Roil and Settle

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Roil verb - To make angry.

Usage example: the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

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Settle is an antonym for roil.

Settle verb - To cause to come to rest at the bottom (as of a liquid).

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Roil is an antonym for settle.

Nearby Words: settled, settlement, settling, settler, settlor

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