1. Vocabulary Unit 9, Level E

2. Allocate (v.) To set apart or designate for a special purpose, to distribute … assign, allot, apportion

3. Very enthusiastic, impassioned … intense, zealous, fervent, avid Ardent (adj.)

4. Persistent, attentive, diligent … industrious, unremitting, sedulous Assiduous (adj.)

5. Prone to act in a hasty manner, impudent (bold) … rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent Brash (adj.)

6. Subject to whims or passing fancies … impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial Capricious (adj.)

7. To inflict physical punishment as a means of correction, to scold severely … discipline, censure Chastise (v.)

8. Abundant, plentiful, wordy, verbose … ample, profuse, bountiful Copious (adj.)

9. To turn aside, to stray from a norm/one who departs from a norm/differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional … diverge, veer, swerve Deviate (v./n./adj.)

10. Unnaturally thin … gaunt, withered, shriveled Emaciated (adj.)

11. To rejoice greatly … revel, glory Exult (v.)

12. Knotted, twisted, lumpy … knotty, misshapen, contorted Gnarled (adj.)

13. A payment for damage or loss … compensation, restitution, reparation Indemnity (n.)

14. A hint, a vague notion … clue, intimation, suggestion Inkling (n.)

15. Clear, transparent, readily understood … lucid, intelligible Limpid (adj.)

16. Almighty, having unlimited power or authority … all-powerful Omnipotent (adj.)

17. Agreeable to the taste or one’s sensibilities, suitable for consumption … edible, appetizing, attractive Palatable (adj.)

18. Deeply affecting, touching, keen or sharp in taste or smell … heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy Poignant (adj.)

19. Bitter resentment or ill-will … animosity, enmity, bitterness Rancor (n.)

20. Immature & overconfident, conceited … pretentious, superficial, fatuous Sophomoric (adj.)

21. Arising naturally, not planned or engineered in advance … unpremeditated, unplanned, impromptu Spontaneous (adj.)