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Vocabulary Lesson 9
in the building an enriched vocabulary book
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Literature
11th Grade
01/01/2007

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caustic
Definition
a. able to dissovle or eat away by chemical action.
b. sharp and biting
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caustic (syn)
Definition
keen, tart, pungent, trenchant, mordent, astringent, acrimonious
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caustic (ant)
Definition
mild, saccharine, amiable, bland
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censor
Definition
a. an official who examines works of literature, etc. for things considered to be immoral.
b. to examine for and remove offensive material.
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censor (syn)
Definition
expurgator, bowdlerizer, Comstockery, Grundyism, excise
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censure
Definition
a. open and strong criticism or disapproval.
b. to criticize severely; to disapprove strongly
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censure (syn)
Definition
rebuke, reproof, reprove, upbraid, chastise
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censure (ant)
Definition
praise, commendation, approbation, laud, extol, meritorious
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chagrin
Definition
a. irritation, embarrassment, or humiliation caused by disappointment or frustration
b. to cause such a feeling
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chagrin (syn)
Definition
vexation, annoyance, mortification
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chagrin (ant)
Definition
jubilation, exultation, elation
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charlatan
Definition
anyone who claims to have skills or knowledge that he or she does not possess.
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charlatan (syn)
Definition
imposter, quack, mountebank, humbug, fraud, faker
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chronic
Definition
continuing over a long period of time or recurring often.
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chronic (syn)
Definition
long lasting, prolonged, continual, inveterate, perennial, ingrained
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chronic (ant)
Definition
transitory, transient, evanescent, ephemeral, sporadic
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circuitous
Definition
indirect or roundabout, longwinded
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circuitous (syn)
Definition
winding, meandering, rambling, sinuous, devious, oblique, periphrastic
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circuitous (ant)
Definition
direct, undeviating, unswerving, unveering
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circumspect
Definition
cautious or prudent, especially in regard to the consequence of actions or statements
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circumspect (syn)
Definition
careful, watchful, vigilant, wary, chary, leery, politic, diplomatic, judicious
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circumspect (ant)
Definition
careless, imprudent, heedless, rash, foolhardy, tactless
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circumvent
Definition
to get around or avoid, especially by trickery or deception
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circumvent (syn)
Definition
bypass, skirt, evade, sidestep, dodge
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circumvent (ant)
Definition
obey, deserve, respect
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clandestine
Definition
concealed from view so as to hide one's purpose
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clandestine (syn)
Definition
surreptitious, covert, stealthy
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clandestine (ant)
Definition
open, undisguised, overt, manifest, obvious
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