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Vocabulary Unit 15

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ABASE

(V.) TO LOWER IN ESTEEM, DEGRADE; TO HUMBLE SYN. LOWER ANT. ELEVATE

ACTUATE

(V.) TO MOVE TO ACTION; TO IMPEL SYN. INCITE

AVERT

(V.) TO TURN ASIDE, TURN AWAY; TO PREVENT, AVIOD SYN. STOP ANT. INVITE
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BOORISH

(ADJ.) RUDE, UNREFINED;CLUMSY SYN. VULGAR ANT. SUAVE

BRUNT

(N.) THE MAIN IMPACT , FORCE, OR BURDEN SYN. BLOW ANT. AFTERSHOCK

COMBATANT

(N.) A FIGHTER; (ADJ.) ENGAGED IN FIGHTING SYN. SOLDIER ANT. CIVILIAN
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DORMANT

(ADJ.) INACTIVE; IN STATE OF SUSPENSION; SLEEPING SYN. RESTING ANT. AWAKE

DUBIOUS

(ADJ.) TO DELIVER A LOUD, RANTING SPEECH; IN A DOUBTFUL OR UNCERTAIN STATE OF MIND, HESITANT SYN. SUSPECT ANT. CERTIAN
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HARANGUE

(V.) TO DELIVER A LOUD, RANTING SPEECH; (N.) A LOUD SPEECH SYN. RANT ANT. WHISPER

HARRY

(V.) TO MAKE A DESTRUCTIVE RAID ON; TO TORMENT, HARASS SYN. HOUND

IMPENITENT

(ADJ.) NOT FEELING REMORSE OR SORROW FOR ERRORS OR OFFENSES SYN. REMORSELESS ANT. ASHAMED

KNAVE

(N.) A TRICKY, UNPRINCIPLED OR DECEITFUL FELLOW SYN. RASCAL

LEGION

(N.) A LARGE MILITARY FOURCE; ANY LARGE GROUP IN NUMBER; (ADJ.) MANY, NUMEROUS

LIBERALITY

(N.) GENEROSITY, GENEROUS ACT; BREADTH OF MIND OR OUTLOOK SYN. MAGNANIMITY ANT. MISERLINESS

PLAINTIFF

(N.) ONE WHO BEGINS A LAWSUIT SYN. COMPLAINANT ANT. DEFENDANT
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PROBE

(v.) TO EXAMINE, INVESTIGATE THOROUGHLY; (N.) AN INVESTIGATION; A DEVICE USED TO EXPLORE OR EXAMINE SYN. EXPLORE ANT. HIDE

PROTRACT

(V.) TO DRAW OUT OR LENGTHEN IN SPACE OR TIME SYN. ELONGATE ANT. CONTRACT
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QUARRY

(V.) TO CUT OR TAKE FROM(OR AS IF FROM) A QUARRY; (N.) A PLACE WHICH STONE IS TAKEN, SOMETHING THAT IS HUNTED OR PURSUED SYN. PREY ANT. HUNTET

SPURN

(v.) TO REFUSE WITH SCORN, DISDAIN SYN. SNUB ANT. GREET
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SUBTERFUGE

(N.) AN EXCUSE OR TRICK FOR ESCAPING OR HIDING SOMETHING SYN. DODGE