Vocabulary Unit 10

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

• blithe
• lamentable
• contentious
• allure

SYNONYM for INSUPERABLE:

• invincible
• weak
• scared
• insurmountable

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• contentious
• annoying
• blithe
• crestfallen

ANTONYM for COVET:

• desire
• praise
• despise
• yearn for

Mom is not likely to _________ to a later curfew because her daughter always comes home late.

• askew
• converge
• gnarled 
• acquiesce

The man's hair is _____.

• destitute
• venial
• disheveled
• garrulous

SYNONYM for SINUOUS:

• twisting
• direct
• unbending
• stiff

SYNONYM for VANGUARD:

• wayward
• trailblazers
• stragglers
• followers

The _____ tolling of church bells announced the passing of the monarch.

• vanguard
• retribution
• ascertain
• sonorous

Respite is:

• a period of relief or rest
• destructive
• sonorous
• tiring