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| Acquiesce | (v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit. Syn: comply with, accede, consent, yeild. Ant: resist, protest. |
| Allure | (v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; the power to attract. charm. Syn: bugile, tantalize, temptation, enticement. Ant: repel, turn off, repellent. |
| Askew | (adj., adv.) twisted on one side, crooked; disapprovingly. Syn. awry, lopsided, cockeyed. Ant: Straight, symmetrical. |
| Blithe | (Adj.) Cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned. Syn: Carefree, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned. Syn: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent. Ant: glum, morose, despondent, depressed. |
| Contentious | (Adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue. Syn: argumentative, disputatious, combative. Ant: agreeble, amiable, affable, pacific. |
| Covet | (v.) to desire something belonging to another. Syn: crave, yearn for, hunger for. Ant: disdain, scorn, despise. |
| Crestfallen | (Adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast. Syn: despondent, disconsolate. Ant: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky. |
| Disheveled | (Adj.) Rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder. Syn: untidy, diarranged, tousled, unkempt. Ant: Tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed. |
| Exponent | (n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interperates; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised. Syn: defender, champion, interpeter. Ant: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor. |
| Garrulous | (adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty. Syn: talkative, loquacious, long-winded. Ant: reticent, mum. taciturn, laconic, reserved. |
| Insuperable | (adj.) incapable of being overcome. Syn: invincible, insurmountable. Ant: surmountable, conquerable. |
| Lamentable | (adj.) to be regretted or pitied. Syn: deplorable, regrettable, distressing. Ant: praiseworthy, commendable, laudable. |
| Misnomer | (n.) an unsuitable or misleading name. Syn: misnaming, malapropism. |
| Profess | (v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend. Syn: assert, declare, proclaim, purport. Ant: disclaim, disavow, repudiate. |
| Respite | (n.) a period of relief or rest. Syn: interval, intermission, lull, breather. |
| Retribution | (n.) a repayement; a deserved punishment. Syn: recompense, requital, just deserts. |
| Sinuous | (adj.) winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible. Syn: twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple. Ant: direct, straight, unbending, stiff, rigid. |
| Sonorous | (adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressivein style. Syn: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent Ant: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating. |
| Vanguard | (n.) the formost part of an army; the leading position in any feild. Syn: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers. Ant: rear guard, stragglers, laggards. |
| Wastrel | (n.) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing. Syn: loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate. Ant: Skinflint, tightwad, miser. |
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