Voc 10&11 Flashcards
To accept without protest , to agree to submit
Acquiesce
To entice , to be attractive to, a strong attraction the power to attract
Allure
Twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly
Askew
Cheerful, lighthearted, casual, unconcerned
Blithe
Quarrelsome , inclined to argue
Contentious
To desire something belonging to another person
Covet
Discouraged, dejected,downcast
Crestfallen
Rumpled, missed, hanging in disorder
Disheveled
One who advocates , speaks for, explains, or interprets
Exponent
Given to much talking, tedious chatting
Garrulous
Incaple of being overcome
Insuperable
To be regretted or pitied
Lamentable
To entice , to be attractive to, a strong attraction the power to attract
Allure
Twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly
Askew
Cheerful, lighthearted, casual, unconcerned
Blithe
Quarrelsome , inclined to argue
Contentious
To desire something belonging to another person
Covet
Discouraged, dejected,downcast
Crestfallen
Rumpled, missed, hanging in disorder
Disheveled
One who advocates , speaks for, explains, or interprets
Exponent
Given to much talking, tedious chatting
Garrulous
Incaple of being overcome
Insuperable
To be regretted or pitied
Lamentable
An unsuitable or misleading name
Misnomer
To affirm openly, to sate belief in, to claim, to pretend
Profess
A period or relief or rest
Respite
A repayment, a deserved punishment
Retribution
Winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible
Sinuous
Full, deep, or rich in sound, impressive in style
Sonorous
E foremost part of an army, the leading position in any field
Vanguard
A wasteful person, spendthrift, a good for nothing
Wastrel
To refer casually or indirectly
Allude
Supernaturally perceptive, one who processes extrasensory powers,seer
Clairvoyant
Serving to settle an issue
Conclusive
Not respectable, not esteemed
Disreputable
Native or confined to a particular region or people
Endemic
Worthy of imitation, commendable, serving as a model
Exemplary
To understand, to get to the bottom of, to determine the depth of, a measure of depth in water
Fathom
Treacherous cunning, deceit
Guile
Hinesty, high moral standards, am unimpaired condition, completeness, soundness
Integrity