Unit Ten Flashcards

1
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Acquiesce

A

To accept without protest, or to submit.

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2
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Blithe

A

Cheerfyl, lighthearted, or unconcerned

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3
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Crestfallen

A

Discouraged or dejected

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4
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Garrulous

A

Talkative

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5
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Misnomer

A

A wrong or inaccurate name.

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6
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Retribution

A

A repayment, or punishment that is deserved

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7
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Vanguard

A

The foremost part of an army, or leading position in a field

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8
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Allure

A

To tempt or be attractive to, or the power to attract or draw

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9
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Contentious

A

Quarrelsome, or inclined to argue

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10
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Disheveled

A

Rumpled or disordered.

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11
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Insuperable

A

In capable of being overcome

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12
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Profess

A

To claim or to state belief in

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13
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Sinuous

A

Live and flexible or having many curves

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14
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Wastrel

A

A spend-thrift of good-for-nothing

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15
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Askrew

A

Crooked or disapprovingly

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16
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Covet

A

To desire something that belong to another

17
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Exponent

A

An advocate, or, in math, the power to which a number, symbol or expression is to be raised.

18
Q

Lamentable

A

To be regretted or pitied

19
Q

Respite

A

A period of relief and rest

20
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Sonorous

A

Rich in sound, or using imposing language