E10 Vocab 4/17 Questions and answers.

E10 Vocab 4/17 A quality to be powerfully and mysteriously attractive Despite its allure, gold is a pretty lousy investment. - Allure A wrong or inaccurate name The title of the book is a misnomer compared to the text. - Misnomer Accept something reluctantly, but without protest She offered me to stay and I willingly acquiesced. - Acquiesce Bitterness or resentful; holding a grudge Even after out disagreements, we never had any rancor or distrust. - Rancor Causing or likely to cause an argument The most contentious issue might be wages - Contentious Not in a straight or level position The front desk sat askew, causing pencils to run off. - Askew Sad or disappointed He came back empty-handed and crestfallen. - Crestfallen Short period of rest or relief from something unpleasant When digging, the rain gave us a short respite - Respite Showing a casual indifference is considered to be improper He disregarded the road rules in a blithe manner. - Blithe Yearn to possess or have something % I constantly covet to rare shoes. - Covet