UNIT 9 VOCAB

ALLOCATE

• Verb: to set apart or designate for special purpose. to distribute
• Syn: assign, allot, distribute
• The teacher allocated the students test back to them.

ARDENT

• ADJ:Very enthusiastic, impassioned
• Syn: intense, fervent, avid
• Ant: indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic
• The ardent child jumped with joy to his new toy.

ASSIDUOUS

• ADJ:Persistent, attentive, diligent
• Syn: industrious, unremitting, sedulous
• Ant: lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless
• The assiduous students scored better on test due to always paying attention in class.

BRASH

• ADJ:Prone to at in hastty manner; impudent
• Syn: rash, impetuous, brazen
• Ant: prudent, wary, circumspect
• The brash robber was caught because he was into much of a hurry and shot the clerk.

CAPRICIOUS

• ADJ:Subject to whims or passing fancies
• Syn: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
• Ant: constant, steady, unwavering
• Some stores have capricious returns for who people who buy things impulsively.

CHASTISE

• Verb: to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely
• Syn: Discipline, Censure
• Ant: Commend, Reward
• The boy's father chastised him for stealing the tv.

COPIOUS

• ADJ:Abundant, plentiful, wordy, verbose
• Syn: ample, profuse, bountiful
• Ant: Inadequate, meager, scanty, concise
• The school had a copious amount of food, so all students got a meal.

DEVIATE

• Verb: To turn aside; to stray from a norm
• Noun: One who departs from a norm
• ADJ: Differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional
• Syn:(V) diverge, veer, swerve
• Ant:(V) conform to, abide by, (Adj) Orthodox

DEVIATE CONTINUED

• To deviate the rules of the game could get you throwen out.

EMACIATED

• ADJ: unnaturally thin
• Syn: withered, shriveled
• Ant: plump, fat, obese
• If you work out to much and do not eat you can have an emaciated body.

EXULT

• Verb: rejoice greatly
• Syn: revel, glory
• Ant: mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament
• The mother exulted when she found out no one was hurt in the car crash.

GNARLED

• ADJ: Knotted, twisted, Lumpy
• Syn: Knotty, misshapen, contorted
• Ant: smooth, unblemished, straight
• Gnarled shoe laces are always hard to get undone.

INDEMNITY

• Noun: payment for the damage or loss
• Syn: Compensation, Reparation
• After the lose of their son the family received a indemnity.

INKLING

• Noun: A hint; a vague notion
• Syn: clue, intimation, suggestion
• The teacher gave us a inkling that we would have a quiz soon.

LIMPID

• ADJ: clear, transparent; readily understood.
• Syn: Lucid, intelligible;
• Ant: Murky, opaque
• Glasses have limpid lenses to so you can see through them.

OMNIPOTENT

• ADJ: almighty, having unlimited power or authority
• Syn: all-powerful;
• Ant: powerless, impotent
• USA is one of omnipotent countries in the world due to its powerful military.

PALATABLE

• ADJ:agreeable to the taste or ones's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
• Syn: edible, appetizing
• Ant: Inedible, distasteful
• Macaroni and cheese is a palatable meal I like to eat.

POIGNANT

• ADJ:deeply affected, touching, sharp in taste or smell
• Syn: Heartrending, melancholy
• Ant: Unaffecting, bland, vapid
• The loss of his grandfather had a poignant affect on him which made him think deeply.

RANCOR

• Noun:Bitter resentment or ill-will
• Syn: enmity, animosity,
• Ant: Goodwill, harmony
• After the fight John had a rancor with Mike which made bitter tension when together.

SOPHOMORIC

• ADJ: Immature and overconfident; conceited
• Syn: pretentious, superficial
• Ant: mature, knowledge
• The child acted sophomoric by unplugging the TV on his brother after he would not let him use it.

SPONTANEOUS

• ADJ: arising naturally; not planned
• Syn: unplanned, impromptu
• Ant: planned, contrived
• The surprise party was not spontaneous, it was always planned.