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ABRASIVE

  • (Adj.) causing irritation; grinding or wearing down; (N.) a substance used to smooth or polish
  • Syn. (Adj.) chafing, grating, rasping, erosive
  • Ant. (Adj.) smooth, polished, satiny, oily
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ACCLIMATE

  • (V.) to adapt to a new climate, environment or situation
  • Syn. Accustom, learn the ropes
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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
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COMPLACENT

  • (Adj.) self-satisfied; overly content
  • Syn. Smug, unconcerned
  • Ant. Discontented
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CONCUR

  • (V.) to express agreement, approve
  • Syn. Agree, assent, ratify, sanction
  • Ant. Disagree, differ, part company
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DEFAMATION

  • (N.) slander or libel
  • Syn. Vilification, calumny
  • Ant. Salute, tribute
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EXPLICATE

  • (V.) to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret
  • Syn. Elucidate, untangle, spell out
  • Ant. Confuse, bewilder, obscure, obfuscate
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FRACAS

  • (N.) a noisy quarrel or brawl
  • Syn. Row, altercation, rhubarb, brouhaha
  • Ant. Agreement, accord, unanimity, harmony
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GROTESQUE

  • (Adj.) unnatural, distorted; bizarre
  • Syn. Fantastic, outlandish, ugly, deformed
  • Ant. Appealing, attractive, comely
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PANDEMONIUM

  • (N.) a wild uproar, din, or commotion
  • Syn. Chaos, bedlam, three-ring circus
  • Ant. Order, calm, tranquility, peace, repose
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RAUCOUS

  • (Adj.) disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly
  • Syn. Boisterous, clamorous, strident
  • Ant. Placid, tranquil, peaceful, serene, pastoral
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RECEPTIVE

  • (Adj.) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions
  • Syn. Open-minded, tolerant, amenable
  • Ant. Narrow-minded, intolerant, hidebound
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RENOUNCE

  • (V.) to give up or resign something
  • Syn. Repudiate, disown, abdicate
  • Ant. Retain, secure, affirm, assent, aver
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REPRESS

  • (V.) to hold back; to put down or check by force
  • Syn. Subdue, curb, stifle, bottle up
  • Ant. Liberate, set loose, provoke, excite
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RETICENT

  • (Adj.) not inclined to speak
  • Syn. Taciturn, close mouthed, tight-lipped
  • Ant. Talkative, garrulous, voluble, long-winded
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SAVORY

  • (Adj.) tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable
  • Syn. Delectable, flavorful, aromatic, piquant
  • Ant. Distasteful, unpalatable, malodorous, bland
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SOMNOLENT

  • (Adj.) sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep
  • Syn. Groggy, soporific
  • Ant. Alert, lively, wide-awake, stimulating
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VEHEMENT

  • (Adj.) intense, forceful, powerful
  • Syn. Emphatic, vigorous, impassioned
  • Ant. Apathetic, lukewarm, subdued, muted
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VOLUBLE

  • (Adj.) characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent
  • Syn. Loquacious, garrulous, long-winded, prolix
  • Ant. Uncommunicative, reticent, terse
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ZEALOUS

  • (Adj.) eager, earnest, devoted
  • Syn. Ardent, fervent, devout dogged, gung ho
  • Ant. Reluctant, unwilling, averse, tepid
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