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“To have a chip on one’s shoulder” means: (CSS-2024)
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Refers to holding a grudge (Cambridge Idioms Dictionary).
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Sibilant: (CSS-2024)
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Sibilant means hissing (soft); sonorous (deep, loud) is the opposite (Oxford Dictionary). Idioms (Q53–Q59)
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Equanimity: (CSS-2024)
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Equanimity means calmness; agitation is its opposite (Merriam-Webster).
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Vitriolic: (CSS-2024)
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Vitriolic means bitter or caustic; amiable (friendly) is the opposite (Oxford Dictionary).
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Insouciant: (CSS-2024)
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Insouciant means carefree; angry is a contextually appropriate opposite (MerriamWebster).
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Vituperate: (CSS-2024)
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Vituperate means to criticize harshly; praise is its opposite (Oxford Dictionary).
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Turpitude: (CSS-2024)
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Turpitude means moral wickedness; its opposite is virtue (Merriam-Webster).
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Quiescent: (CSS-2024)
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Quiescent means inactive or dormant (Oxford Dictionary). Vocabulary: Antonyms (Q47–Q52)
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Histrionic: (CSS-2024)
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Histrionic means overly theatrical or dramatic (Merriam-Webster).
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Penurious: (CSS-2024)
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Penurious means extremely poor (Oxford Dictionary).
