Vocab Set 8

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boycott

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(v)

To avoid doing business with a person or company to force them to take a specific action.
Syn: avoid, cut off, reject, refuse
Ant: accept, allow, approveaction.

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grimace

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(n)

A facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates disapproval, pain, etc. (Can also be a verb: to grimace).
Syn: frown, scowl
Ant: grin, smile

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mock

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(v)

tease or laugh at with scorn or contempt
Syn: mimic, ridicule, imitate

Ant: approve, commend, support

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amplify

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(v)

To make larger, greater, stronger, louder; enlarge; extend.
Syn: intensify, exaggerate, heighten
Ant: decrease, diminish, weaken

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meticulous

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(adj)

Taking or showing extreme care about minute details
Syn: precise, thorough, careful
Ant: careless, inaccurate

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catharsis

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(n)

The release of emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
Syn: purging, cleansing
Ant: dirtying, bottling up