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Vocab Unit 15

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ABASE

  • To lower in esteem, degrade; to humble
  • S: lower, humiliate, prostrate, demean
  • A: elevate, ennoble, exalt
  • Verb
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ACTUATE

  • to move to action; to impel
  • S: incite, instigate
  • Verb
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AVERT

  • To turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid
  • S: stop, deflect, ward off
  • A: invite, induce, provoke
  • Verb
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BOORISH

  • Rude, unrefined; clumsy
  • S: vulgar, crude, uncouth, I'll-mannered, gauche
  • A: suave, urbane, polished, courtly, well-bred
  • Adjective
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BRUNT

  • The main impact, force, or burden
  • S: blow, shock
  • A: aftershock, aftermath, repercussion Noun
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COMBATANT

  • A fighter; engaged in fighting
  • S: soldier, disputant, warrior, hostile
  • A: civilian, peaceful, neutral
  • Noun, Adjective
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DORMANT

  • Inactive; in a state of supersonic; sleeping
  • S: resting, still, quiescent
  • A: awake, active, lively, productive
  • Adjective
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DUBIOUS

  • causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful or uncertain state of mind
  • S: questionable, suspect, unsettled, undecided
  • A: certain, positive, indubitable, reliable
  • Adjective
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HARANGUE

  • To deliver a loud, ranting speech; a loud speech
  • S: rant, lecture; diatribe
  • A: whisper, murmur, undertone
  • Verb
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HARRY

  • To make a destructive raid on; to torment, harass
  • S: hound, pillage, ravage
  • Verb
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IMPENITENT

  • Not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses
  • S: remorseless, unrepentant, incorrigible
  • A: ashamed, contrite, apologetic
  • Adjective
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KNAVE

  • A tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow
  • S: rascal, rogue, miscreant
  • Noun
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LEGION

  • A large military force
  • S: host, throng, division, regiment
  • A: squad, platoon, few, sparse
  • Noun, Adjective
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LIBERALITY

  • Generosity, generous act; breadth of mind or outlook
  • S: magnanimity, broad-mindedness
  • A: stinginess, miserliness
  • Noun
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PLAINTIFF

  • one who begins a lawsuit
  • S: complainant
  • A: defendant
  • Noun
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PROBE

  • To examine, investigate thoroughly; a device used to explore or examine
  • S: explore; inquiry, detector
  • A: hide; cover-up, whitewash
  • Verb, Noun
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PROTRACT

  • to draw out or lengthen in space or time
  • S: elongate, spin out
  • A: contract, compress, concentrate
  • Verb
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QUARRY

  • To cut or take from; a place which stone is taken
  • S: prey, game, victim, excavation, mine
  • A: hunter, predator
  • Verb
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SPURN

  • to refuse with scorn, disdain
  • S: turn down, decline, snub, repudiate
  • A: accept, welcome, greet
  • Verb
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SUBTERFUGE

  • An excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something
  • S: dodge, blind, deception, artifice
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