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Ch. 15 Vocab

Ch. 15 Vocab. By: Jake and Zack. Vocab words . Abrasive Acclimate Chagrin Complacent Concour Defamation Explicate Fracas Grotesque Pandemonium Raucous Receptive Renounce Repress Reticent Savory Somnolent Vehement Voluble Zealous. Abrasive.

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Ch. 15 Vocab

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  1. Ch. 15 Vocab • By: Jake and Zack

  2. Vocab words • Abrasive • Acclimate • Chagrin • Complacent • Concour • Defamation • Explicate • Fracas • Grotesque • Pandemonium • Raucous • Receptive • Renounce • Repress • Reticent • Savory • Somnolent • Vehement • Voluble • Zealous

  3. Abrasive • Causing irritation, harsh; grinding or wearing down.

  4. Acclimate • To adapt to a new climate, environment, or situation

  5. Chagrin • Irritation or humiliation caused by disappointment or irritation

  6. Complacent • Self- satisfied; overly content

  7. Concur • To express agreement; approve

  8. Defamation • Slander or libel

  9. Explicate • To make plain or clear, explain; to interpret

  10. Fracas • A noisy quarrel or brawl.

  11. Grotesque • Unnatural, Distorted; bizarre

  12. Pandemonium • A wild uproar

  13. Raucous • Disagreeably, Harsh-sounding, Disorderly

  14. Receptive • Open and responsive to ideas.

  15. Renounce • To give up or resign something

  16. Repress • To hold back.

  17. Reticent • Not inclined to speak

  18. Savory • Tasty, appetizing, Pungent or Salty, NOT Sweet

  19. Somnolent • Sleepy, Drowsy; inducing sleep

  20. Vehement • Intense, Forceful, Powerful

  21. Voluble • Characterized by a ready flow of words.

  22. Zealous • Eager, Earnest, Devoted

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