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Unit 15 Vocabulary

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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1. ABRASIVE

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ABRASIVE

  • Causing irritation
  • Syn: chafing, grating
  • Ant: smooth, polished
  • Poison ivy is abrasive and irritating.

ACCLIMATE

  • Adapt to a new climate
  • Syn: accustom
  • Ant: same, non-different
  • Foreigners acclimated when they moved to the USA.

3. CHAGRIN

CHAGRIN

  • Irritation or humiliation cause by disappointment
  • Syn: vexation mortification
  • Ant: exultation
  • Chagrin humiliation spread throughout the city after the lost.

4. COMPLACENT

COMPLACENT

  • Self-satisfied
  • Syn: smug
  • Ant: discontented
  • When I saw my beautiful yard I was satisfied and complacent.

5. CONCUR

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CONCUR

  • To express agreement or approval
  • Syn: agree, assent
  • Ant: disagree, differ
  • I concur and said I'd to my chores if she let me go out.

DEFAMATION

  • Slander or libel
  • Syn: vilification
  • Ant: salute, tribute
  • The defamation was because the famous person was being annoyed.

7. EXPLICATE

EXPLICATE

  • To make clear, interpret
  • Syn: elucidate
  • Ant: confuse
  • I had to explain to the judge and explicate that my defendant is innocent.

8. FRACAS

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FRACAS

  • Noisy quarrel or brawl
  • Syn: row, altercation
  • Ant: agreement, accord
  • The fracas at the riot was a huge brawl.

9. GROTESQUE

GROTESQUE

  • Unnatural
  • Syn: fantastic,
  • Ant: appealing
  • The grotesque tree was unnatural.

10. PANDEMONIUM

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PANDEMONIUM

  • A wild roar,din,commotion
  • Syn: chaos, bedlam
  • Ant: orders calm
  • All the noise and pandemonium that came from the rebels was crazy.

11. RAUCOUS

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RAUCOUS

  • Disagreeably harsh sounding
  • Syn: boisterous
  • Ant: placid
  • The raucous hurricane was harsh sounding.

12. RECEPTIVE

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RECEPTIVE

  • Open and responsive to new ideas
  • Syn: open-minded
  • Ant: narrow-minded
  • I was receptive and open-minded when the boos wanted to change the whole idea of the job.

13. RENOUNCE

RENOUNCE

  • To resign or give up
  • syn: repudiate
  • Ant: retain
  • I renounced and had to give up because I wasn't a good leader.

14. REPRESS

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REPRESS

  • To hold back
  • Syn: subdue
  • Ant: liberate
  • I repressed when my friend held me back from getting into a fight.

15. RETICENT

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RETICENT

  • Not inclined to speak
  • Syn: Taciturn
  • Ant: talkative
  • When I was guilty I was reticent to speak.

16. SAVORY

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SAVORY

  • Tasty, appetizing
  • Syn: delectable
  • Ant: distasteful
  • The savory tasting pie my grandma makes is amazing.

17. SOMNOLENT

SOMNOLENT

  • Sleepy, drozy
  • Syn: groggy, soporific
  • Ant: alert
  • After a long day, I am somnolent and super sleepy.

18. VEHEMENT

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VEHEMENT

  • Intense, forceful
  • Syn: emphatic
  • Ant: apathetic
  • The vehement rules my mom has keeps us behaved.

19. VOLUBLE

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VOLUBLE

  • Characterized by a ready flow of words
  • Syn: loquacious
  • Ant: uncommunicative
  • Reporters are voluble.

20. ZEALOUS

ZEALOUS

  • Eager, earnest, devoted
  • Syn: ardent
  • Ant: reluctant
  • I was zealous and eager to present first in my class.