Vocab unit 10

Question 1

Acquiesce?

Answer 1

to accept without protest, to agree or submit

Question 2

Allure?

Answer 2

to entice, tempt; to be attractive tol strong attraction; the power to attract, charm

Question 3

Askew?

Answer 3

twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

Question 4

Blithe?

Answer 4

cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

Question 5

Contentious?

Answer 5

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

Question 6

Covet?

Answer 6

to desire something belonging to another person

Question 7

Crestfallen?

Answer 7

discouraged, dejected, downcast

Question 8

Disheveled?

Answer 8

rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

Question 9

Exponent?

Answer 9

one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised

Question 10

Garrulous?

Answer 10

given to much talking, tediously 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 or misleading name

Question 14

Profess?

Answer 14

to affirm openly; state belief in; to claim, pretend

Question 15

Retribution?

Answer 15

a repayment; a deserved punishment

Question 16

Sinuous?

Answer 16

winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible

Question 17

Respite

Answer 17

a period of relief or rest

Question 18

Sonorous?

Answer 18

full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style

Question 19

Vanguard?

Answer 19

the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field

Question 20

Wastrel?

Answer 20

a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good for nothing