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SAT Vocabulary #9
Terms and Definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allocate | To set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute |
| Ardent | Very enthusiastic, impassioned |
| Assiduous | Persistent, attentive, diligent |
| Brash | Prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent |
| Capricious | Subject to whims or passing fancies |
| Chastise | To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely |
| Copious | Abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose |
| Deviate | (v)To turn aside; to stray from a norm (n) one who departs from a norm(Adj) differing from a norm; unconventional |
| Emaciated | Made unnaturally thinMade unnaturally thin |
| Exult | To rejoice greatly |
| Gnarled | Knotted, twisted, lumpy |
| Indemnity | A payment for damage or loss |
| Inkling | A hint; a vague notion |
| Limpid | Clear, transparent; readily understood |
| Omnipotent | Almighty, having unlimited power or authority |
| Palatable | Agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities; suitable for consumption |
| Poignant | Deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell. |
| Rancor | Bitter resentment or ill-will |
| Sophomoric | Immature but overconfident; conceited |
| Spontaneous | Arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance |