Unit 15 Vocabulary
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ABASE
- (v) to lower in esteem, humiliate
- syn: lower, humiliate, prostrate, demean
- ant: elevate, ennoble, exalt
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AVERT
- (v) to turn aside, turn away, to prevent
- syn: stop, deflect, ward off, preclude
- ant: invite, induce, provoke, cause
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BOORISH
- (adj) rude, unrefined, clumsy
- syn: vulgar, crude, uncouth, ill-mannered, gauche
- ant: suave, urbane, polished, courtly, well-bred
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BRUNT
- (n) the main impact, force, or blow
- syn: blow, shock
- ant: aftershock, aftermath, repercussion
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COMBATANT
- (n) a fighter; (adj) engaged in fighting
- syn: solider, disputant, warrior, hostile, battling
- ant: civilian, peaceful, neutral
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DORMANT
- (adj) inactive; in a state of suspension, resting
- syn: resting, still, quiescent
- ant: awake, active, lively, productive
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DUBIOUS
- (adj) causing suspicion, in a doubtful state of mind, undecided
- syn: questionable, suspect, unsettled, undecided
- ant: certain, positive, indubitable, reliable
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HARANGUE
- (v) to deliver a loud, ranting speech; (n) a loud speech
- syn: rant, lecture; tirade, diatribe
- ant: whisper, murmur, undertone
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HARRY
- (v) to make a destructive raid on; to torment or harass
- syn: badger, pester, hound, pillage, ravage
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IMPENITENT
- (adj) not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses
- syn: remorseless, unrepentant, incorrigible
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KNAVE
- (n) a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful person
- syn: rascal, rogue, scoundrel, miscreant
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LEGION
- (n) a large military force; a large number of people; (adj) many
- syn: multitude, host, throng, division, regiment
- ant: squad, platoon; few sparse
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LIBERALITY
- (n) generosity
- syn: largesse, magnanimity, broad-mindedness
- ant: stinginess, miserliness, narrow-mindedness
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PLAINTIFF
- (n) one who begins a lawsuit, accuser
- syn: complainant, accuser
- ant: defendant, accused
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PROBE
- (v) to examine or investigate; (n) an investigation or device used to examine
- syn: explore, scrutinize; inquiry, detector
- conceal, hide; cover-up, whitewash
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PROTRACT
- (v) to draw out or lengthen in space or time; extend
- syn: prolong, extend, elongate, spin out
- ant: contract, compress, concentrate
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QUARRY
- (v) to cut or take from; (n) a place stone is taken from or prey
- syn: prey, game, victim, excavation, pit, mine
- ant: hunter, predator, pursuer
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SPURN
- (v) to refuse with scorn, reject, turn down
- syn: turn down, reject, decline, snub, repudiate
- ant: accept, welcome, greet
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SUBTERFUGE
- (n) an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something
- syn: dodge, blind, ruse, deception, artifice
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