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Vocabulary Test #10

Vocabulary Test #10 date of test 2.26.10 (Mr.McCartneys class)

QuestionAnswer
Acquiesce To accept without protest; to agree or submit syn: comply with, accede, consent , yield ant: resist, protest
Allure To entice, tempt; to be attractive to syn: beguile, tantalize ant: repel, turn off
Askew Twisted to one side syn: awry, lopsided, cockeyed ant: straight, symmetrical
Blithe Cheerful syn:carefree, nonchalant, indifferent ant: glum, morose, despondent, depressed
Contentious Quarrelsome, inclined to argue syn: argumentative, disputatious, combative ant: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific
Covet To desire something belonging to another syn: crave, yearn for, hunger for ant: disdain, scorn, despise
Crestfallen Discouraged, dejected, downcast syn: despondent, disconsolate ant: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky
Disheveled Rumpled,mussed, hanging in disorder syn: untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt ant: tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed
Exponent One who advocates, speaks for, explains or interprets syn:defender, champion, interpreter ant: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor
Garrulous Given to much talking, tediously chatty syn: talkative, loquacious, long-winded ant: reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved
Insuperable Incapable of being overcome syn: invincible, insurmountable ant:surmountable, conquerable
Lamentable To be regretted or pitied syn: deplorable, regrettable, distressing ant: praiseworthy, commendable, laudable
Misnomer An unsuitable or misleading name syn:misnaming, malapropism
Profess To affirm openly, to state belief in, to claim, pretend syn: assert, declare, proclaim, purport ant:disclaim, disavow, repudiate
Respite A period of relief or rest syn: interval, intermission, lull, breather
Retribution A repayment; a deserved punishment syn: recompense, requital, just deserts
Sinuous Winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible syn:twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple ant: direct, straight, unbending, stiff, rigid
Sonorous Full, deep, or right in sounds, impressive in style syn: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent ant: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating
Vanguard The foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field syn: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers ant: rear guard, stragglers, laggards
Wastrel A wasteful person, a good-for- nothing, spendthrift syn: loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate ant: skinflint, tightwad, miser
Created by: lexyvela
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