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ABRASIVE

  • (adj) causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down; (n) a substance used to smooth or polish
  • synonym: chafing, grating, rasping, erosive
  • antonym: smooth, polished, satiny, oily
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ACCLIMATE

  • (v) to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation
  • synonym: accustom, learn the rooes
  • antonym: foreign, new
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CHAGRIN

  • (n) irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; (v) to cause such a feeling
  • synonym: vexation, mortification, abash, mortify
  • antonym: jubilation, exultation, triumph, exult, delight
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COMPLACENT

  • (adj) self-satisfied; overly content
  • synonym: smug, unconcerned
  • antonym: discontented
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CONCUR

  • (v) to express agreement, approve
  • synonym: agree, assent, ratify, sanction
  • antonym: disagree, differ, part company
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DEFAMATION

  • (n) slander or libel
  • synonym: vilification, calumny
  • antonym: salute, tribute
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EXPLICATE

  • (v) to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret
  • synonym: elucidate, untangle, spell out
  • antonym: confuse, bewilder, obscure, obfuscate
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FRACAS

  • (n) a noisy quarrel or brawl
  • synonym: row, altercation, rhubarb, brouhaha
  • antonym: agreement, accord, unanimity, harmont
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GROTESQUE

  • (adj) unnatural, distorted; bizarre
  • synonym: fantastic, outlandish, ugly, deformed
  • antonym: appealing, attractive, comely
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PANDEMONIUM

  • (n) a wild uproar, din, or commotion
  • synonym: chaos, bedlam, three-ring circus
  • antonym: order, calm, tranquility, peaceful, serene, pastoral
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RAUCOUS

  • (adj) disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly
  • synonym: boisterous, clamorous, strident
  • antonym: placid, tranquil, peaceful, serene, pastoral
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RECEPTIVE

  • (adj) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions
  • synonym: open-minded, tolerant, amenable
  • antonym: narrow-minded, intolerant, hidebound
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RENOUNCE

  • (v) to give up or resign something
  • synonym: repudiate, disown, abdicare
  • antonym: retain, secure, affair, assent, aver
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REPRESS

  • (v) to hold back; to put down or check by force
  • synonym: subdue, curb, stifle, bottle up
  • antonym: liberate, loosen, provoke, excite
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RETICENT

  • (adj) not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant
  • synonym: taciturn, closemouthed, tight-lipped
  • antonym: talkative, garrulous, voluble, long-winded
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SAVORY

  • (adj) tasty, appe

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