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Vocabulary Unit 10--Level E
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| acquiesce | to accept without protest; to agree or submit (syn) comply with, accede, consent, yield (ant) resist, protest |
| allure | to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm (syn) beguile, tantalize; temptation, enticement (ant) repel, turn off; repellent |
| askew | twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly (syn) awry, lopsided, cockeyed (ant) straight, symmetrical |
| blithe | cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned (syn) carefree, nonchalant, indifferent (ant) glum, morose, despondent, depressed |
| contentious | quarrelsome, inclined to argue (syn) argumentative, disputatious, combative (ant) agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific |
| covet | to desire something belonging to another (syn) crave, yearn for, hunger for (ant) disdain, scorn, despise |
| crestfallen | discouraged, dejected, downcast (syn) despondent, disconsolate (ant) elated, cheerful, self satisfied, cocky |
| disheveled | rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder (syn) untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt (ant) tidy, neat, orderly, well groomed |
| exponent | one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised; explanatory (syn) defender, champion, interpreter (ant) critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor |
| garrulous | given to much talking, tediously chatty (syn) talkative, loquacious, long winded (ant) reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved |
| insuperable | incapable of being overcome (syn) invincible, insurmountable (ant) surmountable, conquerable |
| lamentable | to be regretted or pitied (syn) deplorable, regrettable, distressing (ant) praisworthy, commendable. laudable |
| misnomer | an unsuitable or misapplied name (syn) misnaming, malapropism |
| profess | to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend (syn) assert, declare, proclaim, purport (ant) disclaim, disavow, repudiate |
| respite | a period of relief and rest (syn) interval, intermission, lull, breather |
| retribution | a repayment; a deserved punishment (syn) recompense, requiral, just deserts |
| sinuous | winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible (syn) twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple (ant) direct, straight, unbending, stiff, rigid |
| sonorous | full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style (syn) resonant, resounding, grandiloquent (ant) tinny, reedy, harsh, grating |
| vanguard | the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field (syn) forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers (ant) rear guard, stragglers, laggards |
| wastrel | a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing (syn) loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate (ant) skinflint, tightwad, miser |
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