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VocabularyUnit10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acquiesce | to accept without protest, to agree or submit |
| Allure | to entice, tempt, to be attractive to, the power to attact, charm |
| Askew | twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly |
| Blithe | cheerful, lighthearted, casual, unconcerned |
| Contentious | quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
| Covet | to desire something belonging to another |
| Crestfallen | discouraged, dejected, downcast |
| Disheveled | rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder |
| Exponent | one who advocates, speaks for, explains or interprets. (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised |
| Garrulous | given to much talking, tediously chatty |
| Insuperable | incapable of being overcome |
| Lamentable | to be regretted or pitied |
| Misnomer | unsuitable or misleading name |
| Profess | to affirm openly, to state belief in, to claim, pretend |
| Respite | a period of relief or rest |
| Retribution | a repayment, a deserved punishment |
| Sinuous | winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible |
| Sonorous | full, deep or rich in sound, impressive in style |
| Vangaurd | the formost part of an army, the leading position in any field |
| Wastrel | a wasteful person, spendthrift, a good-for-nothing |