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GRAMMAR
ENGLISH VOCAB 9/20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Hasty in thought | BRASH |
| Ant: POLITE | BRASH |
| Syn: Rash; careless | BRASH |
| An enthusiast | BUFF |
| Ant: beginner; dabbler | BUFF |
| Syn: fan | BUFF |
| Excessive in bahavior; unrestrained | INTEMPERATE |
| Ant: controlled; monitored | INTEMPERATE |
| Syn: immoderate; extreme | INTEMPERATE |
| To question formally | INTERROGATE |
| Syn: grill; quiz | INTERROGATE |
| (adj) Subject to debate; disputable; doubtful | MOOT |
| Syn: debatable; arguable | MOOT |
| Ant: establish; recognized | MOOT |
| (adj) impenetrable by light; not transparent or translucent | OPAQUE |
| Syn: solid | OPAQUE |
| Ant: transparent; clear; see-through | OPAQUE |
| (adj) practical; concerned with facts and observations rather than theory | PRAGMATIC |
| Syn: realistic; logical | PRAGMATIC |
| Ant: idealistic; theoretical | PRAGMATIC |
| (adj) esteemed widely; distinguished | PRESTIGIOUS |
| Syn: prominent; celebrated | PRESTIGIOUS |
| Ant: unknown; obscure | PRESTIGIOUS |
| (n) person with extraordinary ability or talent | PRODIGY |
| Syn: genius | PRODIGY |
| (adj) Appetizing | SAVORY |
| (adj) Pleasingly respectable | SAVORY |
| Syn: flavorful, tasty | SAVORY |
| Ant: unpalatable | SAVORY |
| Syn: acceptable, wholesome | SAVORY |
| Ant: objectable; distasteful | SAVORY |
| (v) to tranquilize or calm | SEDATE |
| Syn: anesthetize | SEDATE |
| Ant: stimulate; excite | SEDATE |
| (adj) exceptional; distinguished from others | SINGULAR |
| Ant: ordinary, average | SINGULAR |
| Syn: unique, uncommon | SINGULAR |
| (adj) unplanned | SPONTANEOUS |
| Ant: premeditated | SPONTANEOUS |
| Syn: impulsive, impromptu | SPONTANEOUS |
| (v) to take over illegally; to seize by force without right | USURP |
| Syn: commandeer, grab | USURP |
| Ant: surrender; relinquish | USURP |
| (adj) playful, fanciful | WHIMSICAL |
| Ant: solemn; grim | WHIMSICAL |
| Syn: capricious; droll | WHIMSICAL |
| (adj) pertaining to absolute authority and unquestioning obedience | AUTHORITARIAN |
| Syn: totalitarian | AUTHORITARIAN |
| Ant: democratic | AUTHORITARIAN |
| (v) to inflict punishment for a perceived wrong; to take vengeance | AVENGE |
| Syn: retaliate; payback | AVENGE |
| Ant: tolerate; forgive | AVENGE |
| (v) to confuse | BEWILDER |
| Syn: baffle, perplex | BEWILDER |
| Ant: clarify, simplify | BEWILDER |
| (v) to become angry | BRISTLE |
| Syn: fume, infuriate | BRISTLE |
| Ant: calm, relax | BRISTLE |
| (n) mercy, leniency | CLEMENCY |
| Syn: forgiveness, compassion | CLEMENCY |
| Ant: strictness; sternness | CLEMENCY |
| (v) to express in greater detail | ELABORATE |
| Syn: (v) expound; clarify | ELABORATE |
| Ant: (v) simplify, condense | ELABORATE |
| (adj) having intricate or complex detail | ELABORATE |
| Syn: (adj) extensive, thorough | ELABORATE |
| Ant: (adj) simple, plain | ELABORATE |
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