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Vocabulary 9.1
Vocabulary 9 #1-10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Allocate | (v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute. S-We allocated the trash and the clean stuff. |
| Ardent | (adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned S- The ardent people were so excited about cheering. |
| Assiduous | (adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent S- The assiduous people were attentive. |
| Brash | (adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent. S- The brash people were very rude. |
| Capricious | (adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies. |
| Chastise | (v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely. S- Stop chastising that boy and do your work. |
| Copious | (adj.) 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, heterodox, unconventional. |
| Emaciated | (adj.,part.) unnaturally thin |
| Exult | (v.) to rejoice greatly. |