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Unit 9 Vocabulary

Unit 9 Vocabulary. Sophomore Level E. Allocate. Verb To set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute Little Flower allocates funds each year for student scholarships. Synonyms. Antonyms. Assign Allot Apportion. Allocate. Ardent. Adjective

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Unit 9 Vocabulary

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  1. Unit 9 Vocabulary Sophomore Level E

  2. Allocate • Verb • To set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute • Little Flower allocates funds each year for student scholarships.

  3. Synonyms Antonyms Assign Allot Apportion Allocate

  4. Ardent • Adjective • Very enthusiastic, impassioned • The concert-goers gave an ardent welcome to their favorite band.

  5. Synonyms Antonyms Intense Zealous Fervent Avid Indifferent Stolid Phlegmatic Apathetic Ardent

  6. Assiduous • Adjective • Persistent, attentive, diligent • With the company planning to lay-off employees tomorrow, only assiduous workers feel safe.

  7. Synonyms Antonyms Industrious Unremitting Sedulous Lazy Lackadaisical Shiftless Assiduous

  8. Brash • Adjective • Prone to act in a hasty manner; imprudent • When Britney Spears shaved her head, the media came to the conclusion that her decision was brash.

  9. Synonyms Antonyms Prudent Wary Cautious Circumspect Rash Impetuous Brazen Impertinent Brash

  10. Capricious • Adjective • Subject to whims or passing fancies • Celebrities are often called capricious because their money allows them to act on every impulse.

  11. Synonyms Antonyms Impulsive Fickle Unpredictable Constant Steady Unwavering Capricious

  12. Chastise • Verb • To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely • Slaves are often chastised by their masters when no wrongdoing is apparent.

  13. Synonyms Antonyms Discipline Censure Chastise Commend Reward

  14. Copious • Adjective • Abundant; plentiful; wordy; verbose • Charles Dickens wrote copious descriptions of scenery because he received payment for each written word.

  15. Synonyms Antonyms Inadequate Meager Scanty Concise Ample Profuse Bountiful Copious

  16. Deviate • Verb • To turn aside; to stray from a norm • Noun • One who departs from a norm • Adjective • Differing from a norm, unconventional • Drivers sometimes deviate from MapQuest directions if they know of a shortcut.

  17. Synonyms Antonyms Conform to Abide by Orthodox (adj.) Diverge Veer Swerve Deviate

  18. Emaciated • Adjective, participle • Unnaturally thin • The body’s of slaves usually appeared emaciated from lack of proper nourishment.

  19. Synonyms Antonyms Plump Fat Obese Corpulent Gaunt Withered Shriveled Emaciated

  20. Exult • Verb • To rejoice greatly • Abolitionists and slaves exulted in the announcement of the Emancipation Proclamation.

  21. Synonyms Antonyms Mope Sulk Regret Lament Revel Glory Exult

  22. Gnarled • Adjective • Knotted, twisted, lumpy • The gnarled branches of the oak tree prevented the boys from building a tree house.

  23. Synonyms Antonyms Knotty Misshapen Contorted Gnarled Smooth Unblemished Straight

  24. Indemnity • Noun • A payment for damage or loss • After the accident, the insurance company will provide indemnity for the driver without fault.

  25. Synonyms Antonyms Compensation Restitution Reparation Indemnity

  26. Inkling • Noun • A hint; a vague notion • Maria’s behavior in class gave the teacher an inkling that she did not complete her homework.

  27. Synonyms Antonyms Clue Intimation Suggestion Inkling

  28. Limpid • Adjective • Clear, transparent; readily understood • After the storm, the usually limpid waters appeared cloudy and dirty.

  29. Synonyms Antonyms Cloudy Murky Opaque Lucid Intelligible Limpid

  30. Omnipotent • Adjective • Almighty having unlimited power or authority • Slave masters are omnipotent in the eyes of the enslaved because they exert their mental and physical power on a daily basis.

  31. Synonyms Antonyms Powerless Impotent Feeble Weak All-Powerful Omnipotent

  32. Palatable • Adjective • Agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities; suitable for consumption • Top chef contestants create palatable dishes for the judge’s table so they are not the ones told to “pack their knives and go.”

  33. Synonyms Antonyms Inedible Distasteful Disagreeable Edible Appetizing Attractive Palatable

  34. Poignant • Adjective • Deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell. • The picture of John F. Kennedy, Jr. saluting his father’s coffin is a poignant image in the mind of the American people.

  35. Synonyms Antonyms Heartrending Bittersweet Melancholy Unaffecting Bland Funny Poignant

  36. Rancor • Noun • Bitter resentment or ill-will • Upon being corrected in class, the student’s face showed a strong degree of rancor aimed at the teacher.

  37. Synonyms Antonyms Animosity Enmity Bitterness Goodwill Harmony Rapport Rancor

  38. Adjective Immature and overconfident; conceited The students experienced extreme sadness when their play flopped due to their sophomoric efforts. Sophomoric

  39. Synonyms Antonyms Mature Judicious Knowledgeable Sage Pretentious Superficial Fatuous Sophomoric

  40. Spontaneous • Adjective • Arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advanced • Faced with the advances of her master, Linda Brent decided to partake in a spontaneous relationship with Mr. Sands.

  41. Synonyms Antonyms Premeditated Planned Contrived Rehearsed Unpremeditated Unplanned Impromptu Spontaneous

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