Sadlier Unit 10 | Level E

acquiesce

to accept without protest; to agree or submit

Synonyms: comply with, accede, consent, yield

Antonyms: resist, protest

allure

a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm

Synonyms: beguile, tantalize, temptation, enticement

Antonyms: repel, turn off, repellent

askew

twisted to one side, crooked, disapprovingly

Synonyms: awry, lopsided, cockeyed

Antonyms: straight, symmetrical

blithe

cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

Synonyms: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent

Antonyms: glum, morose, despondent, depressed

contentious

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

Synonyms: argumentative, disputations, combative

Antonyms: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific

covet

to desire something belonging to another

Synonyms: crave, yearn for, hunger for

Antonyms: disdain, scorn, despise

crestfallen

discouraged, dejected, downcast

Synonyms: despondent, disconsolate

Antonyms: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky

disheveled

rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

Synonyms: untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt

Antonyms: tify, neat, orderly, well-groomed

exponent

one who advocates, speaks for, explains or interprets --- the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised

Synonyms: defender, champion, interpreter

Antonyms: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor

garrulous

given to much talking, tediously chatty

Synonyms: talkative, loquacious, long-winded

Antonyms: reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved

insuperable

incapable of being overcome

Synonyms: invincible, insurmountable

Antonyms: surmountable, conquerable

lamentable

to be regretted or pitied

Synonyms: deplorable, regrettable, distressing

Antonyms: praiseworthy, commendable, laudable

misnomer

an unsuitable or misleading name

Synonyms: misnaming, malapropism

profess

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

Synonyms: assert, declare, proclaim, purport

Antonyms: disclaim, disavow, repudiate

respite

a period of relief or rest

Synonyms: interval, intermission, lull, breather

retribution

a repayment; a deserved punishment

Synonyms: recompense, requital, just deserts

sinuous

winding, having many curves, lithe and flexible

Synonyms: twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple

Antonyms: direct, straight, unbending, stiff, rigid

sonorous

full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style

Synonyms: resonant, resoudning, grandiloquent

Antonyms: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating

vanguard

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

Synonyms: forefront, cutting egde, trailblazers

Antonyms: rear guard, stragglers, laggards

wastrel

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

Synonyms: loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate

Antonyms: skinflint, tightwad, miser