VOCABULARY UNIT 15

ABRASIVE

• Adj. causing irritation n. A substance used to smooth or polish
• Syn: chafing
• Ant: smooth

ACCLIMATE

• V. To adapt to a new climate
• Syn: accustom

CHAGRIN

• N. Irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment v. To cause such a feeling
• Syn: vexation
• Ant: jubilation

COMPLACENT

• Adj. self satisfied
• Syn: smug
• Ant: discontent

CONCUR

• V. To express agreement
• Syn: agree
• Ant: discontented

DEFAMATION

• N. Slander or libel
• Syn: vivification
• Ant: salute

EXPLICATE

• V. To make plain or clear
• Syn: elucidate
• Ant: confess

FACAS

• N. A noises brawl or quarrel
• Syn: row
• Ant: agreement

GROTESQUE

• Adj. unnatural
• Syn: fantastic
• Ant:appealing

PANDEMONIUM

• N. A wild uproar
• Syn: chaos
• Ant: order

RAUCOUS

• Adj. disagreeably harsh-sounding
• Syn: boisterous
• Ant: placid

RECEPTIVE

• Adj. open to ideas or suggestions
• Syn: open-minded
• Ant: narrow-minded

RENOUNCE

• V. To renounce or give up on something
• Syn: repudiate
• Ant: retain

REPRESS

• V. To hold back down
• Syn: subdue
• Ant: liberate

RETICENT

• Adj. not inclined to speak
• Syn: taciturn
• Ant: talkative

SAVORY

• Adj. tasty
• Syn: delectable
• Ant: distasteful

SOMNOLENT

• Adj. sleepy
• Syn: phlegmatic
• Ant: alert

VEHEMENT

• Adj. intense
• Syn: emphatic
• Ant: peaceful

VOLUBLE

• Adj. characterized by a ready flow of words
• Syn: loquacious
• Ant: uncommunicative

ZEALOUS

• Adj. eager
• Syn: ardent
• Ant: reluctant