Ela Vocabulary Week 5 Flashcards by Tiffany Zhu

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What is the definition of absolve?

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To acquit; pardon

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What is the definition of acclaim?

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To praise openly, praise

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What is the definition of accolade?

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Praise, distinction

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What is the definition of bellicose?

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War-like, hostile

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What is the definition of castigate?

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To criticize or punish severely

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What is the synonym of chastise?

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To admonish, reprimand, scold

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What is the synonym of defame?

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To besmirch, dishonor, disparage

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What is the synonym of defile?

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To debauch, adulterate, befoul

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What is the synonym of elucidate

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To clarify, enlighten, explicate

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What is the synonym of finicky

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Particular, fussy, fastidious

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What is the antonym of absolve?

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To convict, condemn, incriminate

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What is the antonym of acclaim?

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To condemn, criticize, decry

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What is the antonym of accolade?

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Condemnation, criticism

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What is the antonym of bellicose?

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Dovish, peaceful, amicable

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What is the antonym of castigate?

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To approve, endorse, encourage

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What is the definition chastise?

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To criticize severely

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What is the definition of defame?

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To slander or libel

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What is the definition of defile?

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To corrupt

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What is the definition of elucidate?

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To clarify, explain

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What is the definition of finicky?

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Picky

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What is the synonym of absolve?

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To excuse, exonerate, exculpate

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What is the synonym of acclaim?

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To extol, laud, commend

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What is the synonym of accolade?

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Kudos, acclaim, plaudits

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What is the synonym of bellicose?

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Belligerent, warlike, hostile

What is the synonym of castigate

To beat, berate, discipline

What is the antonym of chastise?

To bless, encourage, endorse

What is the antonym of defame?

To honor, laud, commend

What is the antonym of defile?

To purify, cleanse, expurgate

What is the antonym of elucidate?

To obscure, confuse, obfuscate

What is the antonym of finicky?

Undiscriminating, unparticular, unexacting