Unit 1 antonyms Flashcards

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adulterate

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purify, purge, expurgate

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ambidextrous

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clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit

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augment

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decrease, diminish

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bereft

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replete, well provided

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dour

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cheery, invitiing, genial

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fortitude

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timidity, fearfulness, faintheartedness

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gibe

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compliment, praise

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insidious

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frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

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opulent

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poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

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pliable

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rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

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stolid

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emotional, oversensitive, high strung

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tentative

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definite, conclusive, confirmed

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unkempt

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well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

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verbatim

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paraphrased

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warily

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recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously