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Unit 9 Vocab
English Unit 9 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allocate | set apart syn: assign, allot |
| ardent | enthusiastic; impassioned |
| assiduous | persistent; attentive; diligent |
| brash | prone to act in a hasty manner; rash |
| capricious | moody; mean |
| chastise | discipline |
| copious | wordy |
| deviate | turn aside; to stray from a norm |
| deviate (noun) | one who departs from a norm |
| emaciated | unnaturally thin syn: withered; shriveled |
| exult | revel |
| gnarled | knotted; twisted; misshapen |
| indemnity | payment for damage or loss; compensation |
| inkling | hint; vague notion syn: clue; intimation |
| limpid | clear; transparent syn: lucid; intelligible |
| omnipotent | almighty; all-powerful |
| palatable | agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities syn: edible; appetizing |
| poignant | deeply affecting; touching syn: heartrending; melancholy |
| rancor | animosity; enmity |
| sophomoric | immature; overconfident; conceited |
| spontaneous | arising naturally; not planned syn: unpremeditated; unplanned |