Unit 10 Flashcards by Haley Banta

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Argumentative, disputatious, combative

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Contentious

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Untidy , disarranged , tousled , unkempt

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Disheveled

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Deplorable , regrettable , distressing

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Lamentable

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Recompense , requital , just deserts

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Retribution

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Resonant , resounding , grandiloquent

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Sonorous

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Lopsided , crooked

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Askew

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To assert , declare , proclaim , to purport

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Profess

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To yearn for , hunger for , crave

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Covet

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Despondent , disconsolate

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Crestfallen

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A loafer , idler , a squanderer , profligate

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Westrel

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Invincible , insurmountable , indomitable

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Insuperable

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Temptation , enticement , to beguile , tantalize

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Allure

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The forefront , cutting edge , trailblazers

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Vanguard

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A defender , champion , an interpreter

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Exponent

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Twisting , convoluted , serpentine , supple

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Sinuous

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An interval , intermission , lull , “breather”

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Respite

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To comply , accede , consent , yield

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Acquisce

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Talkative , loquacious

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Garrulous

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Carefree , nonchalant , happy-go-lucky

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Blithe

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A misnaming , malapropism

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Misnomer