English Honors Vocabulary Unit 9

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, unconventional

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 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; pretends to be mature but is the opposite

Spontaneous

(Adj) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance