Vocabulary Unit 10
Sophomores
Level 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.
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Allure
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 Begile
 Tantalize
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 Repel
 Turn off
 Noun
 Temptation
 Enticement
 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
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 Carefree
 Nonchalant
 Indifferent
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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
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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
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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
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Untidy
Disarranged
Tousled
Unkempt
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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
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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
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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
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 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
 Malapropism
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
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Assert
Declare
Proclaim
Purport
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 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
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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
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Twisting
Convulted
Serpentine
Supple
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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
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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
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Loafer
Idler
Squanderer
Profligate
 Antonym
 Skinflint
 Tightwad
 Miser