Units 7-9 Antonyms Flashcards by Jenna B | Brainscape

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gentle, warm, mild, cordial

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acrimonious

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sharp, bright, keen, quick

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bovine

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calm, composure, aplomb

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consternation

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slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

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corpulent

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acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

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disavow

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committed, engaged, partial, biased

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dispassionate

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agreement, accord, harmony

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dissension

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gather, collect, conserve, husband

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dissipate

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actual, real, tested, substantiated

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hypothetical

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admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble

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ignoble

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confirm, prove, verify, validate

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impugn

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moderate, restrained, cool and collected

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intemperate

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esteem, admiration, approbation

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odium

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faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness

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perfidy

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promote, elevate, advance, recall

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relegate

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primary, principal, bossy, domineering

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subservient

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resistant, immune

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susceptible

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mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

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austere

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selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

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beneficient

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robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

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cadaverous

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refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

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crass

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elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

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debase

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revere, venerate, consecrate

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desecrate

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relax, calm, put at ease

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disconcert

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simple, modest, humble

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grandiose

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important, essential, crucial

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inconsequential

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aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

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mitigate

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come to the point

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prate

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careless, perfunctory

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punctilious

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laughable, risible

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redoubtable

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praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

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reprove

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weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

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stalwart

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invincible, protected, safe, secure

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vulnerable

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intensify, increase, magnify, wax

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abate

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ridicule, derision, odium

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adulation

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benediction, blessing

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anathema

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obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb

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astute

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blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious

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culpable

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prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

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dilatory

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unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

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egregious

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to speak one’s mind plainly

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equivocate

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everlasting, immortal, imperishable

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evanescent

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determined, decisive, unwavering

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irresolute

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definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused

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nebulous

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veteran, past master, pro, expert

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novice

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affluence, luxury

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penury

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unaffected, modest

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pretentious

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neat, meticulous

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slovenly

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energetic, vigorous

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torpid