10th Grade Vocab Unit 10

sonorous

(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style The SONOROUS chiming of the church bells announced the marriage.

garrulous

(adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty He is such a GARRULOUS person that I can't get a word in.

insuperable

(adj.) incapable of being overcome The Seahawks proved they were an INSUPERABLE opponent.

disheveled

(adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder Her DISHEVELED appearance indicated she had run to class.

lamentable

(adj.) to be regretted or pitied It was sad to see the house had fallen into such a LAMENTABLE state.

askew

(adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly er hair was all ASKEW.

respite

(n.) a period of relief or rest I was glad to have a period of RESPITE after the busy day.

retribution

(n.) a repayment; a deserved punishment. I feared the rival gang to deliver RETRIBUTION to our gang for the accident.

wastrel

(n.) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing She must be a WASTREL to spend that much money that fast on clothes.

misnomer

(n.) an unsuitable or misleading name The term "World Series" is a MISNOMER because only North American teams participate.

exponent

(n.) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised She was one of the country's leading EXPONENTS of this new senate bill.

vanguard

(n.) the foremost part of an army; the LEADING POSITION in any field As they neared the battlefield, the VANGUARD was ready to fight.

acquiesce

(v.) to accept without protest; to agree or submit The teacher would not ACQUIESCE to the class vote to not have a test.

profess

(v.) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend He PROFESSED his love in front of the crowd.

covet

(v.) to desire something belonging to another I really COVET that new Jaguar car!

allure

(v.) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (n.) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm The ALLURE of owning a new computer is very strong!

contentious

(Adj.) Quarrelsome, inclined to argue I was annoyed by his CONTENTIOUS remark!

blithe

(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned She seemed to have a BLITHE attitude about taking the test.

crestfallen

(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast He was CRESTFALLEN at not being able to so with his friends.

sinuous

adj. winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible This SINUOUS road makes me very nervous.