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Vocab Unit 12

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

1.

ABJURE

  • V. To renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun
  • Syn: forswear
  • Ant: affirm
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2.

ACRID

  • Adj. harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper
  • Syn: irritating
  • ant: gentle
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3.

AUGUST

  • Adj. majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
  • Syn: stately
  • Ant: humble
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4.

CALLOUS

  • Adj. emotionally hardened, unfeeling
  • syn: insensitive
  • ant: sensitive
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5.

CLANDESTINE

  • Adj. secret, concealed; underhanded
  • Syn: covert
  • ant: open
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6.

COMPUNCTION

  • N. Remorse, regret
  • Syn: scruple
  • Ant: shamelessness
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7.

CONFLAGRATION

  • N. A large destructive fire
  • Syn: holocaust
  • Ant: deluge
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8.

ELATED

  • Adj, part. In high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased
  • Syn: overjoyed
  • Ant; depressed
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9.

INDELIBLE

  • Adj. not able to be erased or removed; memorable
  • Syn: lasting
  • Ant: erasable
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10.

INDULGENT

  • Adj. yielding to the wishes or demands of others
  • Syn: permissive
  • Ant: strict
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INVETERATE

  • Adj. firmly established, long-standing; habitual
  • Syn: persisting
  • ant: sporadic
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IRRELEVANT

  • Adj. not to the point, not applicable or pertinent
  • Syn: inapplicable
  • Ant: pertinent
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13.

NOCTURNAL

  • Adj. of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness
  • Syn: nighttime
  • Ant: daytime
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14.

PLATITUDE

  • N. A commonplace, stale, or trite remark
  • Syn: cliché
  • Ant: epigram
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15.

QUELL

  • V. To subdue, put down forcibly
  • Syn: pacify
  • Ant: incite
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16.

QUIESCENT

  • Adj. inactive; at rest
  • Syn: still
  • Ant: active
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17.

RUMINATE

  • V. To meditate, think about at length
  • syn: ponder
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18.

TACIT

  • Adj. unspoken, silent; implied, inferred
  • syn: unexpressed
  • Ant: explicit
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19.

TANGIBLE

  • Adj. capable of being touched; real, concrete
  • Syn: perceptible
  • Ant: immaterial
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20.

TRENCHANT

  • Adj. incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut
  • Syn: penetrating
  • Ant: dull
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