Unit 10 vocabulary Flashcards by Ika Lin | Brainscape

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askew

A

twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

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blithe

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cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

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contentious

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quarrelsome, inclined to argue

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covet

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to desire something belonging to another

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disheveled

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rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

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garrulous

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given to much talking, tediously chatty

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insuperable

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incapable of being overcome

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lamentable

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to be regretted or pitied

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retribution

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a repayment; a deserved punishment

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wastrel

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a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good for nothing

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-phon-, -phone-

A

sound, voice

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-phon-, -phone- example

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microphone, saxophone

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-pol-, -polis-

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city

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-pol-, -polis- example

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politician, metropolis

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