Vocabulary Unit 8
Published on Feb 03, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
ABUT
- Verb
- Synonyms: border on, bolster
- Our cousin's summer home abuts the shoreline of the beach.
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ENMITY
- Noun
- Synonyms: hostility, animosity, antagonism
- Antonyms: friendship, amity, alliance
- Her enmity towards him only grew as he continued to ingnore her.
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PROXY
- Noun
- Synonyms: deputy, representative
- The party sent a proxy to represent them at the council meeting.
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RANKLE
- Verb
- Synonyms: irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall
- Antonyms: please, gratify, delight
- I was very rankled to see the crime being committed because no one tried to
- stop it from happening.
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STOICAL
- Adjective
- Synonyms: unresponsive, impassive
- Antonyms: excitable, emotional, hotheaded
- His stoical expression did not betray his true emotions that were warring
- inside.
