Sadlier Level E Unit 9

allocate

(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute.

Syn.: assign, allot, distribute.

ardent

(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned.

Syn.: intense, fervent, avid.

Ant.: indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic.

assiduous

(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent.

Syn.: industrious, unremitting, sedulous.

Ant.: lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless.

brash

(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent.

Syn.: rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent.

Ant.: prudent, wary, cautious, circumspect.

capricious

(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies.

Syn.: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial.

Ant.: constant, steady, unwavering.

chastise

(verb) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely.

Syn.: discipline, censure.

Ant.: commend, reward.

copious

(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose.

Syn.: ample, profuse, bountiful.

Ant.: inadequate, meager, scanty, concise.

deviate

(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional.

Syn.: (v.) diverge, veer, swerve.

Ant.: (v.) conform to, abide by; (adj.) orthodox.

emaciated

(adj., part.) unnaturally thin.

Syn.: withered, shriveled.

Ant.: plump, fat, obese, corpulent.

exult

(verb) to rejoice greatly.

Syn.: revel, glory.

Ant.: mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament.

gnarled

(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy.

Syn.: knotty, misshapen, contorted.

Ant.: smooth, unblemished, straight.

indemnity

(noun) a payment for damage or loss.

Syn.: compensation, restitution, reparation.

inkling

(noun) a hint; a vague notion.

Syn.: clue, intimation, suggestion.

limpid

(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood.

Syn.: lucid, intelligible.

Ant.: murky, opaque.

omnipotent

(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority.

Syn.: all-powerful.

Ant.: powerless, impotent, feeble, weak.

palatable

(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption.

Syn.: edible, appetizing, attractive.

Ant.: inedible, distasteful, disagreeable.

poignant

(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell.

Syn.: heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy.

Ant.: unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny.

rancor

(noun) bitter resentment or ill-will.

Syn.: animosity, enmity, bitterness.

Ant.: goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity.

sophomoric

(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited.

Syn.: pretentious, superficial, fatuous.

Ant.: mature, judicious, knowledgeable.

spontaneous

(adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance.

Syn.: unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu.

Ant.: premeditated, planned, contrived, rehearsed.