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Quiz #8
American/Whisl
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| retribution | a repayment; a deserved punishment |
| sinuous | winding, having many curves; flexible |
| respite | a period of relief or rest |
| profess | to affirm openly, to state belief in |
| misnomer | an unsuitable or misleading name |
| disconsolate | hopelessly unhappy, inconsolable |
| malady | any undesirable or disordered condition |
| lamentable | to be regretted or pitied |
| insuperable | incapable of being overcome |
| garrulous | given to much talking, talkative |
| disheveled | rumpled, untidy; hanging in disorder |
| crestfallen | discouraged, dejected |
| covet | to desire something belonging to another |
| contentious | quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
| limpid | clear; transparent; easily understood |
| inkling | a hint; a vague notion |
| indemnity | a payment for damage or los |
| deviate | (v) to turn aside, to stray from the norm (adj) differing from a norm, unconventional |
| copious | abundant; plentiful |
| chastise | to scold severely |