Unit 9 & 10 vocab

Pre ap English with Carter at McGill Toolen Catholic High School

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allocate

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

ardent

(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned

assiduous

(adj.) presistent, attentive, diligent

brash

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

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; plentifuk; wordy, verbose

deviate

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

emaciated

(adj. part) unnaturally thin

exult

(v.) to rejoice greatly

gnarled

(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy

indemnity

(n.) a payment fro damage or loss

inkling

(n.) a hint; a vague notion

limpid

(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood

omnipotent

(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority

palatble

(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

spontaneous

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

acquiesce

(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

allure

(v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction the power to attract, charm

askew

(adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

blithe

(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

contentious

(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue

covet

(v.) to desire something belonging to another

creastfallen

(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast

disheveled

(adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

exponent

(n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised

garrulous

(adj.) given to much talk, tediously chatty

insuperable

(adj.) incapabel of being overcome

lamentable

(adj.) to be regretted or pitied

misnomer

(n.) an unsuitable or misleading name

profess

(v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend

respite

(n.) a period of relief or rest

retibution

(n.) a repayment; a deserved punishment

sinuous

(adj.) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible

sonorous

(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style

vanguard

(n.) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field

wastrel

(n.) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing

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