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Vocab Unit 10

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ACQUIESCE

  • (V) TO ACCEPT WITHOUT PROTEST; TO AGREE OR SUBMIT
  • S: Comply with, accede, consent, yield
  • A: resist, protest
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ALLURE

  • (V) To ENTICE, TEMPT; TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO
  • (N) A strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
  • S: beguile, tantalize; temptation, enticement
  • A: repel, turn off
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ASKEW

  • (Adj, adv) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly
  • S: awry, lopsided, cockeyed
  • A: straight, symmetrical
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BLITHE

  • (Adj) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
  • S: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent
  • A: glum, morose, despondent, depressed
Photo by Will Montague
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CONTENTIOUS

  • (Adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argue
  • S: arguementative, disputatious, combative
  • A: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific
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COVET

  • (V) to desire something belonging to another
  • S: crave, yearn for, hunger for
  • A: disdain, scorn, despise
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CRESTFALLEN

  • (Adj) discouraged, dejected, downcast
  • S: despondent, disconsolate
  • A: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky
Photo by Josh Kenzer
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DISHEVELED

  • (Adj) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
  • S: untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt
  • A: tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed
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EXPONENT

  • (N) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets
  • (Math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised
  • S: defender, champion, interpreter
  • A: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor
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GARRULOUS

  • (Adj) given to much talking, tediously chatty
  • S: talkative, loquacious, long-winded
  • A: reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved
Photo by Dan Queiroz
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INSUPERABLE

  • (Adj) incapable of being overcome
  • S: invincible, insurmountable
  • A: surmountable, conquerable
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LAMENTABLE

  • (Adj) to be regretted or pitied
  • S: deplorable, regrettable, distressing
  • A: praiseworthy, commendable, laudable
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MISNOMER

  • (N) an unsuitable or misleading name
  • S: misnaming, malapropism
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PROFESS

  • (V) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
  • S: assert, declare, proclaim, purport
  • A: disclaim, disavow, repudiate
Photo by Kheel Center, Cornell University
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RESPITE

  • (N) a period of relief or rest
  • S: interval, intermission, lull, breather
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RETRIBUTION

  • (N) a repayment; a deserved punishment
  • S: recompense, requital, just deserts
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SINUOUS

  • (Adj) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
  • S: twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple
  • A: direct, striaght, unbending, stiff, rigid
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SONOROUS

  • (Adj) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
  • S: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent
  • A: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating
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VANGUARD

  • (N) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
  • S: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers
  • A: rear guard, stragglers, laggards
Photo by Sean Huolihan Photography
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WASTREL

  • (N) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing
  • S: loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate
  • A: skinflint, tightwad, miser
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