click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Chapter 10-english
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| askew | twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly |
| contentious | quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
| covet | to desire something belonging to another |
| crestfallen | discouraged, dejected, downcast |
| disheveled | rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder |
| lamentable | to be rejected or pitited |
| profess | to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend |
| respite | a period of relief or rest |
| retribution | a repayment, a deserved punishment |
| vanguard | the foremost part of an army, the leading position in any field |