English Vocab 8

Acclimate

• to become accustomed to a new environment; adapt

• to make less severe

• to lower the estimation of/ belittle

• involving in controversy

analogy/analogous

• to make less severe

• to criticize severely

• similarity between like features of two things/ a comparison

• irritable/ quarrelsome

assuage

• a system of names used in art or science

• boldly rude/ disrespect

• to try to be equal or excel

• to make less severe

Castigate

• to criticize severely

• to belittle

• forgiving of

• causing controversy

contentious

• to the point/ brief

• irritable/ quarrelsome

• causing or involving in controversy

• having good judgement

decadence/decadent

• bodly rude

• excessive self indulgence

• unharmed

• compliant/obedient

disparage

• to make less severe

• causing controversy

• to lower the estimation of/ belittle

• unchangeable

emulate

• a comparison of two things

• to adapt to a new environment

• to belittle

• to try to be equal or excel someone

fractious

• forgiving of

• unchangeable/changeless

• irritable; quarrelsome

• boldly rude/ disrespectful

immutable

• compliant/ obedient

• unchangeable/ changeless

• affecting or moving the emotions

• to the point/ brief