CHAPTER 15

ABRASIVE

• -causing irritation
• Adjective
• Syn: chafing
• Ant: smooth

ACCLIMATE

• -to adapt to a new climate
• Verb
• Syn: accustom

CHAGRIN

• - irritation or humiliation from disappointment
• Noun
• Syn: vexation
• Ant: jubilation

COMPLACENT

• - self satisfied
• Adjective
• Syn: smug
• Ant: discontented

CONCUR

• -express agreement
• Verb
• Syn: agree
• Ant: disagree

DEFAMATION

• - slander
• Noun
• Syn: vilification
• Ant: salute

EXPLICATE

• - explain
• Verb
• Syn: elucidate
• Ant: confuse

FRACAS

• - quarrel
• Noun
• Syn: row
• Ant: agreement

GROTESQUE

• - unnatural
• Adjective
• Syn: fantastic
• Ant: appealing

PANDEMONIUM

• - wild uproar
• Noun
• Syn: chaos
• Ant: order

RAUCOUS

• - disorderly
• Adjective
• Syn: strident
• Ant: placid

RECEPTIVE

• - open to ideas
• Adjective
• Syn: open minded
• Ant: intolerant

RENOUNCE

• - give up
• Verb
• Syn: repudiate
• Ant: retain

REPRESS

• - to hold back
• Verb
• Syn: subdue
• Ant: liberate

RETICENT

• - reserved
• Adjective
• Syn: tight lipped
• Ant: talkative

SAVORY

• - tasty
• Adjective
• Syn: delectable
• Ant: distasteful

SOMNOLENT

• - sleepy
• Adjective
• Syn: groggy
• Ant: alert

VEHEMENT

• - intense
• Adjective
• Syn: emphatic
• Ant: apathetic

VOLUBLE

• - fluent
• Adjective
• Syn: loquacious
• Ant: terse

ZEALOUS

• - eager
• Adjective
• Syn: ardent
• Ant: reluctant