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English 10 C Vocabulary Unit 5 Mrs. Corbett 0809
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| lionize | to treat one with importance or as a celebrity SYN: glorify, idolize |
| revulsion | a strong feeling of disgust; repulsion SYN: nausea, loathing ANT: attraction, appreciation |
| restive | unwilling to yield or to adjust SYN: persistent, stubborn ANT: pliable, adaptable |
| surplus | an amount that is more than what is needed SYN: excess, extra ANT: shortage |
| whim | a sudden and impulsive action SYN: impulse, urge ANT: plan |
| rejoinder | to answer to a reply SYN: reply, response ANT: question |
| impudent | disrespectful, characterized by improper bold behavior SYN: presumptuous, mouthy ANT: respectful |
| topple | to overturn, to fall or make something fall over SYN: collapse, tumble ANT: stabilize |
| sever | to cut or to separate SYN: divorce, sunder, spit ANT: to connect, attach, unite |
| ethos | the distinguishing character or values of a specific people or culture SYN: culture, nation |
| vanquished | conquered, overpowered, defeated SYN: beaten ANT: won, overcome |
| intensify | to strengthen, to make stronger SYN: exaggerate, increase ANT: to weaken |
| reciprocal | mutual, interacting, give-and-take, common SYN: joint, shared ANT: one-sided |
| interred | buried, to bury somebody ANT: exhumed, dig up |
| equilibrium | the state of balance between opposing forces SYN: balance, symmetry ANT: imbalance, discrepancy |
| polarization | division into two opposite positions SYN: divergence ANT: consolidation |
| abandon | lack of restraint, act of unrestrained behavior disregarding consequences SYN: license, laxity ANT: restraint, caution |
| pedestrian | ordinary, unimaginative, dull, everyday SYN: humdrum, uninspired ANT: extraordinary, unusual, exciting |
| bemuse | to confuse or to bewilder SYN: puzzle, perplex, muddle ANT: enlighten |
| explicate | to explain, to clarify the meaning SYN: elucidate, illuminate ANT: fail to clarify |
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