AP Lang Unit 10 Quiz

to accept without protest; to agree or submit

• acquiesce
• askey
• allure
• blithe

After a long, hard winter, city streets may be in a truly _______ state of disrepair.  

• garrulous
• lamentable
• askew
• contentious

to entice, tempt; to be attractive to

• allure
• insuperable
• crestfallen
• covet

The pioneers succeeded in settling the West because they refused to admit that any obstacle, however formidable, was ________

• garrulous
• crestfallen
• insuperable
• askew

twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly

• askew
• blithe
• garrulous
• disheveled 

If you are conversing with a ___________individual, you may find it hard to get a word in edgewise.  

• disheveled
• garrulous
• blithe
• contentious

cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned 

• blithe
• crestfallen
• askew
• garrulous

quarrelsome, inclined to argue

• crestfallen
• contentious
• garrulous
• insuperable

A staunch believer in the equality of the sexes, Susan B. Anthony was one of the most effective ________ of women's rights.  

• blithes
• allures
• exponents
• wastrels 

Those who _______the good fortune of others are likely to be unhappy with their own lot in life.  

• blithe
• acquiesce
• askew
• covet