VOCABULARY UNIT 9

ALLOCATE

• To set apart for a special purpose
• (Verb) syn: assign, allot, apportion
• My teacher allocates our tests bacl to us.

ARDENT

• Very enthusiastic
• (adj) syn: intense, zealous
• ant: indifferent, stolid
• Our school has very ardent fans at our sporting events.

ASSIDUOUS

• Persistence, attentive
• (adj) syn: industrious, unremitting, ant: lazy
• Stock brockers on Wall Street are assiduous workers

BRASH

• Prone to act in a hasty manner
• (adj) syn: rash, brazen, ant: cautious, wary
• Romeo is known to be a brash character.

CAPRICIOUS

• Subject to to whims and passing fancies.
• (adj) syn: impulsive, fickle, ant: constant, steady.
• Countries with bombs better not get capricious thoughts.

CHASTISE

• To inflict physical punishment as a means of corrections
• (verb) syn: censure, discipline, ant: commend, rewards.
• Prison guards chastise inmates when they fight each other.

COPIOUS

• Abundent, plentiful
• (adj) syn: ample, profuse, ant: scanty, concise.
• Canada is known for a copious amount of trees.

DEVIATE

• Turn from a norm.
• syn: diverge, swerve, ant: orthodox.
• Can be used as a noun, verb, or adjective.

EMACIATED

• Unnaturally thin
• (adj) syn: gaunt, shiveled, ant: plump, fat.
• Some kids in India are emaciated poor victims.

EXULT

• To rejoice greatly
• (verb) syn: revel, glory, ant: mope.
• I exulted after I learned that I aced my exam.

GNARLED

• Knotted, twisted
• (adj) syn: misshapen ant: smooth
• My dog had gnarled hair before I combed it.

INDEMNITY

• Payment for damage or loss
• (noun) syn: compensation
• Some workers get compensation when they are injuried on the job.

INKLING

• A hint
• (noun) syn: clue
• I always need a inkling when I play hide and seek.

LIMPID

• Clear, transparent
• (adj) syn: intelligible ant: cloudy
• My window is very limpid.

OMNIPOTENT

• Almighty, authority
• (adj) syn: all-powerful ant: powerless
• Our God is a omnipotent man.

PALATABLE

• Agreeable to the taste
• (adj) syn: edible
• Adding butter makes every food very palatable.

POIGNANT

• Deeply affecting
• (adj) syn: heartrending ant: insipid
• The sight of the finish line is very poignant sight.

RANCOR

• Bitter resentment
• (noun) syn: animosity ant: good-will
• A rancor attitude is present during a political debate.

SOPHOMORIC

• Immature and over-confident
• (adj) syn: pretentious ant: mature
• Teenagers are known to be sophomoric and have no responsibility.

SPONTANEOUS

• Arising naturally, not planned
• (adj) syn: unplanned, impromptu, ant: planned, rehearsed.
• Dark Age scientists believed in spontaneous generation, meaning that life appeared in moldy food.