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VocabularyUnit15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abrasive | Causing irriation, harsh, wearing down |
| Acclimate | adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation |
| Chagrin | irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration |
| Complacent | self-satisfied, overly content |
| Concur | to express agreement, approve |
| Defamation | slander or libel |
| Explicate | to make plain or clear, explain, to interpret |
| Fracas | a noisy quarrel or brawl |
| Grotesque | unnatural, distorted, bizarre |
| Pandemonium | a wild uproar, or commotion |
| Raucous | disagreeably harsh-sounding, disorderly |
| Receptive | Open and responsive to ideas or suggestions |
| Renounce | to give up or resign something |
| Repress | to hold back, to put down or check by force |
| Reticent | not inclined to speak, reserved, reluctant |
| Savory | tasty, appetizing, pungent or salty, not sweet |
| Somnolent | sleepy, drowsy, inducing sleep |
| Vehement | intense, forceful, powerful |
| Voluble | ready flow of words, fluent |
| Zealous | eager, earnest, devoted |