Level E

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Level E

• Unit 9

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Allocate

• Connotation
• Neutral
• Etymology
• from L. ad- "to" locare "to place"

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Ardent

• Connotation
• Positive
• Etymology
• from L. ardentem prp. of ardere "to burn"

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Assiduous

• Connotation
• Positive
• Etymology
• L. from ad "to" sedere "to sit"

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brash

• Connotation
• Negative
• Etymology
• 16c. Scottish brash "attack, assault"

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capricious
Etymology It. capriccioso, from capriccio
meaning "sudden start or motion," apparently from
capro "goat," from L. capreolus "wild goat.

• Connotation
• Negative

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chastise

• Connotation
• Negative
• Etymology
• 12751325 Middle English chastisen,  to
  chasten  to make chaste, decent

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copious

• Connotation
• Neutral
• Etymology
• Latin copiosus  well supplied, from copia
   abundance, from ops  wealth

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deviate

• Connotation
• Negative
• Etymology
• Late Latin deviare  to turn aside from the direct
  road, from de-   via  road

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emaciated

• Connotation
• Negative
• Etymology
• Latin emaciare  to make lean, from macer  thin

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exult

• Connotation
• Positive
• Etymology
• Latin exsultare  to jump or leap for joy, from
  saltare  to leap

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gnarled

• Connotation
• Negative
• Etymology
• probably variant of knurled M.E. knor "knot"

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indemnity

• Connotation
• Neutral
• Etymology
• L. indemnis "unhurt, undamaged," from in- "not"
  damnum "damage."

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inkling

• Connotation
• Neutral
• Etymology
• c.1400, apparently from the gerund of M.E. verb
  inclen "utter in an undertone" (mid-14c.), which
  perhaps is related to O.E. inca "doubt,
  suspicion."

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limpid

• Connotation
• Positive
• Etymology
• L. limpidus "clear," from limpa "water goddess,
  water" probably cognate with lympha "clear
  liquid"

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omnipotent

• Connotation
• Positive
• Etymology
• L. from omnis "all" potens "powerful"

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palatable

• Connotation
• Positive
• Etymology
• 1660s, "good-tasting," from palate  -able

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poignant

• Connotation
• Positive
• Etymology
• Latin pungens  pricking, from pungere  to sting,
  pierce, grieve

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rancor

• Connotation
• Negative
• Etymology
• L. rancorem "rancidness, grudge, bitterness,"
  from L. rancere "to stink"

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sophomoric

• Connotation
• Negative
• Etymology
• 1805-15,
• Americanism sophomore  -ic
• probably by influence of folk etymology
  derivation from Gk. sophos "wise" moros
  "foolish, dull."

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spontaneous

• Connotation
• Neutral
• Etymology
• from Latin sponte  voluntarily