Vocabulary U10 Flashcards
acquiesce
(v) to accept without protest; to agree or submit
The king simply acquiesced to Noor’s suggestion, much to the surprise of the court.
allure
(v) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to
(n) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
The prince flashed his dazzling smile in hopes to allure the young princess.
Noor rolled her eyes, immune to the allure of Prince Saad.
askew
(adj, adv) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly
Mariam tilted her head askew, as if trying to examine why the queen was trying to sneak out to go to the slums.
blithe
(adj) cheerful, lighthearted, casual, unconcerned
Before her father had been murdered in cold blood, Noor had been a blithe young princess.
contentious
(adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argue
Noor wasn’t trying to be contentious, she was merely protesting against the unfair rule that a queen needed a king to rule.
covet
(v) to desire something belonging to another
Prince Zavian covets the kingdom of Erupia, with all its riches and all its hidden gold.
crestfallen
(adj) discouraged, dejected, downcast
As her father shook his head in disapproval, Noor became crestfallen.
disheveled
(adj) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
Noor took in Rian’s disheveled appearance. This boy could not be the long-lost prince of Aedimor.
exponent
(n) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised
Noor served as an exponent for the poor, which is what made her such an excellent queen.
garrulous
(adj) given to much talking, tediously chatty
King Arshad was disappointed to say that the girl before him was rather garrulous.
insuperable
(adj) incapable of being overcome
The idea of not having an heir to their throne was one that had become insuperable to the king and queen of Aedimor.
lamentable
(adj) to be regretted or pitied
Aedimor had fallen into a lamentable reputation.
misnomer
(n) an unsuitable or misleading name
When Noor had first met Rian, she told him that his name—meaning “Little King”—was a misnomer. There was nothing kingly about him at all.
profess
(v) to affirm openly; to state belief in, to claim, pretend
Behind the curtains, unaware of the thousand pairs of ears listening to his words, Zavian professed to his crime of murdering his wife’s father.
respite
(n) a period of relief or rest
Amidst the murder of King Aabad and the War of Light, the kingdoms barely had any respite.
retribution
(n) a repayment; a deserved punishment
For what King Zavian had done, there was no better retribution than death.
sinuous
(adj) winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible
The trunk of the tree was almost completely encased in sinuous wisteria vines.
sonorous
(adj) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
His sonorous voice captured Noor’s attention quickly, but deterred her for only a moment.
vanguard
(n) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
And at the vanguard, vengeful Noor of Aedimor stormed towards the palace.
wastrel
(n) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good for nothing
“Kings like you are simply greedy wastrels that care only for power and gold, not your people. We sit on an empire made of gold, but your fakirs and homeless taste none of the riches.”
