Unit IX Vocabulary

**all**ocate

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

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**synonyms:** assign, allot, apportion

**ar**dent

**(adj)** very enthusiastic, impassioned


**synonyms:** intense, zealous, fervent, avid
**antonyms:** indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic

as**sid**uous

**(adj)** persistent, attentive, diligent

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**synonyms:** industrious, unremitting, sedulous
**antonyms:** lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless

brash

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


**synonyms:** rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent
**antonyms:** prudent, wary, cautious, circumspect

ca**pric**ious

**(adj)** subject to whims or passing fancies

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**synonyms:** impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
**antonyms:** constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering

chas**tise**

**(v)** to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

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**synonyms:** discipline, censure antonyms: commend reward

**antonyms:** commend reward

**co**pious

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


**synonyms:** ample, profuse, bountiful
**antonyms:** inadequate, meager, scanty, concise

**de**viate

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

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**synonyms:** (v) diverge, veer, swerve
**antonyms:** (v) conform to, abide by; (adj) orthodox

e**a**ciated

**(adj)** unnaturally thin

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**synonyms:** gaunt, withered, shriveled
**antonyms:** plump, fat, obese, corpulent

e**xult**

**(v)** to rejoice greatly


**synonyms:** revel, glory
**antonyms:** mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament

gnarled

**(adj)** knotted, twisted, lumpy

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**synonyms:** knotty, misshapen, contorted

a**ntonyms:** smooth, unblemished, straight

in**dem**nity

**(n)** a payment for damage or loss

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**synonyms:** compensation, restitution, reparation

**ink**ling

**(n)** a hint; a vague notion

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**synonyms:** clue, intimation, suggestion

**lim**pid

**(adj)** clear, transparent; readily understood

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**synonyms:** lucid, intelligible
**antonyms:** clouded, murky, opaque

om**nip**otent

**(adj)** almighty; having unlimited power or authority

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**synonyms:** all-powerful
**antonyms:** powerless, important, feeble, weak

**pal**atable

**(adj)** agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities;

Suitable for consumption


**synonyms:** edible, appetizing, attractive
**antonyms:** inedible, distasteful, disagreeable

**poign**ant

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

or smell


**synonyms:** heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy
**antonyms:** unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny

**ran**cor

**(n)** bitter resentment or ill-will


**synonyms:** animosity, enmity, bitterness
**antonyms:** goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity

sopho**mor**ic

**(adj)** immature and overconfident; conceited


**synonyms:** pretentious, superficial, fatuous
**antonyms:** mature, judicious, sage, knowledgeable

spon**ta**neous

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


**synonyms:** unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu
**antonyms:** premeditated, planned, contrived, rehearsed