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| acquiesce | (v) to accept without protest; to agree or submit (syn) comply with, accede, consent, yield (ant) resist, protest |
| allure | (v) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm (syn)(v) beguile, tantalize; (n) temptation, enticement (ant) (v) repel, turn off; (n) repellent |
| askew | (adj) (adv) twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly (syn) awry, lopsided, cockeyed (ant) straight, symmetrical |
| blithe | (adj) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned (syn) carefree, nonchalant, indifferent (ant) glum, morose, despondent, depressed |
| contentious | (adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argue (syn) argumentative, disputatious, combative (ant) agreeable, 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, disarranged, tousled, unkempt (ant) tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed |
| exponent | (n) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets, (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised (syn) defender, champion, interpreter (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 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 repayment; 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; impressive in style (syn) resonant, resounding, grandiloquent (ant) tinny, reedy, harsh, grating |
| vanguard | (n) the foremost part of an army, the leading position in any field (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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