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allocate
- v. to set apart or designate for a special purpose; to distribute
- syn: assign, allot, apportion
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ardent
- adj. very enthusiastic, impassioned
- syn: intense, zealous, fervent, avid
- ant: indifferent, stolid, phlegmatic, apathetic
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assiduous
- adj. persistent, attentive, diligent
- syn: industrious, unremitting, sedulous
- ant: lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless
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brash
- adj. prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent
- syn: rash, impetuous, brazen, impertinent
- ant: prudent, wary, cautious, circumspect
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capricious
- adj. subject to whims or passing fancies
- syn: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercucial
- ant: constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering
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chastise
- v. to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severly
- syn: discipline, censure
- ant: commend, reward
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copious
- adj. abundant; plentiful; wordy, verbose
- syn:ample, profuse, bountiful
- ant: inadequate, meager, scanty, concise
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deviate
- v. to turn aside; to stray from a norm
- n. one who departs from a norm
- adj. differing from a norm, heterdox, unconventional
- syn: (v) diverge, veer, swerve
- ant: (v) conform to, abide by (adj) orthodox
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emaciated
- adj, part. unnaturally thin
- syn: gaunt, withered, shriveled
- ant: plump, fat, obese, corpulent
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exult
- v. to rejoice greatly
- syn: revel, glory
- ant: mope, sulk, regret, rue, lament
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gnarled
- adj. knotted, twisted, lumpy
- syn: knotty, misshapen, contorted
- ant: smooth, unblemished, straigh
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indemnity
- n. a payment for damage or loss
- syn: compensation, restitution, reparation
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inkling
- n. a hint; a vague notion
- syn: clue, intimation, suggestion
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limpid
- adj. clear, transparent; readily understood
- syn: lucid, intelligible
- ant: clouded, murky, opaque
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omnipotent
- adj. almighty, having unlimited power or authority
- syn: all-powerful
- ant: powerless, impotent, feeble, weak
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palatable
- adj. agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption
- syn: edible, appetizing, attractive
- ant: inedible, distasteful, disageeable
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poignant
- adj. deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
- syn: heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy
- ant: unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny
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rancor
- n. bitter resentment or ill-will
- syn: animosity, enmity, bitterness
- ant: goodwill, harmony, rapport, amity
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sophmoric
- adj. immature and overconfident; conceited
- syn: pretentious, superficial, fatuous
- ant: mature, judicious, sage, knowledgeable
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spontaneous
- adj. arising naturally; not planned or engineered in advance
- syn: unpremeditated, unplanned, improptu
- ant: premeditated, planned, contrived, rehearsed
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