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acquiesce to accept without protest; to agree or submit allure to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm askew twisted to one side, crooked; disapprovingly blithe cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned contentious quarrelsome, inclined to argue covet to desire something belonging to another crestfallen discouraged, dejected, downcast disheveled rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder exponent one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets garrulous given to much talking, tediously chatty insuperable incapable of being overcome lamentable to be regretted or pitied misnomer an unsuitable or misleading name profess to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim, pretend respite a period of relief or rest retribution a repayment; a deserved punishment sinuous winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible sonorous full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style vanguard the foremost part of an army; the leading position in any field wastrel a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing