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Vocabulary Level E Unit 12. abjure “I denounce these proceedings. I quit this court!” The Crucible Confederate soldiers abjure allegiance to the South.

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Page 1: Vocabulary Level E Unit 12. abjure “I denounce these proceedings. I quit this court!” The Crucible Confederate soldiers abjure allegiance to the South.

Vocabulary Level E

Unit 12

Page 3: Vocabulary Level E Unit 12. abjure “I denounce these proceedings. I quit this court!” The Crucible Confederate soldiers abjure allegiance to the South.

Abjure

• (v.) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid; shun

• Synonyms – forswear, retract, recant, abstain from

• Antonyms – affirm, avow, profess

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August

• (adj.) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

• Synonyms – stately, dignified, exalted, venerable

• Antonyms – humble, base, mean, lowly abject

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Callous

• (adj.) emotionally hardened, unfeeling

• Synonyms – insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

• Antonyms – sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted

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Elated

• (adj.) in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

• Synonyms – overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled pink

• Antonyms – depressed, crestfallen, despondent, blue

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inveterate

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Inveterate

• (adj.) firmly established, long-standing; habitual

• Synonyms – persistent, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

• Antonyms – sporadic, intermittent, occasional

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Irrelevant

• (adj.) not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

• Synonyms – inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

• Antonyms – pertinent, material, apropos

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Quiescent

• (adj.) inactive; at rest

• Synonyms – still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil

• Antonyms – active, thriving, lively, bustling, volatile

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Ruminate

• (v.) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud

• Synonyms – ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

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Trenchant

• (adj.) incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct, clear-cut

• Synonyms – penetrating cutting, telling acute

• Antonyms – dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive

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clandestine

Secret love

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platitude

• If life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

• Whatever!!!

• Get a life.

• Pack a wallop

• Who died and left you boss?

• Too big for his britches

• I have a bone to pick with you.

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Indelible

• (adj.) not able to be erased or removed; memorable

• Synonyms – lasting, permanent, unforgettable

• Antonyms – erasable, impermanent

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indulgent

IndulgebulgeSelf indulgent

Indulgent parents

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nocturnal

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quell

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tacit