Unit 7 Antonyms Flashcards by Ashwin Chetty | Brainscape

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shyness, diffidence, timidity

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effrontery

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subdued, muted, understated, quiet

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garish

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to assent to, consent to, accept, agree to

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demur

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durable, long-lasting, permanent, perpetual

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ephemeral

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moderate, reasonable, equitable

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inordinate

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to undecorate, strip; to mar, disgifure

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embellish

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human; humane, clement; virtuous, upright

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bestial

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too willing to throw in the towel

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pertinacious

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dour, grim, sullen, unsociable

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convivial

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inept, inappropriate, graceless; unhappy

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felicitous

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forthright, aboveboard, open

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furtive

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wealthy, affluent, prosperous

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indigent

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important, significant; huge, gigantic

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picayune

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actual, real, factual, objective

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illusory

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to aggravate, exacerbate, intensify

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allay

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to conserve, retain, hold on to, keep

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jettison