Vocab Unit 15
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ABASE
- To lower in esteem, degrade; to humble
- Syn: lower, humiliate, prostrate, demean
- Ant: elevate, ennoble, exalt
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AVERT
- To turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid
- Syn: stop, deflect, ward off, preclude
- Ant: invite, induce, provoke, cause
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BOORISH
- Rude, unrefined; clumsy
- Syn: vulgar, crude, uncouth, ill-mannered, gauche
- Ant: suave, urbane, polished, courtly, well-bared
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BRUNT
- The main impact, force, or burden
- Syn: blow, shock
- Ant: aftershock, aftermath, repercussion
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COMBATANT
- (N) a fighter; (adj) engaged in fighting
- Syn: soldier, disputant, warrior, hostile, battling
- Ant: civilian, peaceful, neutral
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DORMANT
- Inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping
- Syn: resting, still, quiescent
- Ant: awake, active, lively, productive
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DUBIOUS
- Causing uncertainty and suspicion; a doubtful or uncertain state of mind, hesitant
- 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
- To make a destructive raid on; to torment, harass
- Syn: badger, pester, hound, pillage, ravage
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IMPENITENT
- Not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses
- Syn: remorseless, unrepentant, incorrigable
- Ant: ashamed, remorseful, contrite, apologetic
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KNAVE
- A tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow
- Syn: rascal, rogue, scoundrel, miscreant
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LEGION
- (N) A large military force; any large group or number; (adj) many, numerous
- Syn: multitude, host, throng, dicision, regiment
- Ant: squad, platoon, few, sparse
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LIBERALITY
- Generosity, generous act; breadth of mind or outlook
- Syn: largesse, magnanimity, broad-mindedness
- Ant: stinginess, miserliness, narrow-mindedness
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PLAINTIFF
- One who begins a lawsuit
- Syn: complaintant, accuser
- Ant: defendant, accused
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PROBE
- (V) to examine, investigate thoroughly; (n) an investigation; a device used to explore or examine
- Syn: explore, scrutinize, inquiry, detector
- Ant: conceal, hide, cover-up, white wash
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PROTRACT
- To draw out or lengthen in space or time
- Syn: prolong, extend, elongate, spin out
- Ant: contract, compress, concentrate
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QUARRY
- (V) to cut or take from a quarry; (n) a place from which stone is taken; something that is hinted or pursued
- Syn: prey, game, victim, excavation, pit, mine
- Ant: hunter, predator, pursuer
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SPURN
- To refuse with scorn, disdain
- Syn: turn down, reject, decline, snub, repudiate
- Ant: accept, welcome, greet
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SUBTERFUGE
- An excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something
- Syn: dodge, blind, ruse, deception, artifice
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