Unit 10

Question 1

acquiesce

Answer 1

(v) to accept without protest; to agree

Question 2

allure

Answer 2

(n) a strong attraction

Question 3

askew

Answer 3

(adj) twisted to one side

Question 4

blithe

Answer 4

(adj) cheerful, lighthearted

Question 5

contentious

Answer 5

(adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argue

Question 6

covet

Answer 6

(v) to desire something belonging to another

Question 7

crestfallen

Answer 7

(adj) discouraged

Question 8

disheveled

Answer 8

(adj) rumpled, untidy,

Question 9

exponent

Answer 9

(n) one who advocates, speaks for, explains

Question 10

garrulous

Answer 10

(adj) given to much talking, tediously chatty

Question 11

insuperable

Answer 11

(adj) incapable of being overcome

Question 12

lamentable

Answer 12

(adj) to be regretted ot pitited

Question 13

misnomer

Answer 13

(n) an unsuitable or misleading name

Question 14

profess

Answer 14

(v) to declare openly

Question 15

respite

Answer 15

(n) a period of relief or rest

Question 16

retribution

Answer 16

a deservd punishment; payback

Question 17

sinuous

Answer 17

(adj) winding, having many curves

Question 18

sonorous

Answer 18

(adj) full, deep, or rich in sound

Question 19

vanguard

Answer 19

(n) the foremost part of an armyw

Question 20

wastrel

Answer 20

(n) a wasteful person, spendthrift