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Expand Your Vocabulary: Key Terms and Meanings from Chapter 15

Enhance your lexicon with crucial vocabulary from Chapter 15. Discover definitions, synonyms, and antonyms for terms like "abate," "combatant," "dormant," and "subterfuge." This chapter offers insights into various words used to express complex ideas in English. Whether you're a student looking to improve your writing skills or simply interested in enriching your vocabulary, this guide will provide you with the tools you need to communicate effectively. Unlock your potential today!

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Expand Your Vocabulary: Key Terms and Meanings from Chapter 15

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  1. Vocabulary Chapter 15 Page 164

  2. Abase • (v.) to lower in esteem, degrade; to humble • SYNONYM: lower, humiliate, prostrate, demean • ANTONYM: elevate, ennoble, exalt

  3. Actuate • (v.) to move to action; to impel • SYNONYM: trigger, incite, instigate

  4. Avert • (v.) to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid • SYNONYM: stop, deflect, ward off, preclude • ANTONYM: invite, induce, provoke, cause

  5. Boorish • (adj.) rude, unrefined; clumsy • SYNONYM: vulgar, crude, uncouth, ill-mannered, gauche • ANTONYM: suave, urbane, polished, courtly, well-bred

  6. Brunt • (n.) the main impact, force or burden • SYNONYM: blow, shock • ANTONYM: aftershock, aftermath, repercussion

  7. Combatant • (n.) a fighter, (adj.) engaged in fighting • SYNONYM: soldier, disputant, warrior; hostile, battling • ANTONYM: civilian, (adj.) peaceful, neutral

  8. Dormant • (adj.) inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping • SYNONYM: resting, still, quiescent • ANTONYM: awake, active, lively, productive

  9. Dubious • (adj.) causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful or uncertain state of mind, hesitant • SYNONYM: questionable, suspect, unsettled, undecided • ANTONYM: certain, positive, indubitable, reliable

  10. Harangue • (v.) to deliver a loud, ranting speech (n.) a loud speech • SYNONYM: (v.) rant, lecture (n.) tirade, diatribe • ANTONYM: (n.) whisper, murmur, undertone

  11. Harry • (v.) to make a destructive raid on; to torment, harass • SYNONYM: badger, pester, hound, pillage, ravage

  12. Impenitent • (adj.) not feeling remorse of sorrow for errors or offenses • SYNONYM: remorseless, unrepentant, incorrigible • ANTONYM: ashamed, remorseful, contrite, apologetic

  13. Knave • (n.) a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow • SYNONYM: rascal, rogue, scoundrel, miscreant

  14. Legion • (n.) a large military force; any large group or number; (adj.) many, numerous • SYNONYM: (n.) multitude, host, throng, division, regiment • ANTONYM: (n.) squad, platoon (adj.) few, sparse

  15. Liberality • (n.) generosity, generous act; breadth of mind or outlook • SYNONYM: largesse, magnanimity, broad-mindedness • ANTONYM: stinginess, miserliness, narrow-mindedness

  16. Plaintiff • (n.) one who begins a lawsuit • SYNONYM: complainant, accuser • ANTONYM: defendant, accused

  17. Probe • (v.) to examine, investigate thoroughly; (n.) an investigation, a device used to explore or examine. SYNONYM: (v.) explore, scrutinize; (n.) inquiry, detector ANTONYM: (v.) conceal, hide (n.) cover-up, whitewash

  18. Protract • (v.) to draw out or lengthen in space or time • SYNONYM: prolong, extend, elongate, spin out • ANTONYM: contract, compress, concentrate

  19. Quarry • (v.) to cut or take from (or as if from) a quarry; (n.) a place from which stone is taken; something that is hunted or pursued. • SYNONYM: prey, game, victim, excavation, pit, mine • ANTONYM: hunter, predator, pursuer

  20. Spurn • (v.) to refuse with scorn or disdain • SYNONYM: turn down, reject, decline, snub, repudiate • ANTONYM: accept, welcome, greet

  21. Subterfuge • (n.) an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something • SYNONYM: dodge, blind, ruse, deception, artifice

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