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Vocab Unit 10

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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ACQUIESCE

  • V. To accept without protest
  • Syn: accede, comply
  • Ant: resist, yield
  • Tim's parents never acquiesce to his silly requests.
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ALLURE

  • V. To entice, tempt
  • N. A strong attraction
  • Syn: beguile, temptation
  • Ant: repel, repellant
  • The money involved allures many aspiring athletes to work hard.
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ASKEW

  • Adj. twisted to one side
  • Syn: awry, lopsided
  • Ant: straight, symmetrical
  • A neat person will go crazy when their desk is askew.
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BLITHE

  • Adj. cheerful or lighthearted
  • Syn: carefree, nonchalant
  • Ant: glum, morose
  • It is hard for people to be blithe when they wake up at six in the morning.
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CONTENTIOUS

  • Adj. quarrelsome, inclined to argue
  • Syn: augmentive, combative
  • Ant: agreeable, amiable
  • My dad is very contentious when somone challenges his opinion.
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COVET

  • V. To desire something belonging to another
  • Syn: crave, want
  • Ant: disdain, scorn
  • The Ten Commandments say you should not covet your neighbors wife.
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CRESTFALLEN

  • Adj. discouraged
  • Syn: despondent
  • Ant: elated, cheerful
  • The team seemed crestfallen after their loss.
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DISHEVELED

  • Adj. rumpled, mussed
  • Syn: untidy, messed up
  • Ant: tidy, well-groomed
  • His hair was disheveled after the fight.
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EXPONENT

  • N. One who advocates, the power to which something is raised
  • Syn: defender
  • Ant: critic, adversary
  • Many scientists are exponets of preventing global warming.
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GARRULOUS

  • Adj. given to much talking, tediously chatty
  • Syn: talkative
  • Ant: mum, laconic
  • The garrulous boy became very irritating to the group of tourists.
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INSUPERABLE

  • Adj. incabbalr of being overcome
  • Syn: invincible
  • Ant: conquerable
  • Superman has powers that make him insuperable.
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LAMENTABLE

  • Adj. to be regretted or pitied
  • Syn: deplorable
  • Ant: good, praiseworthy
  • The lamentable bank robber killed two innocent people.
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MISNOMER

  • N. An unsuitable or misleading name
  • Syn: misnaming
  • The term National Hockey League is a misnomer because
  • the league includes international teams.
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PROFESS

  • V. To affirm openly
  • Syn: assert, proclaim
  • Ant: disclaim, repudiate
  • Catholics often profess their faith.
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RESPITE

  • V. A period of relief
  • Syn. Interval, lull
  • Many workers celebrate when there is a respite in work.
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RETRIBUTION

  • N. a repayment/ desrved punishment
  • Syn: requital, recompense
  • Any wrong doing deserves retribution in sl e peoples eyes.
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SINUOUS

  • Adj. winding, with many curves
  • Syn. Twisting, convulted
  • Ant. Direct
  • The sinuous road is unfortunately hard to travel.
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SONOROUS

  • Adj. full, deep
  • Syn: resonant
  • Ant: tinny, reedy
  • The sonorous violin peice pleased the audience.
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VANGUARD

  • N. The foremost part of an army
  • Syn: forefront
  • Ant: rearguard
  • The vanguard ran out of supplies and was in great danger.
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WASTREL

  • N. A wasteful person
  • Syn: loafer
  • Ant: skinflit
  • That wastrel needs to stop putting his bottles in the garbage.
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