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Unit 14

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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annex

  • (v) to add to (n) an addition
  • syn: join, acquire
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cleave

  • (v) to cut open
  • syn: sever, halve
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cordial

  • (adj) in a friendly manner
  • syn: hospitable, affable
  • ant: gruff, unfriendly
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cornerstone

  • (n) the starting point of a building
  • syn: foundation, base
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debacle

  • (n) an overwhelming defeat
  • syn: disaster, fiasco
  • ant: success, coup
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devitalize

  • (v) to make weak
  • syn: enfeeble, sap
  • ant: enliven, excite
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embroil

  • (v) to involve in a conflict
  • syn: entangle, ensnarl
  • ant: disentangle, disconnect
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exonerate

  • (v) to clear from a charge
  • syn: absolve, acquit
  • ant: implicate, incriminate
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glib

  • (adj) ready and fluent in speech
  • syn: superficial, pat
  • ant: halting, speechless
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haphazard

  • (adj) by chance, not planned
  • syn: random, accidental
  • ant: deliberate, orderly
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improvise

  • (v) to compose or perform
  • syn: ad-lib, wing it
  • ant: plan, rehearse
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incite

  • (v) to rouse
  • syn: spur, kindle
  • ant: check, curb
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influx

  • (n) inflow
  • syn: inpouring, inrush
  • ant: outpouring, exodus
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pallor

  • (n) an extreme paleness
  • syn: wanness, lividness
  • ant: flush, blush
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pedigree

  • (n) a list of ancestors
  • syn: lineage,ancestry
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precipitous

  • (adj) very steep
  • syn: sheer, abrupt
  • ant: gradual, shallow
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profuse

  • (adj) very abundant
  • syn: extravagant, lavish
  • ant: sparse, scanty
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reconcile

  • (v) to restore to friendship
  • syn: unite, conciliate
  • ant: antagonize, alienate
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shackle

  • (v) to put into chains
  • syn: manacle, enslave
  • ant: free, unfetter
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threadbare

  • (adj) shabby
  • syn: frayed, seedy
  • ant: luxurious, plush
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