Vocab: Lesson 2

Question 0

Ascend

Answer 0

V: go up or climb.
“She ascended the stairs”
Synonyms: climb, go up/upward, move up/upward, rise (up)
Antonyms: descend

Question 1

Antithesis

Answer 1

Noun: a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
“Love is the antithesis of selfishness”
Synonyms: opposite, converse, contrary, reverse
Antonyms:

Question 2

Austere

Answer 2

Adj: severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
“An austere man, with a rigidly puritanical outlook”
Synonyms: severe, stern, strict, harsh
Antonyms: genial

Question 3

Autonomous

Answer 3

Adj: (of a country or region) having self-government, at least to a significant degree.
“An autonomous committee of the school board”
Synonyms: self-governing, self-ruling, self-determining, independent
Antonyms:

Question 4

Banal

Answer 4

Adj: so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
“Songs with banal, repeated words”
Synonyms: trite, hackneyed, clichéd, platitudinous
Antonyms:

Question 5

Benign

Answer 5

Def

Question 6

Capricious

Answer 6

Def

Question 7

Dawdle

Answer 7

Def

Question 8

Defamation

Answer 8

Def

Question 9

Esoteric

Answer 9

Def