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Unit 9 Vocab
English Unit 9 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 |