VOCABULARY UNIT 10

ACQUIESCE

• Verb
• To accept without protest; to agree or submit
• Synonyms: comply with, accede, consent, yield
• Antonyms: resist, protest
• Ex. The suspect acquiesced with authories relating with the crime.

ALLURE

• Verb or Noun
• to entice, tempt; to be attractive to;a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
• Synonyms: (v.) beguile, tantalize; (n.) temptation, enticement
• Antonyms: (v.) repel, turn off; (n.) repellent
• Ex. Her friends allured her to talk to go to the party that night.

ASKEW

• Adjective or Adverb
• twisted to one side, crooked; dissaprovingly
• Synonyms: awry, lopsided, cockeyed
• Antonyms: straight, symmetrical
• Ex. Her askew finger grossed out the small child.

BLITHE

• Adjective
• cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
• Synonyms: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent
• Antonyms: glum, morose, despondent, depressed
• Ex. The blithe players didnt have a good pregame warmup.

CONTENTIOUS

• Adjective
• (adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue
• Synonyms: argumentative, disputatious, combative
• Antonyms: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific
• Ex. The contentious student was getting the teacher angry.

COVET

• Verb
• to desire something belonging to another
• Synonyms: crave, yearn for, hunger for
• Antonyms: disdain, scorn, despise
• The coach coveted another leage title.

CRESTFALLEN

• Adjective
• discouraged, dejected, downcast
• Synonyms: despondent, disconsolate
• Antonyms: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky
• The crestfallen team felt that there was nothing to play for.

DISHEVELED

• Adjective
• rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
• Synonyms: untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt
• Antonyms: tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed
• Ex. I was scolded for my very disheveled room.

EXPONENT

• Noun
• one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets.
• Synonyms: defender, champion, interpreter
• Antonyms: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor
• Ex. The exponent's message touched everyone in the crowd.

GARRULOUS

• Adjective
• given to much talking, tediously chatty
• Synonyms: talkative, loquacious, long-winded
• Antonyms: reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved
• Ex. The garrulous student was getting on the teacher's nerves.

INSUPERABLE

• Adjective
• incapable of being overcome
• Synonyms: invincible, insurmountable
• Antonyms: surmountable, conquerable
• Ex. The insuperable mountain was also a dormant volcano.

LAMENTABLE

• Adjective
• to be regretted or pitied
• Synonyms: deplorable, regrettable, distressing
• Antonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, laudable
• Ex. Cheating on that test will be a lamentable action.

MISNOMER

• Noun
• an unsuitable or misleading name
• Synonyms: misnaming, malapropism
• Ex. The team name `Redskins` has been viewed as a misnomer lately.

PROFESS

• Verb
• to affirm openly; to state or belief in; to claim, pretend
• Synonyms: assert, declare, proclaim, purport
• Antonyms: disclaim, disavow, repudiate
• Ex. The priest will let the deacon profess the gospel today.

RESPITE

• Noun
• a period of relief or rest
• Synonyms: interval, intermission, lull, breather
• Ex. The team needed a respite after a hard week of practice.

RETRIBUTION

• Noun
• a repayment; a deserved punishment
• Synonyms: recompense, requital, just desserts
• Ex. I needed to pay retribution for the damages.

SINUOUS

• Adjective
• winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
• Synonyms: twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple
• Antonyms: direct, straight, unbending stiff, rigid
• Ex. The sinuous hockey sticks of today can have many different curves on the blade.

SONOROUS

• adjective
• full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
• Synonyms: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent
• Antonyms: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating
• ex. A baseball hitting the bat on the sweet spot is the best sonorous sound in the world

VANGUARD

• Noun
• the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
• Synonyms: Forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers
• Antonyms: rear guard, stragglers, laggards
• Ex. The vanguard was the best trained of all the troops.

WASTREL

• Noun
• a wasteful person, spendthrft; a good-for-nothing
• Synonyms: loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate
• Antonyms: skinflint, tightwad, miser
• Ex. I hate seeing wastrels because they take everything for granted.