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Lesson 2 Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ascend | To move upward,to rise from a lower station |
| Austere | Strict,stern |
| Autonomous | independent,self-contained |
| Banal | Common,ordinary |
| Benign | Not causing harm |
| Capricious | Changing suddenly |
| Dawdle | To waste time |
| Defamation | Act of harming or ruining another's reputation |
| Esoteric | Understood only by a small group or a select few |
| Exacerbate | To irritate |
| Extol | To praise |
| Fastidious | Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude |
| Furtive | Secret in an underhanded way |
| Gregarious | Sociable and outgoing |
| Hypocrite | One who is insincere or deceitful |
| Innate | Existing from birth,inborn |
| Lethargic | Sluggish languid |
| Melancholy | Depression of spirits |
| Opaque | Not allowing the passage of light,not transparent |
| Prolific | Abundantly fruitful |
| Reprove | To scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent |
| Symmetry | Balnced proportions |
| Tranquil | Peacful,calm |
| Venerate | To honor,to revere |
| Antithesis | A direct opposite,a contrast |