Vocab 9 Flashcards

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Allocate

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To set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute

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Ardent

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Very enthusiastic, impassioned

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Assidious

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Persistant, attentive, diligent

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3
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Brash

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Prone to act in a hasty manner; imprudent

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4
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Capricious

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Subject to whims or passing fantasies

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5
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Chastise

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To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severly

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6
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Copious

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Abundent; plentiful; wordy verbose

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Deviate

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To turn aside; to stray from a norm // one who departs from a norm // differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional

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8
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Emaciated

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Unnaturally thin

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9
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Exhult

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To rejoice greatly

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10
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Gnarled

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Knotted, twisted, lumpy

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11
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Indemnity

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A payment for damage or loss

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12
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Inkling

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A hint, vague notion

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13
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Limpid

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Clear, transparent; readily understood

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14
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Omnipotent

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Almighty, having unlimited power or authority

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15
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Palatable

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Agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities, suitable for consumption

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Poignant

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Deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell

17
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Rancor

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A bitter resentment or ill-will

18
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Sophomoric

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Immature and overconfident; conceited

19
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Spontanious

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Arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance