Units 11F and 12F Antonyms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 indulgent | abstemious |
| immoderate | abstemious |
| intemperate | abstemious |
| commendable | censurable |
| laudable | censurable |
| meritorious | censurable |
| independent of | contingent |
| unconnected with | contingent |
| certain | contingent |
| refute | corroborate |
| contradict | corroborate |
| undermine | corroborate |
| discredit | corroborate |
| alien | denizen |
| outsider | denizen |
| stranger | denizen |
| foreigner | denizen |
| short and to the point | discursive |
| succinct | discursive |
| bring together | disseminate |
| concentrate | disseminate |
| muster | disseminate |
| conceal | disseminate |
| hide | disseminate |
| chic | dowdy |
| stylish | dowdy |
| elegant | dowdy |
| fashionable | dowdy |
| pale | florid |
| ashen | florid |
| pallid | florid |
| sallow | florid |
| austere | florid |
| stark | florid |
| adroit | gauche |
| tactful | gauche |
| diplomatic | gauche |
| politic | gauche |
| orthodoxy | heresy |
| efface | inculcate |
| extirpate | inculcate |
| root out | inculcate |
| intangible | palpable |
| insubstantial | palpable |
| incorporeal | palpable |
| dense | perceptive |
| thick | perceptive |
| obtuse | perceptive |
| dim-witted | perceptive |
| harmless | pernicious |
| innocuous | pernicious |
| salutary | pernicious |
| salubrious | pernicious |
| inconspicuous | salient |
| recessive | salient |
| starve | satiate |
| deprive entirely of | satiate |
| valid | specious |
| sound | specious |
| solid | specious |
| genuine | specious |
| condemn | absolve |
| convict | absolve |
| incriminate | absolve |
| inculpate | absolve |
| silence | clangor |
| stillness | clangor |
| peace and quiet | clangor |
| detached | contiguous |
| apart | contiguous |
| distant | contiguous |
| remote | contiguous |
| generosity | cupidity |
| contentment | cupidity |
| satiation | cupidity |
| gratification | cupidity |
| helpful | deleterious |
| beneficial | deleterious |
| harmless | deleterious |
| innocuous | deleterious |
| diminish | enhance |
| reduce | enhance |
| lessen | enhance |
| degrade | enhance |
| bore to tears | enthrall |
| repel | enthrall |
| put someone off | enthrall |
| intensify | extenuate |
| aggravate | extenuate |
| worsen | extenuate |
| exacerbate | extenuate |
| explicit | implicit |
| expressed | implicit |
| stated | implicit |
| revealed | implicit |
| modest | ostentatious |
| plain | ostentatious |
| simple | ostentatious |
| demure | ostentatious (cats purr) |
| retiring | ostentatious |
| repeat verbatim | paraphrase |
| duplicate | paraphrase |
| quote | paraphrase |
| unwise | politic |
| injudicious | politic |
| imprudent | politic |
| rash | politic |
| remarkable | prosaic |
| distinctive | prosaic |
| poetic | prosaic |
| inspired | prosaic |
| succinct | redundant |
| terse | redundant |
| laconic | redundant (la-la-la) |
| scarce | redundant |
| inadequate | redundant |
| heartfelt | sanctimonious |
| sincere | sanctimonious |
| humble | sanctimonious |
| dull | scintillating |
| boring | scintillating |
| insipid | scintillating |
| flat | scintillating |
| tame | scintillating |
| vapid | scintillating |
| unattractive | winsome |
| unappealing | winsome |
| repulsive | winsome |
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