Vocabulary+List+10

List vocabulary words and definitions for list #10 here. Under each word include part of speech, phonetic spelling, words used in context, and examples of your own sentences.

Format for quiz on March 25: Matching definitions; other forms of the word; write one sentence with context clues; antonyms (multiple choice)

acquiesce, askew, contentious, crestfallen, exponent, insuperable, misnomer, respite, sinuous, vanguard, allure, blithe, covet, disheveled, garrulous, lamentable, profess, retribution, sonorous, wastrel

-"I'll be happy to //aquiesce// your request." (Pirates of the Caribbean) -The teacher was surprised when his students //acquiesced// without complaint to his request for typewritten homework.
 * acquiesce** - (v.) to accept without protest

-The couple had such an //allure// to one another that they knew neither of them would cheat...or even be //allured// to do so.
 * allure** - (v.) to entice, tempt (n.) a strong attraction

-Even though the boy's clothes were ripped, his face was untouched; only his glasses were //askew//.
 * askew** -(adj.) twisted to one side; crooked

-Capt. William Turner was much too //blithe// when he directed the Lusitania, so Germany's submarines shot a torpedo into it, sinking the ship.
 * blithe** - (adj.) casual, unconcerned; cheerful

-The //contentious// boys never acquiesced to a request without an argument.
 * contentious** - (adj.) quarrelsome

-One of the Ten Commandments, in Christianity, is that one should not //covet// their neighbor (or their neighbor's wife).
 * covet** - (v.) to desire

-When Rachel discovered she had not been accepted to her dream school, she became //crestfallen// and complained that her life was ruined. -Alison was //crestfallen// when she found out that her father was too busy to take her to the movies as he had promised.
 * crestfallen** - (adj.) feeling shame or humiliation; dejected

When company comes to our house, my mother must tidy everything; even my slightly disheveled room must be ship-shape!
 * disheveled** - (adj.) rumpled, untidy

-"I don't need an //exponent// to fight my battles," the boy said to his brother when he offered to speak to his teacher for him.
 * exponent** - (n.) one who advocates or speaks for; explains

-"I wasn't talking!" Julie protested when the teacher told her to quiet down. "Sorry then, but you're so //garrulous// that it was a fair guess," the teacher replied. -It is hard to get a word in edgewise when talking with a //garrulous// person.
 * garrulous** - (adj.) given to talking; wordy and rambling

-Although the students seemed pretty persuasively to Mr. Phillopson about giving no homework for the long weekend, the old teacher remained //insuperable//.
 * insuperable** - (adj.) incapapable of being overcome

-Tom Robinson found Mayella Ewell //lamentable//, which members of the court as well as audience members felt was inconceivable.
 * lamentable** - (adj.) pitiable

-"I'm gonna call you Swimmy!!!" Jonny told his best friend after studying his new pet cat for a while. "But cats hate water!" Paul exclaimed. "That name is such a //misnomer//!" -Some people consider the name Redman a //misnomer.//
 * misnomer** - (n.) unsuitable name

-NHS has a club that allows people to //profess// their sexuality without feeling awkward.
 * profess** - (v.) to affirm openly

-After a long day of softball practice, it feels really nice to //respite//.
 * respite** -(n.) rest (pronounced reh- SPIT)

-Brent had to pay //retribution// for killing Lea Zemora by creating and placing four whirligigs in the corners of the country.
 * retribution** - (n.) repayment; revenge

-The road getting from the cave to the other side of the mountain was very //sinuous//, and I was afraid to drive down it's winding curves.
 * sinuous** - (adj.) winding and curvy; lithe; flexible

-Mr. Cice wants the band to sound //sonorous// so that they will win gold at MICCA and play at Symphony Hall.
 * sonorous** - (adj) deep and rich in sound

-Ms. Mayrell was the //vanguard// for our Girl Scout troop for 3 years.
 * vanguard** - (n.) leading position; leader

-A lot of people see Paris Hilton as a //wastrel//.
 * wastrel** - (n.) spendthrift; good-for-nothing; idler