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Definition, part of speech ,and one synonym for each word

1. accentuate
2. alliteration
3. analogy
4. antibody
5. aspire
6. bamboozle
7. bizarre
8. boisterous
9. boycott
10. camouflage
11. chronology
12. commemorate
13. cower
14. decorum
15. deduction
16. deign
17. despondent
18. dialogue
19. divulge
20. hypocrisy

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Answer:

1. accentuate

- Part of speech: verb

- Definition: to emphasize or make something more noticeable

- Synonym: highlight

2. alliteration

- Part of speech: noun

- Definition: the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

- Synonym: repetition

3. analogy

- Part of speech: noun

- Definition: a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

- Synonym: similarity

4. antibody

- Part of speech: noun

- Definition: a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen

- Synonym: immunoglobulin

5. aspire

- Part of speech: verb

- Definition: to have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something

- Synonym: aim

6. bamboozle

- Part of speech: verb

- Definition: to deceive or trick someone

- Synonym: dupe

7. bizarre

- Part of speech: adjective

- Definition: very strange or unusual, especially in a way that is striking or shocking

- Synonym: weird

8. boisterous

- Part of speech: adjective

- Definition: noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy

- Synonym: loud

9. boycott

- Part of speech: noun/verb

- Definition: to refuse to buy, use, or participate in something as a way of protesting or expressing disapproval

- Synonym: protest

10. camouflage

- Part of speech: noun/verb

- Definition: the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see or by disguising them as something else

- Synonym: disguise

11. chronology

- Part of speech: noun

- Definition: the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence

- Synonym: timeline

12. commemorate

- Part of speech: verb

- Definition: to honor the memory of someone or something in a ceremony or by a physical object

- Synonym: memorialize

13. cower

- Part of speech: verb

- Definition: to crouch down in fear or shame

- Synonym: cringe

14. decorum

- Part of speech: noun

- Definition: behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety; etiquette

- Synonym: manners

15. deduction

- Part of speech: noun

- Definition: the process of reaching a conclusion by reasoning, especially by deduction

- Synonym: inference

16. deign

- Part of speech: verb

- Definition: to do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity; to condescend

- Synonym: stoop

17. despondent

- Part of speech: adjective

- Definition: in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

- Synonym: discouraged

18. dialogue

- Part of speech: noun/verb

- Definition: a conversation between two or more people, or the exchange of ideas or opinions; to engage in a conversation or discussion

- Synonym: conversation

19. divulge

- Part of speech: verb

- Definition: to make known or reveal something that is supposed to be kept secret

- Synonym: disclose

20. hypocrisy

- Part of speech: noun

- Definition: the practice of pretending to be something one is not; insincerity or pretense

- Synonym: deceit

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