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Vocab Unit 10

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Acquiesce (V.)

  • To accept without protest; to agree or submit
  • Synonyms: comply with,accede,consent,yield
  • Antonyms: resist, protest
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Allure (V.) (N.)

  • (V.) To entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (N.) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm.
  • Synonyms: (V.) beguile, tantilize; (N.) temptation, encitment
  • Antonyms: (V.) repel, turn off; (N.) repellent
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Askew (Adj.) (Adv.)

  • Twistedto ones side, crooked; disapprovingly
  • Synonyms: awry, lopsided, cockeyed
  • Antonyms: straight, symmetrical
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Blithe (Adj.)

  • Quarrelsome, inclined to argue
  • Synonyms: argumentative, disputatious, combative
  • Antonyms: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific
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Covet (V.)

  • To desire something belonging to another
  • Synonyms: crave, yearn for, hunger for
  • Antonyms: disdain, scorn, despise
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Crestfallen (Adj.)

  • Discouraged, denected, downcast
  • Synonyms: despondent , disconsolate
  • Antonyms: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky
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Disheveled (Adj).

  • Rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
  • Synonyms: untidy, dissaranged, tousled, unkempt
  • Antonyms: tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed
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Exponent (N.)

  • One who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number is to be raised.
  • Synonyms: defender, champion, interpreter
  • Antonyms: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor
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Garrulous (Adj.)

  • Given to much talking, tediously chatty
  • Synonyms: invincible, insurmountable
  • Antonyms: surmountable, conquerable
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Lamentable (Adj.)

  • To be regretted or pitied
  • Synonyms: deplorable, regrettable, distressing
  • Antonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, laudable
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Misnomer (N.)

  • An unsuitable or misleading name
  • Synonyms: misnaming, malapropism
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Profess (V.)

  • To affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
  • Synonyms: assert, declare, proclaim, purport
  • Antonyms: disclaim, disavow, repudiate
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Respite (N.)

  • A period of relief or rest
  • Synonyms: interval, intermission, lull, breather
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Retribution (N.)

  • A repayment; a deserved punishment
  • Synonyms: recompense, requital, just deserts
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Sinuous (Adj.)

  • Winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
  • Synonyms: twisting, convoulted, serpentine, supple
  • Antonyms: direct, straight, unbending, stiff, rigid
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Soronous (Adj.)

  • Full, deep, or rich in sound, impressive in style
  • Synonyms: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent
  • Antonyms: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating
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Vanguard (N.)

  • The foremost part of a army; the leading position in any field
  • Synonyms: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers
  • Antonyms: rear guard, stragglers, laggards
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Wastrel (N.)

  • A wasteful person, soendthrift; a good-for-nothing
  • Synonyms: loafer, idler, sauanderer, profilgate
  • Antonyms: skinflint, tightwad, miser

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