Revised Sadlier Level E Unit 10 2025

acquiesce

(verb) to accept without protest; to agree or submit

covet

(verb) to desire something belonging to another

crestfallen

(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast

disheveled

(adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

lamentable

(adj.) to be regretted or pitied

misnomer

(noun) an unsuitable or misleading name

profess

(verb) to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend

respite

(noun) a period of relief or rest

retribution

(noun) a repayment; a deserved punishment

sinuous

(adj.) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible

vanguard

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

askew

twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly