Vocab Chapter 14
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ANNEX
- (V.) to attach, to add on; to incorporate (n.)an attachment or addition
- Synonyms- (v.) join, acquire, procure
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CORDIAL
- (Adj.) in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; (n.) a liqueur
- Synonyms- (adj.) affable, warm
- Antonyms- (adj.) gruff, unfriendly
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CORNERSTONE
- (N.) the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element
- Synonyms- foundation, base
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DEBACLE
- (N.) an overwhelming defeat, rout
- Synonyms- disaster, fiasco
- Antonyms- success, victory
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DEVITALIZE
- (V.) to make weak or lifeless
- Synonyms- enfeebled, sap, enervate
- Antonyms- enliven, energize
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EMBROIL
- (V.) to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion
- Synonyms- entangle, ensnarl
- Antonyms- disentangle, separate
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EXONERATE
- (V.) to clear from charger accusation
- Synonyms- absolve, acquit
- Antonyms- implicate, incriminate
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GLIB
- (Adj.) ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless
- Synonyms- pat, oily
- Antonyms- halting, awkward
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Haphazard
- (Adj.) by chance, not planned; lacking order
- Synonyms- random, slapdash
- Antonyms- deliberate, orderly
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IMPROVISE
- (V.) to compose or perform without preparation
- Synonyms- ad-lib, play it by ear
- Antonyms- plan, rehearse
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INFLUX
- (N.) a coming in, inflow
- Synonyms- inpouring, inrush
- Antonyms- outpouring, exodus
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PALLOR
- (N.) an extreme or unnatural paleness
- Synonyms- wanness, lividness
- Antonyms- flush, blush
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PEDIGREE
- (N.) a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something
- Synonyms- linage, ancestry
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PRECIPITOUS
- (Adj.) very steep
- Synonyms- sheer, abrupt, sharp
- Antonyms- shallow, graded
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PROFUSE
- (Adj.) very abundant, given or flowing freely
- Synonyms- lavish, bounteous
- Antonyms- sparse, scanty
RECONCLIE
- (V.) to restore to friendship
- Synonyms- unite, mend fences
- Antonyms- drive a wedge between
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SHACKLE
- (V.) to put in chains (n.) a chain
- Synonyms- (v.) manacle (adj.) bonds
- Antonyms- (v.) free, unletter
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