Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level E Unit 10 – Flashcards
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acquiesce
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(v) to accept without protest; to agree or submit syn: comply with, accede, consent, yield ant: resist, protest
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allure
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(v) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to (n) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm syn: (v) beguile, tantalize; (n) temptation, enticement ant: (v) repel, turn off; (n) repellent
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askew
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(adj, adv) twisted to one side, crooked; dissaprovingly syn: awry, lopsided, cockeyed ant: straight, symmetrical
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blithe
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(adj) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned syn: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent ant: glum, morose, despondent, depressed
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contentious
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(adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argure syn: argumentative, disputatious, combative
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covet
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(v) to desire something belonging to another crave, yearn for, hunger for
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crestfallen
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(adj) discouraged, dejected, downcast despodent, disconsolate
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disheveled
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(adj) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt
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exponent
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(n) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets dfender, champion, interpreter
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garrulous
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(adj) given to much talking, tediously chatty talkitive, loquacious, long-winded
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insuperable
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(adj) incapable of being overcome invincible, insurmountable
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lamentable
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(adj) to be regretted or pitied deplorable, regrettable, distressing
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misnomer
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(n) an suitable or misleading name misnaming, malapropism
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profess
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(v) to affirm openly; to state or belief in; to claim, pretend assert, declare, proclaim, purport
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respite
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(n) a period of relief or rest interval, intermission, lull, breather
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retribution
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(n) a repayment; a deserved punishment recompense, requital, just desserts
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sinuous
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(adj) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple
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sonorous
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(adj) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style resonant, resounding, grandiloquent
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vanguard
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(n) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers
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wastrel
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(n) a wasteful person, spendthrft; a good-for-nothing loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate
