STEVEN MOONEY

ALLOCATE

• Verb
• to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
• Synonyms: assign, allot, distribute, apportion
• Grandma allocated her remaining money to my mom and her brother.

ARDENT

• Adjective
• Very enthusiastic, impassioned
• Synonyms: intense, fervent, avid, zealous
• Antonyms: indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic
• Ex. The ardent athlete trains every day to improve.

ASSIDUOUS

• Adjective
• Persistent, attentive, diligent
• Synonyms: industrious, unremitting, sedulous
• Antonyms: lazy, lacksadsical, shiftless
• Ex. The assiduous student had the highest test grade of the class.

BRASH

• Adjective
• Prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
• Synonyms: rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent.
• Antonyms: prudent, wary, circumspect
• Ex. The brash girl next to me made me jump.

CAPRICIOUS

• Adjective
• Subject to whims or passing fancies
• Synonyms: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
• Antonyms: constant, steady, unwavering
• Ex. This capricious decision caused people to lose trust in him.

CHASTISE

• Verb
• To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely
• Synonyms: discipline, censure
• Antonyms: commend, reward
• Ex. They used to chastise students in school with a slap on the wrist

COPIOUS

• Adjective
• Abundant, plentiful, wordy, verbose
• Synonyms: ample, profuse, bountiful
• Antonyms: inadequate, meager, scanty, consise
• Ex. Joseph's copious food supply lasted throughout the famine.

DEVIATE

• Adjective, verb, noun
• (v.) to turn aside, to stray from a norm. (n.) one who departs from a norm. (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconvential.
• Synonyms: (v.) diverge, veer, swerve
• Antonyms: (v.) conform to, abide by. (adj.) orthodox
• Ex. I deviated to the other lane so I would get hit by another car.

EMACIATED

• Adjective, participle
• Unnaturally thin
• Synonyms: withered, shriveled
• Antonyms: plump, fat, obese, corpulent
• Ex. The emaciated man started to eat more and more as the weeks went on.

EXULT

• Verb
• To rejoice greatly
• Synonyms: revel, glory, celebrated.
• Antonyms: mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament
• Ex. The hockey team exhulted after winning the tournament championship

GNARLED

• Adjective
• Knoted, twisted, lumpy
• Synonyms: knotty, misshapen, contorted
• Antonyms: smooth, straight, unblemished
• Ex: The gnarled tape on the top of the hockey stick served as a grip

INDEMNITY

• Noun
• A payment for damage or a loss
• Synonyms: compensation, reparation, restitution.
• Ex: The indemnity for the broken glass was $10.

INKLING

• Noun
• A hint; a vague notion
• Synonyms: clue, imitation, suggestion
• Ex: The inkling found by the detective significantly helped the case.

LIMPID

• Adjective
• Clear, transparent,; readily understood
• Synonyms: lucid, intelligible
• Antonyms: murky, opaque
• Ex: Her limpid eyes but the boy in awe of her.

OMNIPOTENT

• Adjective
• Almighty, having unlimited power or authority
• Synonyms: all-powerful
• Antonyms: powerless, impotent, weak
• Ex: The view of an omnipotent God can be scary or glorious.

PALATABLE

• Adjective
• Agreeable to the taste or ones sensibilities; suitable for consumption.
• Synonyms: edible, appetizing, attractive
• Antonyms: inedible, distasteful, disagreeable
• Ex: The palatable strawberries we consumed once I got home.

POIGNANT

• Adjective
• Deeply affecting; touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
• Synonyms: heartrending, melancholy, bittersweet
• Antonyms: unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny
• Ex: The ending to the poignant season finale left me in tears.

RANCOR

• Noun
• Bitter resentment or ill-will
• Synonyms: animosity, enmity, bitterness
• Antonyms: goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity
• Ex: I tried to hide my rancor for him, but my face didn't hide my emotions.

SOPHOMORIC

• Adjective
• Immature and overconfident, concieted
• Synonyms: pretentious, superficial, fatuous
• Antonyms: mature, judicious, knowledgeable.
• Ex: These sophmoric acts are those of a freshman, not a senior.

SPONTANEOUS

• Adjective
• Arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
• Synonyms: unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu
• Antonyms: premeditated, planned, contrived
• Ex: The doctor's spontaneous decision saved the man's life.