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Vocab Unit 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Acquiesce | to accept without protest; to agree or submit |
| Allure | to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, 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 advocated, speaks for, explains, or interprets; 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 | an unsuitable or misleading name |
| Profess | to affirm openly, to state belief in, to claim, pretend |
| Respite | a period of relief or rest |
| Retibution | a repayment; a deserved punishment |
| Sinuous | winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible |
| Sonorous | full, deep, or rich in sound, impressive in style |
| Vanguard | the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field |
| Wastrel | a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing |