Mitchell Rosati

abrasive

• adj.) causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down; (n.) a substance used to smooth or polish
• syn: chafing, grating, rasping, erosive
• Ant. Smooth, polished oily
• The abrasive floor was slippery .

acclimate

• acclimate (v.) to adapt a new climate, environment, or situation
• syn: accustom, learn the ropes
• The jacket helped him acclimate to the climate.

chagrin

• n.) irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration; (v.) to cause such a feeling
• syn: vexation, mortification, abash, mortify
• Ant. Jubilation, exult ion, triumph
• The team was chagrined by the crowd after the lose.

complacent

• (adj.) self-satisfied; overly content
• syn: smug, unconcerned
• Ant. Discontented
• The complacent batter knew he was going to get a hit.

concur

• (v.) to express agreement, approve
• syn: agree, assent, ratify, sanction
• Ant. Disagree, differ, part company
• The family concurred on the choices made.

defamation

• (n.) slander or libel
• syn: vilification, calumny
• Ant. Salute, tribute
• No defamation can go on TV about someone.

expicate

• (v.) to make plain or clear, explain; to interpret
• syn: elucidate, untangle, spell out
• Ant. Confuse, bewilder, obscure, obfuscate
• The student explicated the problem

fracas

• (n.) noisy quarrel or brawl
• syn: row, altercation, rhubarb, brouhaha
• Ant. Agreement, accord, unanimity, harmony
• The fracas got the attention of the whole school .

grotesque

• (adj.) unnatural, distorted; bizarre
• syn: fantastic, outlandish, ugly, deformed
• Ant. Appealing, attractive, comely
• The statue was grotesque no one wanted to look at it.

pandemonium

• (n.) a wild uproar, din, or commotion
• syn: chaos, bedlam, three-ring circus
• Ant. Order, calm, tranquility, peace, repose
• The crowd was in pandemonium when the team ran out.

raucous

• (adj.) disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly
• syn: boisterous, clamorous, strident
• Ant. Placid, tranquil, peaceful, serene, pastoral
• The screech on the chalk board was raucous.

receptive

• (adj.) open and responsive to ideas or suggestions
• syn: open-minded, tolerant, amenable
• Ant. narrow- minded, tolerant, amenable
• the receptive teacher listened to everyones responses

renounce

• renounce (v.) to give up or resign something
• syn: repudiate, disown, abdicate
• Ant. retain, secure, affirm, assent
• The man running for president renounced from the race.

repress

• (v.) to hold back; to put down or check by force
• syn: subdue, curb, stifle, bottle up
• ant:liberate, set loose, provoke, excite
• Ant. liberate, set loose, provoke
• The police repressed the guy from fighting.

reticent

• (adj.) not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant
• syn: taciturn, closemouthed, tight-lipped
• Ant. talkative, garrulous, voluble
• The very calm guy in the corner was reticent and went with the flow.

savory

• (adj.) tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable
• syn: delectable, flavorful, aromatic, piquant
• Ant. distasteful, bland
• The cake was not savory.

somnolent

• (adj.) sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep
• syn: groggy, soporific
• Ant. alert, lively, wide- awake
• The somnolent cat looked so cute asleep.

vehement

• adj.) intense, forceful, powerful
• syn: emphatic, vigorous, impassioned
• Ant. apathetic, lukewarm, muted
• Jesus is a vehement being.

voluble

• (adj.) characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent
• syn: loquacious, garrulous, long-winded, prolix
• Ant. loquacious, garrulous, long-winded
• The voluble guy could talk all day.

zealous

• (adj.) eager, earnest, devoted
• syn: ardent, fervent, devout, dogged
• Ant. reluctant, unwilling, averse
• The pros are zealous with their jobs.