Vocabulary #3 Flashcards
1
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Antithesis
A
A direct opposite, a contrast
2
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Ascend
A
To move upward, to rise from a lower station
3
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Austere
A
Strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
4
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Autonomous
A
Independent, self-contained
5
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Banal
A
Common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
6
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Benign
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Not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
7
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Capricious
A
Changing suddenly, fickle
8
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Dawdle
A
To waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
9
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Defamation
A
Act of harming or ruining another’s reputation
10
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Esoteric
A
Understood only by a small group or a select few
