Unit 9

Question 1

allocate

Answer 1

(v) to distribute, set apart

Question 2

ardent

Answer 2

(adj) very enthusiastic, passionate

Question 3

assiduous

Answer 3

(adj) persistent, attentive, diligent

Question 4

brash

Answer 4

(adj) prone to act in a hasty manner

Question 5

capricious

Answer 5

(adj) subject to whims

Question 6

chastise

Answer 6

(v) to scold severely

Question 7

copious

Answer 7

(adj) abundant, plentiful

Question 8

deviate

Answer 8

(v) to stray away from the norm

Question 9

emaciated

Answer 9

(adj) unnaturally thin

Question 10

exult

Answer 10

(v) to rejoice greatly

Question 11

gnarled

Answer 11

(adj) knotted, twsited

Question 12

indemnity

Answer 12

(n) a payment for damage or loss

Question 13

inkling

Answer 13

(n) a hint, intimation

Question 14

limpid

Answer 14

(adj) clear, transparent

Question 15

omnipotent

Answer 15

(adj) almighty, having unlimited power

Question 16

palatable

Answer 16

(adj) agreeable to the taste or ones senses

Question 17

poignant

Answer 17

(adj) deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp

Question 18

rancor

Answer 18

(n) bitter resentment or ill will

Question 19

sophomoric

Answer 19

(adj) immature and overconfident

Question 20

spontaneous

Answer 20

(adj) arising naturally, not planned