Vocab: Unit 10

Question 1

acquiesce

Answer 1

(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit
Synonyms: comply with accede, consent, yield
Antonyms: resist, protest

Question 2

allure

Answer 2

(v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
Synonyms: (v.) beguile, tantalize; (n.) temptation, enticement
Antonyms: (v.) repel, turn off; (n.) repellent

Question 3

askew

Answer 3

(adj. adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly
Synonyms: awry, lopsided, cockeyed
Antonyms: straight, symmetrical

Question 4

blithe

Answer 4

(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
Synonyms: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent
Antonyms: glum, morose, despondent, depressed

Question 5

contentious

Answer 5

(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue
Synonyms: argumentative, disputatious, combative
Antonyms: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific

Question 6

covet

Answer 6

(v.) to desire something belonging to another
Synonyms: crave, yearn for, hunger for
Antonyms: disdain, scorn, despise

Question 7

crestfallen

Answer 7

(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast
Synonyms: despondent, disconsolate
Antonyms: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky

Question 8

disheveled

Answer 8

(adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
Synonyms: untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt
Antonyms: tidy, neat, orderly, well-groomed

Question 9

exponent

Answer 9

(n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains. or interprets
Synonyms: defender, champion, interpreter
Antonyms: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor

Question 10

garrulous

Answer 10

(adj.) given to much talking, tedious chatty
Synonyms: talkative, loquacious, long-winded
Antonyms: reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved

Question 11

insuperable

Answer 11

(adj.) incapable of being overcome
Synonyms: invincible, insurmountable
Antonyms: surmountable, conquerable

Question 12

lamentable

Answer 12

(adj.) to be regretted or pitied
Synonyms: deplorable, regrettable, distressing
Antonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, laudable

Question 13

misnomer

Answer 13

(n.) an suitable or misleading name

Synonyms: misnaming, malapropism

Question 14

profess

Answer 14

(v.) to affirm openly, to state belief in; to claim, pretend
Synonyms: assert, declare, proclaim, purport
Antonyms: disclaim, disavow, repudiate

Question 15

respite

Answer 15

(n.) a period of relief or rest

Synonyms: interval, intermission, lull, breather

Question 16

retribution

Answer 16

(n.) a repayment; a deserved punishment

Synonyms: recompense, requital, just deserts

Question 17

sinuous

Answer 17

(adj.) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible

Question 18

sonorous

Answer 18

(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
Synonyms: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent
Antonyms: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating

Question 19

vanguard

Answer 19

(n.) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
Synonyms: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers
Antonyms: rear guard, stragglers, laggards

Question 20

wastrel

Answer 20

(n.) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for nothing
Synonyms: loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate
Antonyms: skinflint, tightwad, miser