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voc. test 10-12

TermDefinition
acquiesce to accept without protest
allure to entice tempt to be attractive
askew twisted to one side
blithe cheerful
contentious quarrelsome
covet to desire something belonging to another
crestfallen discourage
disheveled rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder
exponent one who advocates
garrulous given to much talking
insuperable incapable of being over come
lamentable to be regretted or pitied
misnomer an unsuitable or misapplied name
profess to affirm openly
respite a period of relief and rest
retribution a repayment a deserved punishment
sinuous winding, having many curves
sonorous full, deep, or rich in sound
vanguard the foremost part of an army
wastrel a wasteful person
allude to refer to casually or indirectly
clairvoyant supernaturally perceptive
conclusive serving to settle an issue, final
disreputable not respectable, not esteemed
endemic native or confined to a particular region or people
exemplary worthy of imitation
fathom to understand, get to the bottom of
guile treacherous cunning, deceit
integrity honesty
itinerary a route of travel
misconstrue to interpret wrongly
obnoxious highly offensive
placate to appease
placid calm, peacful
plagiarism passing off or using as ones own the writings of another person
potent powerful
pretext a false reason
protrude to stick out
stark harsh
superficial on or near the surface
abjure to renounce
acrid harsh in taste of odor
august majestic
callous emotionally hardened
clandestine secret, concealed
compunction remorse, regret
conflagration a large destructive fire
elated in high spirits
indelible not able to be erased or removed
indulgent yielding to the wishes or demands of others
inveterate firmly established
irrelevant not to the point
nocturnal of or occurring in the night
platitude a commonplace, stale
quell to subdue, put down forcibly
quiescent inactive; at rest
ruminate to meditate
tacit unspoken; silent
tangible capable of being touched
trenchant incisive, keen, forceful
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