Vocabulary Unit 8-10
Terms
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- to accept without protest; to agree or submit
- acquiesce; verb
- given to much talking, tediously chatty
- garrulous; adj
- quarrelsome, inclined to argue
- contentious; adj.
- a period of relief or rest
- respite; noun
- to be regretted to pitied
- lamentable; adj
- cheerful, lighthearted, casual, unconcerned
- blithe; adj.
- winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
- sinuous; adj
- rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
- disheveled; adj.
- the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
- vanguard; noun
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to entice, tempt; to be attractive to
a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm - allure; verb, noun
- an unsuitable ro misleading name
- misnomer; noun
- twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly
- askew; adj adv.
- a wasteful person, spenfthrift; a good-for-nothing
- wastrel; noun
- full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
- sonorous; adj
- discouraged, dejected, downcast
- crestfallen; adj.
- one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised
- exponent; noun
- a repayment; a deserved punishment
- retribution; noun
- to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
- profess; verb
- incapable of being overcome
- insuperable;adj.
- to desire something belonging to another
- covet; verb
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