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Unit 14 Vocabulary (Synonyms)
Synonyms
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| annex, n./v. | addition; appropriate |
| cleave, v. | SEVER; halve; ADHERE |
| cordial, adj. | gracious, CONGENIAL |
| cordial, n. | liqueur (usually sweet) |
| cornerstone, n. | foundation, base, underpinning |
| debacle, n. | fiasco, calamity |
| devitalize,v. | enfeeble, sap, enervate* |
| embroil, v. | involve in conflict |
| exonerate, v. | VINDICATE, exculpate, absolve |
| glib, adj. | FACILE; fluent; oily, superficial |
| haphazard, adj. | SLAPDASH |
| improvise, v. | EXTEMPORIZE, ad-lib |
| incite, v. | kindle, instigate |
| influx, n. | inrush, invasion |
| pallor, n. | wanness, lividness |
| pedigree, n. | lineage, genealogy |
| precipitous, adj. | sheer, steep |
| profuse, adj. | plenteous, bounteous; lavish |
| reconcile, v. | unite; resign (oneself) |
| shackle, n. | handcuff, manacle |
| shackle, v. | enslave, fetter |
| threadbare, adj. | ragged, shabby; TRITE |
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