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Vocabulary

Vocabulary. Unit 10. Acquiesce. You must acquiesce to your parents in order to get the car on Friday night. Allure. The alluring smells from the kitchen made me hungry. Askew . When my mom looked at me askew , I knew I had done something wrong. Blithe.

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Vocabulary

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  1. Vocabulary Unit 10

  2. Acquiesce • You must acquiesce to your parents in order to get the car on Friday night.

  3. Allure • The alluring smells from the kitchen made me hungry.

  4. Askew When my mom looked at me askew, I knew I had done something wrong.

  5. Blithe • Students show blithe happiness on the last day of school.

  6. Contentious • Contentious people are not content with anything.

  7. Covet • It is immoral to covet another person’s husband or wife.

  8. Crestfallen • Al Gore was utterly crestfallen when he found out that he had lost the presidency.

  9. Disheveled • Disheveled desks should be cleaned off with a shovel.

  10. Exponent • Paul McCartney is a strong exponent of vegetarianism.

  11. Garrulous • It is annoying to sit next to a garrulous person on a plane.

  12. Insuperable • For most, climbing Mt. Everest is an insuperable feat.

  13. Lamentable • Last semester was a lamentable one.

  14. Misnomer The title of the story “Happy Ending” is a misnomer.

  15. Profess • They professed their undying love for each other.

  16. Respite • Spring break will be a nice respite in the middle of the semester.

  17. Retribution • You will wash the car every week this summer in retribution for throwing eggs at it.

  18. Sinuous • Lake Shore Drive is a sinuous road along the lakefront in Chicago.

  19. Sonorous • The sonorous music was intoxicating.

  20. Vanguard • Quentin Terantino was considered a vanguard with his movie Reservoir Dogs.

  21. Wastrel • Wastrels are very wasteful.

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