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Vocabulary Unit 9E

AB
allocateto set apart or designate for a special purpose, to distribute; to assign, allot, apportion
ardentvery enthusiastic, impassioned; intense, zealous, fervent, avid
assiduouspersistent, attentive, diligent; industrious,unremitting, sedulous
brashprone to act in a hasty manner, impudent; rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent
capricioussubject to whims or passing fancies; impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
chastiseto inflict physical punishment as means of correction, to scold fiercely; to discipline, censure, call on the carpet
copiousabundant, plentiful, wordy, verbose; ample, profuse, bountiful
deviateto turn aside, stray from the norm, one who departs from the norm, differing from the norm, heterodox, unconventional; to diverge, veer, swerve
emaciatedmade unnaturally thin; gaunt, withered, shriveled, all skin and bones
exultto rejoice greatly; to revel, glory in
gnarledknotted, twisted, lumpy; misshapen, contorted
indemnitya payment for damage or loss; compensation, restitution, reparation
inklinga hint, a vague notion; a clue, intimation, suggestion
limpidclear, transparent. readily understood; lucid, intelligible, transparent
omnipotentalmighty, having unlimited power of authority; all-powerful
palatableagreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities, suitable for consumption; edible, appetizing, attractive
poignantdeeply affecting; touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell; heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy
rancorbitter resentment or ill-will; animosity, enmity, bitterness
sophomoricimmature but overconfident, conceited; pretentious, superficial, fatuous
spontaneousarising naturally, not planned or engineered in advanced; unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu


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