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Eng I Level E unit 9
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 a hasty manner; impudent |
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 stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconvential |
emaciated | (adj., part.) unnaturally 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; readily understood |
omnipotent | (adj.) almighty, having umlimited 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 |