vocab allocate-spontaneous

assiduous

(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent.... My dad has an assiduous attention to detail.

brash

(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent... It was brash to talk back to the teacher.

ardent

(adj.) very enthusiastic, impassioned.... Michael Jordan had a ardent love for basketball when he was little.

emaciated

(adj.,part.) unnaturally thin... He was sick and emaciated after having the flu.

inkling

(n.) a hint; a vague notion.... The boy had an inkling that his favorite team would win the Super Bowl.

indemnity

(n.) a payment for damage or loss... The man payed his neighbor an indemnity of 200 dollars for a window his son broke.

rancor

(n.) bitter resentment or ill-will... Even though he is a bully I have no rancor towards him.

chastise

(v.) to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely.... We don't like to chastise, we send him to dog school instead.

exult

(v.) to rejoice greatly.... The bullies exulted over the teams loss.

allocate

(v.) to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute.... He allocated the Christmas bonuses.

deviate

(v.) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (n.) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional.... Do not deviate from the path in the woods or you will get lost.

capricious

(adj.) Subject to whims or passing fancies... The main character in the movie Elf has a capricious appetite.

copious

(adj.) abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose.... Its not good to drink a copious amount of alcohol

palatable

(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption.... Chicken is the most palatable food for kids.

omnipotent

(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority... God is an omnipotent person.

spontaneous

(adj.) arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance... Sometimes spontaneous events are better then planned ones.

limpid

(adj.) clear, transparent; readily understood... Her limpid eyes could tell you what she was thinking.

poignant

(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell.... We have many poignant pictures of thanksgiving.

sophomoric

(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited... His sophomoric behavior got him a detention.

gnarled

(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy.... He pointed his gnarled finger at me in anger.