiastic, impassioned
  • Synonym: fervent
  • Antonym: indifferent
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ASSIDUOUS

  • Persistent, attentive, diligent
  • Synonym: unremitting
  • Antonym: lazy
  • The rockclimber assiduously ascended the mountain
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BRASH

  • Prone to act in a hasty manner
  • Synonym: brazen
  • Antonym: wary
  • I brashly took the picture
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CAPRICIOUS

  • Subject to whims or passing fancies
  • Synonyms: Impulsive
  • Antonyms: steady
  • He capriciously bet all his money on blackjack
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CHASTISE

  • To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction
  • Synonym: discipline
  • Antonym: reward
  • The nun chastised the misbehaving child
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COPIOUS

  • Abundant, plentiful, wordy, verbos
  • Synonym: ample
  • Antonym: Meager
  • This year we made a copious amount of money
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DEVIATE

  • To turn his side; to stray from a norm
  • Synonym: diverge
  • Antonym: abide by
  • Canisius deviates from common core
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EMACIATED

  • Unnaturally thin
  • Synonym: Withered
  • Antonym: fat
  • After being in the concentration camp for so long, he was unsettlingly emaciated
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EXULT

  • To rejoice greatly
  • Synonym: revel
  • He exulted at the success of business
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GNARELED

  • knotted, twisted, lumpy
  • Synonym: contorted
  • Antonym: smooth
  • The gnarled shoe lace couldn't be untied.
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INDEMITY

  • A payment for loss or damage
  • Synonym compensation
  • I wish indemity could be used on my siblings
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INKLING

  • A hint or vague notion
  • Synonym: clue
  • I have an inkling of what you want me to do
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LIMPID

  • CLEAR, TRANSPARENT; READILY UNDERSTOOD
  • Synonym: lucid
  • The troops understood their orders limpidly
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OMNIPOTENT

  • Almighty, having unlimited power or authority
  • Synonym: all powerful
  • Antonym: powerless
  • Sometimes in video game you can feel omnipotent commanding troops
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PALATABLE

  • Agreeable to the taste of one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
  • Synonym: edible
  • Antonym: inedible
  • Is that food palatable?
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POIGNANT

  • Deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
  • Synonym: melancholy
  • Antonym, funny
  • Whats that poignant stench coming from under the house?
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RANCOR

  • Bitter resentment or ill-will
  • synonym: animosity
  • Antonym: goodwill
  • Hitler's rancor towards jews ended up from uncalled for to plain evil.
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SOPOMORIC

  • Immature and overconfident
  • Synonym: pretentious
  • Antonym: mature
  • Sometimes politicians can come off as sophomoric
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SPONTANEOUS

  • Arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
  • Synonym: unplanned
  • Antonym: planned
  • On the bike path, my tire spontaneously combusted

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