1. Vocabulary
Unit 9

2. Allocate
The teacher allocated a section of the room for storing the student’s textbooks.

3. Ardent
He was so ardent about starting a recycling program in school that he personally visited every classroom

4. Assiduous
The student was assiduous in his studies of foreign affairs.

5. Brash
The young pilot had a brash attitude and a sharp tongue.

6. Capricious
He thought the draft was capricious instead of based upon ability.

7. Chastise
The boss was sure to chastise anyone who was misbehaving.

8. Copious
The copious essay took me 3 hours to read.

9. Deviate
As I got tired, the car I was driving began to deviate from the intended course.

10. Emaciated
In concentration camps, the bodies of starving people became emaciated.

11. Exult
After winning the competition by only one point, the team was sure not to exult in their close victory.

12. Gnarled
As I ran to the scene, I saw the bike, which became a gnarled mass of metal.

13. Indemnity
After the company hit his mailbox, Bob demanded some indemnity.

14. Inkling
The smile on her face gave no inkling to the sorrow she really felt.

15. Limpid
From my boat, I could see the fish through the limpid waters of the lake.

16. Omnipotent
If he becomes king, he will be the first omnipotent ruler we ever had.

17. Palatable
The chef was able to make the worst foods palatable.

18. Poignant
That poignant scene in the movie made me cry.

19. Rancor
The dispute caused much rancor between the two groups.

20. Sophomoric
Some may say sophomores are sophomoric.

21. Spontaneous
The idea to go into the city was not planned, it was spontaneous.