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| Abrasive | (adj.) causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down; (n.) a substance used to smooth or polish. Syn: (adj.) chafing, grating, rasping, erosive. Ant: (adj.) smooth, polished, satiny, oily, unctuous. |
| Acclimate | (v.) to adapt to a new climate. environment, or situation. Syn: accustom, learn the ropes. |
| Chagrin | (n.) irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; (v.) to cause such a feeling. Syn: (n.) vexation, mortification; (v.) abash, mortify. Ant: (n.) jubilation, exultation, triumph; (v.) exult, delight. |
| Complacent | (adj.) self-satisfied; overly content. Syn: smug, please with oneself. Ant: discontented, chagrined |
| Concur | (v.) to express agreement, approve. Syn: agree, assent, ratify, sanction. Ant: disagree, differ, part company. |
| Defamation | (n.) slander or libel. Syn: villification, calumny, mudslinging. Ant: salute, tribute, testimonial, praise. |
| Explicate | (v.) to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret. Syn: clarify, elucidate, untangle, spell out. Ant: confuse, bewilder, obscure, obfuscate. |
| Fracas | (n.) a noisy quarrel or brawl. Syn: row, althercation, rhubarb, brouhaha. Ant: agreement, accord, unamity, harmony. |
| Grotesque | (adj.) unnatural, distorted; bizzare. Syn: fantasitc, outlandish, ugly, deformed. Ant: appealing, attractive, comely. |
| Pandemonium | (n.) a wild uproar, din, or commotion. Syn: chaos, tumult, bedlam, three-ring cirus. Ant: order, calm, tanquility, peace, repose. |
| Raucous | (adj.) disagreeably harsh sounding; disorderly. Syn: boisterous, clamorous, strident. Ant: placid, peaceful, serene, pastorial. |
| Receptive | (adj.) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions. Syn: open-minded, tolerant, amenable. Ant: narrow-mindned, intolerant, hidebound. |
| Renounce | (v.) to give up or resign something. Syn: repudiate, disown, abdicate, abjure. Ant: retain, secure, affirm, assent, aver. |
| Repress | (v.) to hold back; to put down or check by force. Syn: subdue, curb, stifle, constrain, bottle up. Ant: liberate, set loose, provoke, excite. |
| Reticent | (adj.) not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant. Syn: taciturn, closemouthed, tight-lipped. Ant: talkative, garrulous, voluble, long-winded. |
| Savory | (adj.) tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable. Syn: delectable, flavorful, aromatic, piquant. Ant: distasteful, unpalatable, malodorous, bland. |
| Somnolent | (adj.) sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep. Syn: groggy, soporific. Ant: alert, lively, wide-awake, stimulating. |
| Vehement | (adj.) intense, forceful, powerful. Syn: emphatic, fierce, vigorous, impassioned. Ant: apathetic, lukewarm, subdued, muted. |
| Voluble | (adj.) characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent. Syn: loquacious, garrulous, long-winded, prolix. Ant: uncommunicative, reticent, taciturn, terse. |
| Zealous | (adj.) eager, earnest, devoted. Syn: ardent, fervent, devout, dogged, gung ho. Ant: reluctant, unwilling, averse tepid. |
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