Unit 10 Vocab Flashcards

1
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Argumentative, disputatious, combative

A

Contentious

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2
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Untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt

A

Disheveled

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3
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Deplorable, regrettable, distressing

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Lamentable

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4
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Recompense, requital, jest deserts

A

Retribution

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5
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Resonant, resounding; grandiloquent

A

Sonorous

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6
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Lopsided, crooked

A

Askew

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7
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To assert, declare, proclaim; to purport

A

Profess

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8
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To yearn for, hunger for , crave

A

Covet

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9
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Despondent, disconsolate

A

Crestfallen

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10
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A loafer, idler; a squanderer, profligate

A

Wastrel

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11
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Invincible, insurmountable, indomitable

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Insuperable

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12
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Temptation, enticement; to beguile, tantalize

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Allure

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13
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The forefront, cutting edge; trailblazers

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Vanguard

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14
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A defender, champion; an interpreter

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Exponent

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15
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Twisting, convoluted, serpentine; supple

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Sinuous

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16
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An interval, intermission, lull, “breather”

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Respite

17
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To comply, accede, consent, yield

A

Acquiesce

18
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Talkative, loquacious

A

Garrulous

19
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Carefree, nonchalant, happy-go-lucky

A

Blithe

20
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A misnaming, malapropism

A

Misnomer