sadlier vocabulary workshop level e unit 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 all'ocate | (v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute SYN: assign, allot, apportion |
| ar'dent | (adj.) very enthusiastic; impassioned SYN: intense, zealous, fervent, avid |
| a'ssid'uous | (adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent SYN: industrious, unremitting, sedulous |
| brash | (adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent SYN: rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent |
| ca'pric'ious | (adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies SYN: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, unwavering |
| chast'ise' | (v.) to inflict punishment on as a means of correction; to scold severely SYN: discipline, censure ANT: commend, reward |
| co'pious | (adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose SYN: ample. profuse, bountiful ANT: inadequate, meager, scanty, concise |
| de'viate | (v.) to turn aside; to to stray from the norm (n.) one who departs from the norm (adj.) differing from the norm; heterodox, unconventional SYN: (v.) diverge, veer, swerve ANT: (v.) conform, to abide by (adj.) orthodox |
| e'ma'clated | (adj. part) unnaturally, thin SYN: gaunt, withered, shrivel ANT: plump, fat, obese, corpulent |
| exult | (v.) to rejoice greatly SYN: revel, glory ANT: mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament |
| gnarled | (adj.) knotted, twisty, lumpy SYN: knotty, misshapen, contorted ANT: smooth, unblemished, straight |
| in'dem'nity | (n.) payment for damage or loss SYN: compensation, restitution, reparation |
| ink'ling | (n.) a hint; a vague emotion SYN: clue, intimation, suggestion |
| lim'pid | (adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood SYN: lucid, intelligible ANT: clouded, murky, opaque |
| om'nip'otent | (adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority SYN: all-powerful ANT: powerless, impotent, feeble, weak |
| pal'atable | (adj.) agreeable to the taste or ones's sensabilities; suitable for consumption SYN: edible, appetizing, attractive ANT: inedible, distasteful, disagreeable |
| poin'gant | (adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp keen or sharp in taste or smell SYN: heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy ANT: unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny |
| ran'cor | (n.) bitter resentment or ill-will SYN: animosity, enmity, bitterness ANT: goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity |
| sopho'mor'ic | (adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited SYN: pretentious, superficial, fatuous ANT: mature, judicious, sage, knowledgeable |
| spon'ta'neous | (adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance SYN: unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu ANT: premeditated, planned, contrived, rehearsed |
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