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Eng. Vocab Unit 10

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v)to accept without protest; to agree or submit syn: comply with, consent, yeild ant: resist, protest Acquiesce
v) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; n) a strong attraction; charm syn: v) tantalize, beguile n) temptation, enticement ant: v0 repel, turn off n) repellent Allure
adj, adv) twisted to one side, crooked;disapprovingly syn: lopsided, cockeyed ant: straight, symmetrical Askew
adj) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned syn: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent ant: glum, morose, despondent, depressed Blithe
adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argue syn: argumentative, disputations, combative ant: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific Contentious
v) to desire something belonging to another syn: crave, yearn for, hunger for ant: disdain, scorn, despise Covet
adj) discouraged, dejected, downcast syn: despondent, disconsolate ant: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied,cocky Crestfallen
adj) rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder syn: untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt ant: tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed Disheveled
n) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised syn: defender, champion, interpreter ant: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor Exponent
adj) given to much talking, tediously chatty syn: talkative, long winded ant: reserved, mum, reticent Garrulous
adv) incapable of being overcome syn: invincible, insurmountable ant: surmountable, conquerable Insuperable
adj) tobe regretted or pitied syn: deplorable, regrettable, distressing ant; praiseworthy, commendable, laudable Lamentable
n) an unsuitable or misleading name syn: misnaming, malapropism Misnomer
v) to affirm openly, to state belief in, to claim, pretend syn: assert, declare, proclaim, purport ant: disclaim, disavow, repudiate Profess
n) a period of relief or rest syn: interval, intermission, lull, breather Respite
n) a repayment; a deserved punishment syn: recompense, requital, just deserts Retribution
adj) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible syn: twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple ant: direct, straight, unbending, stiff, rigid Sinuous
adj) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style syn: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent ant: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating Sonorous
n) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field syn: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers ant: rear fguard, stragglers, laggards Vanguard
n) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing syn: loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate ant: skinflint, tightwad, miser Wastrel
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