unit 10 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Disheveled

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Syn: untidy, disarranged, tousled,

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askew

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(adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly

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Crestfallen

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Syn: despondent, disconsolate

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blithe

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ant: glum, morose, despondent, depressed

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retribution

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(n.) a repayment; a deserved punishment

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Disheveled

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(adj.) rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder

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covet

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ant: disdain, scorn, despise

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insuperable

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syn: invincible, insurmountable

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garrulous

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(adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty

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askew

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Syn: awry, lopsided, cockeyed

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blithe

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(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

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acquiesce

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Syn: comply with, accede, consent, yield

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respite

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syn: interval, intermission, lull, breather

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allure

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v. to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm

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askew

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Ant: straight, symmetrical

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lamentable

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syn: invincible, insurmountable

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profess

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(v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in, to claim, pretend

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blithe

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syn: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent

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contentious

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(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue

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insuperable

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ant: surmountable, conquerable

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acquiesce

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v. to accept without protest; to agree or submit

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Crestfallen

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Ant: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky

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covet

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syn: crave, yearn for, hunger for

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respite

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(n.) a period of relief or rest

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retribution
syn: recompense, requital, just deserts,
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Disheveled
Ant: tidy, well-groomed
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garrulous
ant: recicent, mum, taciturn, laconic
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allure
Syn: (v.) beguile, tantalize; (n.) temptation, enticement
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profess
syn: assert, proclaim, purport
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insuperable
(adj.) incapable of being overcome
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garrulous
syn: talkative, loquacious
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exponents
(n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised
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contentious
ant: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific
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contentious
syn: argumentative, disputatious, combative
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lamentable
(adj.) to be regretted or pitied
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exponents
Syn: defender, champion, interpreter
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exponents
Ant: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor
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allure
Ant: (v.) repel, turn off; (n.) repellent
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acquiesce
Ant: resist, protest
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profess
ant: disclaim, disavow, repudiate
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lamentable
ant: praiseworthy, commendable
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misnomer
syn: misnaming, malapropisn
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covet
(v.) to desire something that belongs to another
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Crestfallen
(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast
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misnomer
(n.) an unsuitable or misleading name