acquiesce
(v) to accept without protest; to agree or submit
syn: comply with, accede, consent, yield
ant: resist, protest
allure
(v) to entice, tempt; to be attractive to
(n) a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
syn: (v) beguile, tantalize; (n) temptation, enticement
ant: (v) repel, turn off; (n) repellent
askew
(adj, adv) twisted to one side, crooked; dissaprovingly
syn: awry, lopsided, cockeyed
ant: straight, symmetrical
blithe
(adj) cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned
syn: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent
ant: glum, morose, despondent, depressed
contentious
(adj) quarrelsome, inclined to argure
syn: argumentative, disputatious, combative
covet
(v) to desire something belonging to another
crave, yearn for, hunger for
crestfallen
(adj) discouraged, dejected, downcast
despodent, disconsolate
disheveled
(adj) rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
untidy, disarranged, tousled, unkempt
exponent
(n) one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets
dfender, champion, interpreter
garrulous
(adj) given to much talking, tediously chatty
talkitive, loquacious, long-winded
insuperable
(adj) incapable of being overcome
invincible, insurmountable
lamentable
(adj) to be regretted or pitied
deplorable, regrettable, distressing
misnomer
(n) an suitable or misleading name
misnaming, malapropism
profess
(v) to affirm openly; to state or belief in; to claim, pretend
assert, declare, proclaim, purport
respite
(n) a period of relief or rest
interval, intermission, lull, breather
retribution
(n) a repayment; a deserved punishment
recompense, requital, just desserts
sinuous
(adj) winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible
twisting, convoluted, serpentine, supple
sonorous
(adj) full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style
resonant, resounding, grandiloquent
vanguard
(n) the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field
forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers
wastrel
(n) a wasteful person, spendthrft; a good-for-nothing
loafer, idler, squanderer, profligate