Ch. 10 voc
Terms
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- Acuiesce
- (v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit
- Allure
- (v.) to entrice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
- Askew
- (adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly
- Blithe
- (adj.) cheerful, lightearted; casual, unconcerned
- Contentious
- (adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue
- Covet
- (v.) to desire something belonging to another
- Crestfallen
- (adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast
- Disheveled
- (adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
- Exponent
- (n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised
- Garrulous
- (adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty
- Insuperable
- (adj.) incapable of being overcome
- Lamentable
- (adj.) to be regretted or pitied
- Misnomer
- (n.) an unsuitable or misleading name
- Profess
- (v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend
- Respite
- (n.) a period of relief or rest
- Retrebution
- (n.) a repayment; a deserved punishment
- Sinuous
- (adj.) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
- Sonorous
- (adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound;impressive in style
- Vanguard
- (n.0 the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
- Wastrel
- (n.) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing