English 10 Unit 10 Vocabulary Words

Question 1

Definition: "A wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing"

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Wastrel

Question 2

Definition: "The foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field"

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Vanguard

Question 3

Definition: "Given to much talking, tediously chatty"

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Garrulous

Question 4

Definition: "Rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder"

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Disheveled

Question 5

Definition: "To accept without protest; to agree or submit"

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Acquiesce

Question 6

Definition: "Discouraged, dejected, downcast"

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Crestfallen

Question 7

Definition: "To affirm openly, state belief in; to claim, pretend"

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Profess

Question 8

Definition: "A period of relief or rest"

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Respite

Question 9

Definition: "An unsuitable or misleading name"

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Misnomer

Question 10

Definition: "Incapable of being overcome"

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Insuperable

Question 11

Definition: "To entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction"

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Allure

Question 12

Definition: "A repayment; a deserved punishment"

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Retribution

Question 13

Definition: "To be regretted or pitied"

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Lamentable

Question 14

Definition: "Cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned"

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Blithe

Question 15

Definition: "Twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly"

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Askew

Question 16

Definition: "Winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible"

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Sinuous

Question 17

Definition: "Quarrelsome, inclined to argue"

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Contentious

Question 18

Definition: "One who advocates, speaks for; the power to which a number is raised"

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Exponent

Question 19

Definition: "To desire something belonging to another"

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Covet

Question 20

Definition: "Full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style

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Sonorous

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