SADLEROXFORD LEVEL E VOCABULARY UNIT 9 TO ALLOCATE

SADLER-OXFORD LEVEL E VOCABULARY UNIT #9

TO ALLOCATE (VERB) I allocated (designated) almost half of my paychecks to paying for car insurance and gasoline each month. I allocated or locate a hook by the door for my car keys.

ARDENT FAN (ADJ) In 2008, there were ardent (enthusiastic) Phillies fans stretched all the way down Broad Street to celebrate their World Series victory. .

These people are definitely ardent fans of technology.

ASSIDUOUS WORKER(ADJ) This guy is assiduous; he is working his butt off! He is such an assiduous (tireless) worker that sweat actually flies off of his head as he types!

BRASH BEHAVIOR(ADJ) In Romeo’s hindsight, brash getting (hasty) a tattoo decision of my to drink favorite the gaming poison is system the reason may have Romeo been anda Juliet bit brash; especially ended in tragedy; now thathe it is obsolete! should have checked to be sure Juliet was really dead first. It was Romeo’s brash decision to drink the poison before assessing the situation that made Romeo and Juliet a tragedy.

CAPRICIOUS YOUTH(ADJ) The phrase “capricious youth” refers to a young person’s tendency to explore various interests as he or she develops into an adult.

TO CHASTISE (VERB) The store owner realized that it would be better to chastise his employees for their lateness than it would be to fire them. You’re always late! You don’t listen to directions! You complain about my breath! Get it together already!

COPIOUS AMOUNTS (ADJ) According to the stereotypes, cops eat copious amount of donuts every day; that doesn’t make it true though.

TO DEVIATE (VERB) Because the bridge was under construction, we had to deviate from the route we had planned to take. We followed the detour.

A DEVIATE (NOUN) A deviate is someone whose values depart from those of society. DEVIATE BEHAVIOR(ADJ) Deviate behavior is simply the adjectival way of saying someone is a deviate.

EMACIATED CHILD(VERB) Despite their lack of food, the emaciated men still found ways to stay positive.

TO EXULT (VERB) The children wanted to exult (rejoice) because congress made homework illegal.

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GNARLED DOG TOY(ADJ) The gnarled (twisted) hands of the old man were By the time the dog was done with it, the bone was evidence of decades of work as a construction nothing but a gnarled (chewed up) mess. worker.

THE DOUBLE INDEMNITY (NOUN) Double indemnity (insurance) occurs when someone is paid twice the amount of the usual value of the insurance coverage. The indemnity (coverage) for a car accident depends on how big a dent you put in the other person’s car.

AN INKLING (NOUN) We searched his face for clues, but we could not get an inkling (clue) Rorschach indicating how felttests Some (ink he blot) about the lateness policy provide a clearer inkling ofthe what they company put do. in place mean thanhad others

LIMPID POOLS (ADJ) The limpid (clear) pools of the Caribbean make it an ideal place to vacation.

OMNI = ALL GOD P(OTENT MNIPOTENT ADJ) = POWERFUL None of the Olympic gods were considered to be omnipotent but together they were believed to control the earth, sun, stars and everything in between.

When you have finished reviewing the vocabulary, go to page 101 and complete sentences: 10, 11, 13, 15, 19

PALATABLE FOOD (ADJ) In order to make Even skunks find the meal harshmore smellpalatable of cigars(edible) to be for his children, (unpleasant). he arranged the food into the shape of a unpalatable face.

POIGNANT PART(ADJ) Poignant can also refer to a sharp taste smell. The most poignant (touching) part of the or movie left Garlicsingle and hot sauceincan evenwith thetears most bland every person the make audience meals taste more streaming down hispoignant. or her face.

THE RANCOR (NOUN) The rancor (bitter hatred) that Shylock and Antonio had for each other was so strong that it ran to their very cores. They each have rancor (malice) towards each other.

SOPHOMORIC BEHAVIOR(ADJ) SOPH = WISE MOR = FOOL Their sophomoric (immature) behavior of the a few students can disrupt the learning of an entire class. Many people find the sophomoric behavior of Zach Galifianakis highly entertaining; however, other people think he is just an idiot.

SPONTANEOUS REACTION (ADJ) Spontaneous usually refers a single action, like The audience’s decision to to give a standing ovation spontaneous combustion. (unprompted); Capricious usually describes was clearly spontaneous it only took a a person’s personality as interested in many second before everyone was on his or herthings feet. and changing often.

When you have finished reviewing the vocabulary, go to page 101 and complete sentences: 2, 4, 8, 12, 18 When you finish these, complete page 103 in your vocabulary book. You will receive another 5 points if you use vocabtest. com and print out your test results