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Vocab. units 10-12
Stack #129560
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | v.- to accept without protest; to agree |
| allure | v.-to be attracted to |
| askew | adj./adv.- twisted to one side, disapprovingly |
| blithe | adj,- cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned |
| contentious | adj.- quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
| covet | v.-to desire something belonging to another |
| crestfallen | adj.- discouraged |
| disheveled | adj.- rumpled, mussed; haning in disorder |
| exponent | n.- one who advocated, speaks for, explains, or interprets |
| garrulous | adj.- given to much talking, tediously chatty |
| insuperable | incapable of being overcome |
| lamentable | adj.- to be regretted or pitied |
| misnomer | n.- an unsuitable or misleading name |
| profess | v.- to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend |
| respite | n.- a period of relief or rest |
| retribution | n.- a repayment; a deserved punishment |
| sinuous | adj.- winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible |
| sonorous | adj.- full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style |
| vangaurd | n.- the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any feild |
| wastrel | n.-a wasteful person |
| allude | v.- to refer to casually or indirectly |
| clairvoyant | adj.- supernaturally perceptive |
| conclusive | adj.- serving to settle an issue, finale |
| endemic | adj.- native or sonfined to a particular region or people |
| disreputable | adj.- not respectable |
| exemplary | adj.- worthy of imitation, commendable, serving as a model |
| fathom | v.- to nderstand, get to the bottom of n.- a mesure of depth in water |
| guile | n.- treacherous cunning, deceit |
| integrity | n.- honest, high moral standards |
| itinerary | n.- a route of travel, a record of travel, a guidebook |
| misconsture | v. to interpret wrongly |
| obnoxious | adj.- highly offensive, arousing strong dislike |
| placate | v.- to appease, soothe, pacify |
| placid | adj.- clam, peaceful |
| plagiarism | n.- passing off or using as one's own the writing of another person |
| potent | adj.- powerful; highly effective |
| pretext | n.- a false reason, eceptive excuse |
| protrude | v.- to stick out, thrst forth |
| stark | adj.- harsh, unrelieved, desolate |
| superficial | adj.- on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding only what is on the srface, shallow |
| abjure | v.- to renounce, repudiate under oath, to adviod, shun |
| acrid | adj- hard in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper |
| august | adj- mmajestic, inspiring admiration and respect |
| callous | adj.- emotionally hardened, unfeeling |
| candestine | adj.- secret, concealed; underhanded |
| compunction | n.- remosre, regret |
| conflagration | n.- a large destructive fire |
| elated | adj.- in high spirits, jubilant, extremely pleased |
| indelible | adj.- not able to be erased or removed, memorable |
| indulgent | adj.- yielding to te wishes or demands of others |
| inveterate | adj.- firmly est., long-standing; haditual |
| irrelevant | adj.- not to the point; not applicable or pertinent |
| nocturnal | adj.- of or occuring in the night |
| platitude | n.- a commonplace, stale, or trite remark |
| quell | v.- to subdue; put down forcibly |
| quiescent | adj.- inactive; at rest |
| ruminate | v.- to meditate, think about at length |
| tacit | adj.- unspoken, silent, implied, inferred |
| tangible | adj.- capable of being touched; real, concrete |
| trenchant | adj.- incisive, keen; foreful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut |
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