Sadlier Oxford Book E Unit 10 Vocab + Morphology

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

SYNONYMS: comply with, accede, consent, yield ANTONYMS: resist, protest

(verb) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; (noun) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm

SYNONYMS (verb): beguile, tantalize; (noun): temptation, enticement ANTONYMS (verb): repel, turn off; (noun): repellent

(adj., adv.) twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

SYNONYMS: awry, lopsided, cockeyed ANTONYMS: straight, symmetrical

(adj.) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned

SYNONYMS: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent ANTONYMS: glum, morose, despondent, depressed

(adj.) quarrelsome, inclined to argue

SYNONYMS: argumentative, disputatious, combative ANTONYMS: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific

(verb) to desire something belonging to another

SYNONYMS: crave, yearn for, hunger for ANTONYMS: disdain, scorn, despise

(adj.) discouraged, dejected, downcast

SYNONYMS: despondent, disconsolate ANTONYMS: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky

(adj.) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder

SYNONYMS: untidy, disarranged, tousled ANTONYMS: tidy, well-groomed

(noun) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets; (math) the power to which a number, symbol, or expression is to be raised

SYNONYMS: defender, champion, interpreter ANTONYMS: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor

(adj.) given to much talking, tediously chatty

SYNONYMS: talkative, loquacious ANTONYMS: reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic

(adj.) incapable of being overcome

SYNONYMS: invincible, insurmountable ANTONYMS: surmountable, conquerable

(adj.) to be regretted or pitied

SYNONYMS: deplorable, regrettable, distressing ANTONYMS: praiseworthy, commendable, laudable

(noun) an unsuitable or misleading name

SYNONYMS: misnaming, malapropism

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

SYNONYMS: assert, proclaim, purport ANTONYMS: disclaim, disavow, repudiate

(noun) a period of relief or rest

SYNONYMS: interval, intermission, lull, breather

(noun) a repayment; a deserved punishment

SYNONYMS: recompense, requital, just deserts

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

SYNONYMS: twisting, convoluted, supple ANTONYMS: direct, unbending, stiff, rigid

(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style

SYNONYMS: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent ANTONYMS: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating

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

SYNONYMS: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers ANTONYMS: rear guard, stragglers, laggards

(noun) a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing

SYNONYMS: loafer, idler, profligate ANTONYMS: skinflint, tightwad

full of

able to

out

apart

person

forward

faulty

to send

with or together

smaller, lesser

(NEGATIVE CONNOTATION)

diminutive suffix

adj.

innovative, favoring new/unusual ideas

not

back

name

sound