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Vocab Unit 10 - Level E Vocabulary Workshop Sadlier-Oxford

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acquiesce   to accept without protest; to agree or submit   comply with, accede, consent, yield   resist, protest  
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allure   to entice, tempt; to be attractive to --- a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm   beguile, tantalize, temptation, enticement   repel, turn off, repellent  
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askew   twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly   awry, lopsided, cockeyed   straight, symmetrical  
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blithe   cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned   carefree, nonchalant, indifferent   glum, morose, despondent, depressed  
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contentious   quarrelsome, inclined to argue   argumentative, disputations, combative   agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific  
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covet   to desire something belonging to another   crave, yearn for, hunger for   disdain, scorn, despise  
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crestfallen   discouraged, dejected, downcast   despondent, disconsolate   elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky  
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disheveled   rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder   untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt   tify, neat, orderly, well-groomed  
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exponent   one who advocates, speaks for, explains or interprets --- the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised   defender, champion, interpreter   critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor  
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garrulous   given to much talking, tediously chatty   talkative, loquacious, long-winded   reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved  
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insuperable   incapable of being overcome   invincible, insurmountable   surmountable, conquerable  
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lamentable   to be regretted or pitied   deplorable, regrettable, distressing   praiseworthy, commendable, laudable  
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misnomer   an unsuitable or misleading name   misnaming, malapropism   N/A  
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profess   to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend   assert, declare, proclaim, purport   disclaim, disavow, repudiate  
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respite   a period of relief or rest   interval, intermission, lull, breather   N/A  
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retribution   a repayment; a deserved punishment   recompense, requital, just deserts   N/A  
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sinuous   winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible   twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple   direct, straight, unbending, stiff, rigid  
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sonorous   full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style   resonant, resoudning, grandiloquent   tinny, reedy, harsh, grating  
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vanguard   the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field   forefront, cutting egde, trailblazers   rear guard, stragglers, laggards  
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wastrel   a wasteful person, spendthrift, a good-for-nothing   loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate   skinflint, tightwad, miser  
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