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ABRASIVE
- (adj) causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down; (n) a substance used to smooth or polish
- synonym: chafing, grating, rasping, erosive
- antonym: smooth, polished, satiny, oily
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ACCLIMATE
- (v) to adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation
- synonym: accustom, learn the rooes
- antonym: foreign, new
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CHAGRIN
- (n) irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; (v) to cause such a feeling
- synonym: vexation, mortification, abash, mortify
- antonym: jubilation, exultation, triumph, exult, delight
COMPLACENT
- (adj) self-satisfied; overly content
- synonym: smug, unconcerned
- antonym: discontented
CONCUR
- (v) to express agreement, approve
- synonym: agree, assent, ratify, sanction
- antonym: disagree, differ, part company
DEFAMATION
- (n) slander or libel
- synonym: vilification, calumny
- antonym: salute, tribute
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EXPLICATE
- (v) to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret
- synonym: elucidate, untangle, spell out
- antonym: confuse, bewilder, obscure, obfuscate
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FRACAS
- (n) a noisy quarrel or brawl
- synonym: row, altercation, rhubarb, brouhaha
- antonym: agreement, accord, unanimity, harmont
GROTESQUE
- (adj) unnatural, distorted; bizarre
- synonym: fantastic, outlandish, ugly, deformed
- antonym: appealing, attractive, comely
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PANDEMONIUM
- (n) a wild uproar, din, or commotion
- synonym: chaos, bedlam, three-ring circus
- antonym: order, calm, tranquility, peaceful, serene, pastoral
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RAUCOUS
- (adj) disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly
- synonym: boisterous, clamorous, strident
- antonym: placid, tranquil, peaceful, serene, pastoral
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RECEPTIVE
- (adj) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions
- synonym: open-minded, tolerant, amenable
- antonym: narrow-minded, intolerant, hidebound
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RENOUNCE
- (v) to give up or resign something
- synonym: repudiate, disown, abdicare
- antonym: retain, secure, affair, assent, aver
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REPRESS
- (v) to hold back; to put down or check by force
- synonym: subdue, curb, stifle, bottle up
- antonym: liberate, loosen, provoke, excite
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RETICENT
- (adj) not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant
- synonym: taciturn, closemouthed, tight-lipped
- antonym: talkative, garrulous, voluble, long-winded
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SAVORY
- (adj) tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable
- synonym: delectable, flavorful, aromatic, piquant
- antonym: distasteful, unpalatable, malodorous, bland
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SOMNOLENT
- (adj) sleepy, drowsy; including sleep
- synonym: groggy, soporific
- antonym: alert, lively, wide-awake, stimulating
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VEHEMENT
- (adj) intense, forceful, powerful
- synonym: emphatic, vigorous, impassioned
- antonym: apathetic, lukewarm,, subdued, muted
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VOLUBLE
- (adj) characterized by a ready flow of words, glib, fluent
- synonym: loquacious, garrulous, long-winded, prolix
- antonym: uncommunicative, reticent, terse
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