vocab unit 10

Question 1

acquiesce

Answer 1

to accept without protest, agree or submit

Question 2

allure

Answer 2

to entice, tempt, to be attractive to

Question 3

askew

Answer 3

twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

Question 4

blithe

Answer 4

cheerful/lighthearted

Question 5

contentious

Answer 5

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

Question 6

covet

Answer 6

to desire something belonging to another

Question 7

crestfallen

Answer 7

discouraged, dejected

Question 8

disheveled

Answer 8

rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

Question 9

exponent

Answer 9

one who advocates/speaks for; the top number in math

Question 10

garrulous

Answer 10

given to much talking, chatty

Question 11

insuperable

Answer 11

incapable of being overcome

Question 12

lamentable

Answer 12

to be regretted or pitied

Question 13

misnomer

Answer 13

an unsuitable/misleading name

Question 14

profess

Answer 14

to affirm openly, state belief in

Question 15

respite

Answer 15

a period of relief or rest

Question 16

retribution

Answer 16

a deserved repayment

Question 17

sinuous

Answer 17

winding, having many curves

Question 18

sonorous

Answer 18

full, deep, or rich in sound

Question 19

vanguard

Answer 19

the foremost part of an army; leading force

Question 20

wastrel

Answer 20

a wasteful person, spendthrift, good for nothing