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8th Grade Vocabulary - Chapter 14
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| amplify | to make stronger |
| amplify | syn. increase, augment, fill out, supplement |
| amplify | ant. lessen, diminish, abbreviate, shorten |
| armisitice | a temporary peace |
| armisitice | syn. cease-fire, truce |
| arrogant | haughty |
| arrogant | syn. high-handed, overbearing, presumtuous |
| arrogant | ant. meek, humble, modest, unassuming |
| bland | gentle |
| bland | syn. dull, insipid |
| bland | ant. harsh, irritating, pungent, spicy, piquant |
| disclaim | to deny interest in or connection with |
| disclaim | syn. disavow, disown, repudiate |
| disclaim | ant. admitt, acknowledge, avow, confess |
| epoch | a distinct period of time |
| estrange | to drift apart or become unfriendly |
| estrange | syn. part company, alienate |
| estrange | ant. bring together, reunite, reconcile |
| gratify | to please, satisfy |
| gratify | syn. delight |
| gratify | ant. disappoint, dissatisfy, frustrate |
| infinite | exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless; an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; a name for God |
| infinite | syn. ulimited, boundless |
| infinite | ant. limited, restricted, measurable |
| irascible | easily made angry, hot-tempered |
| irascible | syn. irritable, quarrelsome, cantankerous |
| irascible | ant. even-tempered |
| kindred | a person's relatives; a family relationship; related by blood; like, similar |
| kindred | syn. kin, relations |
| kindred | ant. unlike, dissimilar, contrasting |
| naive | innocent, unsophisticated, showing lack of worldly knowledge and experience |
| naive | syn. green, wet behind the ears |
| naive | ant. sophisticated, knowing, urbane, suave, blase |
| niche | a decorative recessin a wall; a suitable place or position for a person or thing |
| niche | syn. nook, alcove |
| obliterate | to blot out completely, destroy utterly |
| obliterate | syn. wipe out, erase, expunge, efface |
| obliterate | ant. foster, promote, create |
| ramshackle | appearly ready to collapse, loose and shaky |
| ramshackle | syn. rickety, unsteady, run-down, dilapidated |
| ramshackle | ant. well built, well maintained, shipshape, trim |
| ransack | to search or examine thoroughly; to rob, plunder |
| ransack | syn. rummage, scour |
| ransack | ant. spot-check |
| rote | unthinking routine or repetition, a fixed or mechanical way of doing something; based on a mechanical routine |
| solvent | able to meet one's financial obligations; having the power to dissolve other substances; a liquid used to dissolve other substances; something that solves, explains, eliminates, or softens |
| solvent | syn. financially sound, in the black |
| solvent | ant. bankrupt, flat broke, in the red |
| tedious | long and tiresome |
| tedious | syn. boring, monotonous |
| tedious | ant. stimulating, interesting, short and sweet |
| vendor | someone who sells something |
| vendor | syn. peddler, hawker, dealer, merchant |
| vendor | ant. buyer, purchaser, customer |
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