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Lesson 8
• aleatory
• allay
• ameliorate
• asperity
• pander
• profligate
• puerile
• recalcitrant• asperity
• exegesis
• inveigh
• lionize
• otiose
• recalcitrant
• renunciation
• unimpeachable
• vitiate
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pander
• To exploit weakness
of others; to cater to
the vices of others
• Syn: cajole; indulge• Syn: cajole; indulge
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otiose
• Useless; futile
• Syn: unimportant;
worthless
• Ant: productive; • Ant: productive;
necessary
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puerile
• Childish; juvenile
• Syn: immature;
infantileinfantile
• Ant: mature
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aleatory
• Dependent on luck or
chance
• Because of the
uncertain weather uncertain weather
forecast, the success
of our company picnic
is purely aleatory
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asperity
• Roughness or
harshness; severity
• Syn: acerbity;
irascibilityirascibility
• Ant: mildness;
kindness
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renunciation
• Rejection; refusal to
acknowledge
• Syn: denial; refusal
• Ant: admittance; • Ant: admittance;
concession
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unimpeachable
• Unquestionable;
beyond doubt
• Syn: trustworthy;
infallibleinfallible
• Ant: questionable;
flawed
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inveigh
• To disapprove angrily;
to protest
• Syn: berate;
condemn; condemn;
remonstrate
• Ant: commend; laud;
praise
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lionize
• To assign great social
importance to; to treat
as a celebrity
• Syn: acclaim; exalt; • Syn: acclaim; exalt;
honor
• Ant: ignore; overlook
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allay
• To relieve; to alleviate
• Syn: calm; ease;
pacify
• Ant: excite; intensify; • Ant: excite; intensify;
agitate
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vitiate
• To corrupt morally; to
contaminate
• Syn: defile; devalue;
spoilspoil
• Ant: purify; clarify;
cleanse
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recalcitrant
• Stubbornly resistant;
showing opposition
• Syn: defiant;
insubordinate; insubordinate;
unwilling
• Ant: agreeable;
obedient
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exegesis
• An explanation of a
text; a critical
interpretation
• Syn: analysis; • Syn: analysis;
exposition;
commentary
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ameliorate
• To make better; to
improve
• Syn: enhance;
upgradeupgrade
• Ant: weaken;
damage; corrupt
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profligate
• wasteful and immoral
• Syn: licentious;
decadent
• Ant: virtuous; • Ant: virtuous;
principled