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CHSEnglishVocabU14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amplify | to make stronger, larger, greater, louder, or the like SYN: increase, augment, fill out, supplement ANT: lessen, diminish, abbreviate, shorten |
| armistice | a temporary peace, halt in fighting SYN: cease-fire, truce |
| arrogant | haughty, too convinced of one's own importance SYN: high-handed, overbearing, presumptuous ANT: meek, humble, modest, unassuming |
| bland | gentle, soothing, mild; lacking interest or taste SYN: dull, insipid ANT: harsh, irritating, pungent, spicy, piquant |
| disclaim | to deny interest or connection with; to give up all claim to SYN: disavow, disown, repudiate ANT: admit, acknowledge, avow, confess |
| epoch | a distinct period of time, era, age |
| estrange | to drift apart or become unfriendly; to cause such a separation; to remove or keep at a distance SYN: part company, alienate ANY: bring together, reunite, reconcile |
| gratify | to please, satisfy; to indulge or humor SYN: delight ANT: disappoint, dissatisfy, frustrate, thwart |
| infinite | exceedingly great, inexhaustible, without limit, endless (N, preceded by the) an incalculable number, the concept of infinity; (cap. L) a name for God |
| irascible | easily made angry, hot-tempered SYN: irritable, quarrelsome, cantankerous ANT: even-tempered |