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Unit 9
Sadler Vocabulary Level E Unit 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Allocate (v) | to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute |
| Ardent (adj) | very enthusiastic, impassioned |
| Assiduous(adj) | persistent, attentive, diligent |
| Brash(adj) | prone to act in a hasty manner; imprudent |
| Capricious (adj) | subject to whims or passing fancies |
| Chastise (v) | to inflict punisment as a means of correction, to scold severely |
| Copious (adj) | abundant, plentiful; wordy, verbose |
| Deviate (v) | to turn aside; to stray from a norm |
| Emaciated (adj) | extremely thin |
| Exult (v) | to rejoice greatly |
| Gnarled (adj) | knotted, twisted, lumpy |
| indemnity (n) | a payment for damage or loss |
| Inkling (n) | a hint; a vague notion |
| Limpid (adj) | clear, transparent; redily understood |
| Omnipotent (adj) | almighty, having unlimited power or authority |
| Palatable (adj) | agreeable to the taste of one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption |
| Poignant (adj) | deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste of smell |
| Rancor (n) | bitter resentment or ill-will |
| Sophomoric (adj) | immature and overconfident; conceited |
| Spontaneous (adj) | arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance |
| Synonym: Allocate | assign, allot, distribute |
| Synonym: Ardent | intense, fervent, avid |
| Synonym: Assiduous | industrious, unremitting, sedulous |
| Synonym:Brash | rash, impetuous, brazen |
| Synonym: Capricious | impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial |
| Synonym: Chastise | discipline, censure |
| Synonym: copious | ample, profuse, bountiful |
| Synonym: Deviate | diverge, veer, swerve |
| Synonym:emaciated | withered, shriveled |
| Synonym: exult | revel, glory |
| Synonym: gnarled | knotty, misshapen, contorted |
| Synonym: indemnity | compensation, reparation |
| Synonym: Inkling | clue, intimation, suggestion |
| Synonym: Limpid | lucid, intelligible |
| Synonym: omnipotent | all-powerful |
| Synonym: palatable | edible, appetizing, attractive |
| Synonym: poignant | heartrending, melancholy |
| Synonym: rancor | animosity, enmity, bitterness |
| Synonym: sophomoric | pretentious, superficial, immature |
| Synonym: spontaneous | unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu |
| Antonym: Ardent | indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic |
| Antonym: Assidious | lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless |
| Antonym: Brash | prudent, wary, circumspect |
| Antonym: Capricious | constant, steady unwaivering |
| Antonym: chastise | commend, reward |
| Antonym: Copious | inadequate, meager, scanty, concise |
| Antonym: Deviate | conform to, abide by |
| Antonym: emaciated | plump, fat, obese, corpulent |
| Antonym: elult | mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament |
| Antonym: gnarled | smooth, unblemeshed, straight |
| Antonym: limpid | murky, opaque |
| Antonym: omnipotent | powerless, weak, impotent |
| Antonym: palatable | inedible, distasteful, disagreeable |
| Antonym: poignant | unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny |
| Antonym: rancor | goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity |
| Antonym: sophomoric | mature, judicious, knowledgeable |
| Antonym: spontaneous | premeditated, unplanned, impromptu |
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Sonja Gutwerk
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