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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 |
| changrin | (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, pleased 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) vilification, calumny, mudslinging (ant) salute, tribute, testimonial, praise |
| explicate | (v) to make plain or clear; to interpret (syn) clarify, elucidate, untangle, spell out (ant) confuse, bewilder, obscure, obfuscate |
| fracas | (n) a noisy quarrel or brawl (syn) row, altercation, rhubarb, brouhaha (ant) agreement, accord, unanimity, harmony |
| grotesque | (adj) unnatural, distorted; bizarre (syn) fantastic, outlandish, ugly, deformed (ant) appealing, attractive, comely |
| pandemonium | (n) a wild uproar, din, or commotion (syn) choas, tumult, bedlam, three-ring circus (ant) order, calm, tranquillity, peace, repose |
| raucous | (adj) dissagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly (syn) boisterous, clamorous, strident (ant) placid, tranquil, peaceful, serene, pastoral |
| receptive | (adj) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions (syn) open-minded, tolerant, amenable (ant) narrow-minded, intolerant, hidebound |
| renounce | (v) to give up or resign something (syn) repudiate, disown, abdicate. abjure (ant) retain, secure, affirm, assent, ayer |
| 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, tactiturn, terse |
| zealous | (adj) eager, earnest, devoted (syn) ardent, fervent, devout, dogged, gung ho (ant) reluctant, unwilling, averse, tepid |
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