English 10 Unit 9 Vocab

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1. 1What does "allocate" mean?
   Aclear, transparent; readily understood

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

   Carising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance

   Dto set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
2. 2What does "ardent" mean?
   Apersistent, attentive, diligent

   Babundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

   Cto turn aside; to stray from a norm

   Dvery enthusiastic, impassioned
3. 3What does "assiduous" mean?
   Ato turn aside; to stray from a norm

   Bvery enthusiastic, impassioned

   Cpersistent, attentive, diligent

   Dabundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
4. 4What does "brash" mean?
   Aalmighty, having unlimited power or authority

   Babundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

   Cprone to act in a hasty manner; impudent

   Dto turn aside; to stray from a norm
5. 5What does "capricious" mean?
   Aabundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

   Bsubject to whims or passing fancies

   Cvery enthusiastic, impassioned

   Dclear, transparent; readily understood
6. 6What does "chastise" mean?
   Adeeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell

   Bto inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

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

   Dalmighty, having unlimited power or authority
7. 7What does "copious" mean?
   Apersistent, attentive, diligent

   Babundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose

   Cto turn aside; to stray from a norm

   Dprone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
8. 8What does "deviate" mean?
   Ato turn aside; to stray from a norm

   Bsubject to whims or passing fancies

   Cpersistent, attentive, diligent

   Dvery enthusiastic, impassioned
9. 9What does "emaciated" mean?
   Aunnaturally thin

   Ba payment for damage or loss

   Cto rejoice greatly

   Dknotted, twisted, lumpy
10. 10What does "exult" mean?
    Apersistent, attentive, diligent

    Bknotted, twisted, lumpy

    Ca hint; a vague notion

    Dto rejoice greatly
11. 11What does "gnarled" mean?
    Aunnaturally thin

    Bpersistent, attentive, diligent

    Cto rejoice greatly

    Dknotted, twisted, lumpy
12. 12What does "indemnity" mean?
    Apersistent, attentive, diligent

    Bsubject to whims or passing fancies

    Cvery enthusiastic, impassioned

    Da payment for damage or loss
13. 13What does "inkling" mean?
    Aa hint; a vague notion

    Bunnaturally thin

    Cknotted, twisted, lumpy

    Dto rejoice greatly
14. 14What does "limpid" mean?
    Aimmature and overconfident; conceited

    Bclear, transparent; readily understood

    Cto turn aside; to stray from a norm

    Dpersistent, attentive, diligent
15. 15What does "omnipotent" mean?
    Aprone to act in a hasty manner; impudent

    Bimmature and overconfident; conceited

    Calmighty, having unlimited power or authority

    Dsubject to whims or passing fancies
16. 16What does "palatable" mean?
    Aagreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption

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

    Carising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance

    Ddeeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
17. 17What does "poignant" mean?
    Aclear, transparent; readily understood

    Bto inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely

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

    Dagreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
18. 18What does "rancor" mean?
    Ato turn aside; to stray from a norm

    Bpersistent, attentive, diligent

    Cbitter resentment or ill-will

    Dvery enthusiastic, impassioned
19. 19What does "sophomoric" mean?
    Aimmature and overconfident; conceited

    Bto turn aside; to stray from a norm

    Csubject to whims or passing fancies

    Dclear, transparent; readily understood
20. 20What does "spontaneous" mean?
    Aagreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption

    Barising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance

    Calmighty, having unlimited power or authority

    Dprone to act in a hasty manner; impudent