Unit 15
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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Abrasive
- (Adj.) causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down
- (N.) a substance used to smooth or polish
- Synonyms: (adj.) chafimg, grating, raspimg, erosive
- Antonyms: (adj.) smooth, polished, satiny, oily, unctuous
Acclimate
- (V.) to adapt a new cliamte, enviroment, or situation
- Synonyms: accustom, learn the ropes
Chagrin
- (N.) irritation or humiliation, caused by dissapointment or frusterarion;
- (V.) to cause such a feeling
- Synonyms: (n.) vexation, mortification; (v.) abash, mortify
- Antonyms: (n.) jubilkation, exultation, triumph; (v.) exault, delight
Complacent
- (Adj.) self-satisfied; overly comtent
- Synonyms: smug, pleased with oneself
- Antonyms: discontented, chagrined
Concur
- (V.) to express agreement, approve
- Synonyms: agree, asset, ratify, sanction
- Antonyms: disagree, differ, part company
Defamation
- (N.) slander or libel
- Synonyms: vilification, calumny, mudslinging
- Antonyms: confuse, bewilder, onscure, praise
Expiliate
- (V.) to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret
- Synonyms: clarify, elucidate, untangle, spell out
- Antonyms: comfuse, beeilder, obscure, obfuscate
Fracas
- (N.) a noisy wuarrel or brawl
- Synonyms: row, altercation, rhubarb, brouhaha
- Antonyms: agreement, accord, unanimity, harmony
Grotesque
- (Adj.) unaturL, distorted; bizzare
- Synonyms: fantastic, outlandish, ugly, defpr,ed
- Antony,s: appealing, attractive, comely
Pandemonium
- (N.) a wild uproar, din, or commotion
- Synonyms: chaous, tumult, bedlam, three-rimg circus
- Antonyms: order, calm, tranquillity, peace, repose
Raucous
- (Adj.) disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly
- Synonyms: boisterous, clamorous, strident
- Antonyms: plcaid, tranquil, praceful, serene, pastoral
Receptive
- (Adj.) Open and responsive to ideas or suggestions
- Synonyms: open-mimded, tolerant, amenable
- Antonyms: narrow-mimded, intolerant, hidebound
Renounce
- (V.) to give up or resign something
- Synonyms: repudiate, disown, abdicate, abjure
- Antonyms: retain, secure, affirm, assent, aver
Repress
- (V.) to hold back; to put down or check by force
- Synonyms: subdue, curb, stifle, constrain, bottle up
- Antonyms: talkative, garrulous, voluble, long-winded
Reticent
- (Adj.) not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant
- Synonyms: taciturn, closemouthed, tight-lipped
- Antonyms: talkative, garrulous, voluble, long-winded
Savory
- (Adj.) tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, mot sweet; imoffensive, respectable
- Synonyms: delectable, flavorful, aromatic, piquant
- Antonyms: distasteful, unplatanle, malodorous, bland
Somnolent
- (Adj.) sleepy, drwosy; inducing sleep
- Synonyms: groggy, soporific
- Antonyms: alert, lively, wide-awake, stimulating
Vehement
- (Adj.) Intense, forceful, powerful
- Synonyms: emphatic, fierce,cvigorous, impassioned
- Antonyms: apathetic, lukewarm, subdued, muted
Voluble
- (Adj.) charecterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent
- Synonyms: loquacious, farrulous, long-winded, prolix
- Antonyms: uncommunicative, reticent, taciturn, terse
Zealous
- (Adj.) eager, earnest, devoted
- Synonyms: ardent, fervent, devout, dogged, gung ho
- Antonyms: reluctant, unwilling, aberse, tepid
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