Unit 1 Week 2 DIFF Vocabulary

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acerbic

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bitter in taste or tone

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placid

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calm, peaceful

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bilk

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to cheat or defraud

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remuneration

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payment for work done

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talisman

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a lucky charm

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vocabulary

Back

the body of words used in a particular language or by a particular group of people

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synonym

Back

a word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

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antonym

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a word that means the opposite of another word

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context

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the circumstances or setting surrounding a word or phrase that help determine its meaning

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figurative language

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language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation