Vocabulary Unit 10

SophomoresLevel E

Acquiesce

Verb

To accept without protest; to agree or submit

Because they had no choice, the students aquiesced to the test being on Monday.

Acquiesce

Synonyms Comply with Accede Consent Yield

Antonyms Resist Protest

Allure

Verb To entice; tempt; to be attractive to Noun A strong attraction; the power to

attract or charm No having to do any work, often

allures students into plagiarizing the work of others.

Allure Synonyms

Verb Begile Tantalize

Noun Temptation Enticement

Antonyms Verb Repel Turn off

Noun Repellent

Askew

Adjective, adverb

Twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

Somebody bumped the photographer’s arm causing the image to become askew.

Askew

Synonyms

Awry Lopsided cockeyed

Antonyms

Straight Symmetrical

Blithe Adjective

Cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned.

Even though the country is in turmoil, Barrack Obama’s entry into the White House helps attitudes to remain blithe.

Blithe

Synonyms

Carefree Nonchalant Indifferent

Antonyms

Glum Morose Despondent Depressed

Contentious

Adjective

Quarrelsome, inclined to argue

Lawyers are sometimes called contentious because they are highly skilled in the art of the argument.

Contentious

Synonyms

Argumentative Disputatious Combative

Antonyms

Agreeable Amiable Affable Pacific

Covet

Verb

To desire something belonging to another

Feelings of jealous caused the students to covet Mary’s new BMW.

Covet

Synonyms

Crave Yearn for Hunger for

Antonyms

Disdain Scorn Dispise

Crestfallen

Adjective

Discouraged, dejected, downcast

After the students failed the vocabulary test, their attitudes became crestfallen.

Crestfallen

Synonyms

Despondent Disconsolate

Antonyms

Elated Cheerful Self-satisfied Cocky

Disheveled

Adjective

Rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

Despite being a brilliant scientist, Albert Einstein’s physical appearance was disheveled.

Disheveled

Synonyms

Untidy Disarranged Tousled Unkempt

Antonyms

Tidy Neat Orderly Well-groomed

Exponent

Noun One who advocates, speaks for,

explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised.

Very few Repulicans are open exponents of the new stimulus plan which has been embraced by Democrats.

Exponent

Synonyms

Defender Champion Interpreter

Antonyms

Critic Adversary Faultfinder Detractor

Garrulous

Adjective

Given to much talking, tediously chatty

Garrulous students cause their fellow classmates to become distracted and detract from their learning.

Garrulous

Synonyms

Talkative Loquacious Long-winded

Antonyms

Reticent Mum Taciturn Laconic Reserved

Insuperable

Adjective

Incapable of being overcome

Blindness is not an insuperable handicap for students since the invention of Braille.

Insuperable

Synonyms

Invincible Insurmountable

Antonyms

Surmountable Conquerable

Lamentable

Adjective

To be regretted or pitied

The shooting of Officer Pawlowski is a lamentable situation, especially because his widow is five-months pregnant.

Lamentable

Synonyms

Deplorable Regrettable Distressing

Antonyms

Praiseworthy Commendabl

e Laudable

Misnomer Noun

An unsuitable or misleading name

Calling a Yorkshire Terrior a watch dog is a misnomer because the breed is small and slight.

Misnomer

Synonyms

Misnaming Malapropis

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Profess

Verb

To affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend

Chris Brown professed his guilt in hitting Rhianna after being arrested and publically shamed.

Profess

Synonyms

Assert Declare Proclaim Purport

Antonyms

Disclaim Disavow Repudiate

Respite

Noun

A period of relief or rest

After swimming the 400-meter individual medley, the racer deserved a respite from the pool.

Respite

Synonyms

Interval Intermission Lull Breather

Retribution

Noun

A repayment; a deserved punishment

The parents grounded the young lady as retribution after she stayed out too late.

Retribution

Synonyms

Recompense

Requital Just deserts

Sinuous

Adjective

Winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible

Because the road is sinuous, the drivers must slow their speed.

Sinuous

Synonyms

Twisting Convulted Serpentine Supple

Antonyms

Direct Straight Unbending Stiff Rigid

Sonorous

Adjective

Full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style.

The sonorous voices of the choir exulted in the good works of Jesus.

Sonorous

Synonyms

Resonant Resounding Grandiloquent

Antonyms

Tinny Reedy Harsh Grating

Vanguard

Noun

The foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field.

Harvard University has an esteemed reputation because it remains a vanguard in the education of lawyers.

Vanguard

Synonyms

Forefront Cutting edge Trailblazers

Antonyms

Rear guard Stragglers Laggards

Wastrel

Noun

A wasteful person, a spendthrift; a good-for-nothing

Celebrities are often called wastrels because they are capricious in their spending.

Wastrel

Synonym

Loafer Idler Squanderer Profligate

Antonym

Skinflint Tightwad Miser