Unit 15
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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ABRASIVE
- Causing irritation , harsh; grinding or wearing down; a substance used to smooth or polish
- Syn: chafing, grating, rasping, erosive
- Ant:smooth, polished, santiny, oily, unctuous
ACCLIMATE
- To adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation
- Syn: accustom, learn the ropes
CHARGIN
- Irritation or humiliation caused by dissappointment or frustration; to cause such a feeling
- Syn:vexation, morrification, abash, mortify
- Ant:jubilation, exultaion, triumph, exult, delight
COMPLACENT
- Self-satisfied; overly content
- Syn:Smug, pleased with oneself
- Ant:discontented, chagrined
CONCUR
- To express agreement, approve
- Syn:agree, assent, ratify, sanction
- Ant:disagree, differ, part company
DEFAMATION
- Slander or libel
- Syn:vilification, calumny, mudslinging
- Ant:salute, tribute, testimonial, praise
EXPLICATE
- To make plain or clear, explain; to interpet
- Syn:clarify, elucidate, untangle, spell out
- Ant:confuse, bewilder, obscure, obfuscate
FRACAS
- A noisy quarrel or brawl
- Syn:row, altercation, rhubarb, brouhaha
- Ant:agreement, accord, unanimity, harmony
GROTESQUE
- Unnatural, distorted, bizarre
- Syn:fantastic, outlandish, ugly, deformed
- Ant: appealing, attractive, comely
PANDEMONIUM
- A wild uproar, din, or commotion
- Syn:chaos, tumult, bedlam, three-ring circus
- Ant:order, calm, tranquility, peace, repose
RAUCOUS
- Disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly
- Syn:boisterous, clamorous, strident
- Ant:placid, tranquil, peaceful, serene, pastoral
RECEPTIVE
- Open and responsive to ideas or suffestions
- Syn:open-minded, tolerant, amenable
- Ant:narrow-minded, intolerant, hidebound
RENOUNCE
- To give up or resign something
- Syn:repudiate, disown, abdicate, abjure
- Ant:retain, secure, affirm, assent, aver
REPRESS
- To hold back; to put down or check by force
- Syn:subdue, curp, stifle, constrain, bottle up
- Ant:liberate, set loose, provoke, excite
RETICENT
- Not inclined to speak; reserved; relculent
- Syn:taciturn, closemouthed, tight-lipped
- Ant:talkactive, garrulous, voluble, long-winded
SAVORY
- Tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable
- Syn:delectable, flavorful, aromatic, piquent
- Ant:distasteful, unpalatable, malodorous, bland
SOMNOLENT
- Sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep
- Syn:groggy, soporific
- Ant:alert, lively, wide-awake, stimulating
VEHEMENT
- Intense, forceful, powerful
- Syn:emphatic, fierce, vigorous, impassioned
- Ant:apathetic, lukeawrm, subdued, muted
VOLUBLE
- Characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent
- Syn:loquacious, garrulous, long-winded, prolix
- Ant:uncommunicative, reticent, taciturn, terse
ZEALOUS
- Eager, eranest, devoted
- Syn:ardent, fervent, devout, dogged, gung ho
- Ant:reluctant, unwilling, averse, tepid
