Vocab Workshop Level E Unit 12 (Definitions and Synonyms)
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 renounce | abjure |
| repudiate under oath | abjure |
| to avoid | abjure |
| shun | abjure |
| forswear | abjure |
| retract | abjure |
| recant | abjure |
| abstain from | abjure |
| harsh in taste or odor | acrid |
| sharp in manner or temper | acrid |
| irritating | acrid |
| stinging | acrid |
| bitter | acrid |
| caustic | acrid |
| majestic | august |
| inspiring admiration and respect | august |
| stately | august |
| dignified | august |
| exalted | august |
| venerable | august |
| emotionally hardened | callous |
| unfeeling | callous |
| insensitive | callous |
| unsympathetic | callous |
| thick-skinned | callous |
| secret | clandestine |
| concealed | clandestine |
| underhanded | clandestine |
| covert | clandestine |
| furtive | clandestine |
| surreptitious | clandestine |
| stealthy | clandestine |
| remorse | compunction |
| regret | compunction |
| scruple | compunction |
| qualm | compunction |
| misgiving | compunction |
| contrition | compunction |
| a large destructive fire | conflagration |
| holocaust | conflagration |
| wildfire | conflagration |
| in high spirits | elated |
| jubilant | elated |
| extremely pleased | elated |
| overjoyed | elated |
| ecstatic | elated |
| tickled pink | elated |
| not able to be erased or removed | indelible |
| memorable | indelible |
| lasting | indelible |
| permanent | indelible |
| unforgettable | indelible |
| yielding to the wishes or demands of others | indulgent |
| lenient | indulgent |
| permissive | indulgent |
| tolerant | indulgent |
| liberal | indulgent |
| firmly established | inveterate |
| long-standing | inveterate |
| habitual | inveterate |
| not to the point | irrelevant |
| not applicable or pertinent | irrelevant |
| inapplicable | irrelevant |
| immaterial | irrelevant |
| beside the point | irrelevant |
| of or occurring in the night | nocturnal |
| under cover of darkness | nocturnal |
| nighttime | nocturnal |
| a commonplace | platitude |
| stale | platitude |
| trite remark | platitude |
| cliché | platitude |
| truism | platitude |
| bromide | platitude |
| to subdue | quell |
| put down forcibly | quell |
| suppress | quell |
| pacify | quell |
| squelch | quell |
| quash | quell |
| crush | quell |
| inactive | quiescent |
| at rest | quiescent |
| still | quiescent |
| inert | quiescent |
| motionless | quiescent |
| dormant | quiescent |
| tranquil | quiescent |
| to meditate | ruminate |
| think about at length | ruminate |
| to chew the cud | ruminate |
| ponder | ruminate |
| reflect | ruminate |
| mull over | ruminate |
| muse | ruminate |
| unspoken | tacit |
| silent | tacit |
| implied | tacit |
| inferred | tacit |
| unexpressed | tacit |
| unvoiced | tacit |
| understood | tacit |
| implicit | tacit |
| capable of being touched | tangible |
| real | tangible |
| concrete | tangible |
| perceptible | tangible |
| actual | tangible |
| evident | tangible |
| palpable | tangible |
| incisive | trenchant |
| keen | trenchant |
| forceful | trenchant |
| effective | trenchant |
| cutting | trenchant |
| caustic | trenchant |
| distinct | trenchant |
| clear-cut | trenchant |
| penetrating | trenchant |
| telling | trenchant |
| acute | trenchant |
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