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Vocab Unit 9 D E
Jenkins Vocabulary Unit 9 Definitions 10th Grade Level E
Question | Answer |
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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 hasty manner; imprudent |
Capricious | adj. subject to whims or passing fancies |
Chastise | v. to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely |
Copious | adj. abundant, plentiful, wordy, verbose |
Deviate | v. to turn aside; to stay from a norm; n. one who departs from a norm; heterodox, unconventional |
Emaciated | adj. part. unnaturally thin |
Exult | v. to rejoice greatly |
Gnarled | adj. knotted, twisted, lumpy |
Indemnity | n. a payment for damages or loss |
Inkling | n. a hint; a vague notion |
Limpid | adj. clear, transparent; readily understood |
Omnipotent | adj. almighty; having unlimited power or authority |
Palatable | adj. agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption |
Poignant | adj. deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell |
Rancor | n. bitter resentment or ill will |
Sophomoric | adj. immature and overconfident; conceited |
Spontaneous | adj. arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance |