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Vocabulary Unit 15

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ABRASIVE

  • Adjective
  • Causing irrigation
  • Synonym: harsh
  • Antonym: smooth
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ACCLIMATE

  • Verb
  • To adapt to a new climate
  • Synonym: accustom
  • Antonym: not accustom to
3.

CHAGRIN

  • Noun
  • Irritation or humiliation
  • Synonym: vexation
  • Antonym: jubilation
4.

COMPLACENT

  • Adjective
  • Self-satisfied
  • Synonym: smug
  • Antonym: disconnected
5.

CONCUR

  • Verb
  • To express agreement
  • Synonym: agree
  • Antonym: disagree
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DEFAMATION

  • Noun
  • Slander or libel
  • Synonym: vilification
  • Antonym: salute
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EXPLICATE

  • Verb
  • To make plain or clear
  • Synonym: elucidate
  • Antonym: confuse
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FRACAS

  • Noun
  • Noisy quarrel or fight
  • Synonym: accelerate
  • Antonym: agreement
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GROTESQUE

  • Adjective
  • Unnatural
  • Synonym: fantastic
  • Antonym: appealing
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PANDEMONIUM

  • Noun
  • A wild uproar
  • Synonym: chaos
  • Antonym: order
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RAUCOUS

  • Adjective
  • Disagreeably harsh sound
  • Synonym: boisterous
  • Antonym: placid
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RECEPTIVE

  • Adjective
  • Open and responsive
  • Synonym: open-minded
  • Antonym: narrow-minded
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RENOUNCE

  • Verb
  • To give up
  • Synonym: repudiate
  • Antonym: retain
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REPRESS

  • Verb
  • To hold back
  • Synonym: subdue
  • Antonym: liberate
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RETICENT

  • Adjective
  • Not inclined to speak
  • Synonym: taciturn
  • Antonym: talkative
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SAVORY

  • Adjective
  • Tasty and appetizing
  • Synonym: delectable
  • Antonym: distasteful
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SOMNOLENT

  • Adjective
  • Sleepy
  • Synonym: groggy
  • Antonym: alert
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VEHEMENT

  • Adjective
  • Intense
  • Synonym: emphatic
  • Antonym: lukewarm
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VOLUBLE

  • Adjective
  • Characterized by a ready
  • Synonym: loquacious
  • Antonym: uncommunicative
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ZEALOUS

  • Adjective
  • Eager
  • Synonym: ardent
  • Antonym: reluctant

Connor McCaffrey