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Vovab assment 1

TermDefinition
Altruistic unselfishly concerned for the welfare of other syn: Generous Ant: belligerent, stingy selfish
ambivalent having contray feelings or attiude, uncertain about your desicon syn: undecided ant: certain, firmly convinced
angular Lean, sharp cornered, gaunt syn: lean ant: rotund
arrogant overbearling amusing, inosently proud syn: presumptuous, haughty, brazen, imperious ant: meek,modest
aversion strong disclination,dislike syn:hestiance, loathing, relucantce Ant:inclination
discern to diffierntiate between two or more things syn: differnitate ant: to ignore,to be oblivious
disdain a strong dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to treat as unworthy syn: (to be) arrogant, high-handed,insolent, lordly ant: favor, admiration, to love
disparage to speak of someone or something in a deogtory manner,to degrade syn: belittle, decry, deprecate ant:to praise
disparity inequality, the condition of being unequal in age , rank , or class syn: inequality ant:similarity
embellish to decorate, to make beautiful with ornaments syn:deck,garnish adorn, ornament ant: to abbreviate
engender to cause or produce to create syn: create ant: to squelch ant:
innocuous harmless, producing no injury syn: harmless ant:dangerous injurious
insipid boring and stupid syn:banal, flat, inane, jejune, vapid ant: spritied and animated, zestful
lament to mourn,or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner syn:bemoan, bewail, deplore ant: rejoice
laud to praise to extol syn:revere ant: defame
obscure difficult to see, vague syn: abstruse, ambiguous, cyriptic, egnimatic, ant: clear
ostentatious showy , pretentious syn: pompous ant: modest
prodigal wasteful , a person given to extravagance syn: lavish lush,luxriant, profuse ant: thrifty individual
repudiate to reject to disown or disvow syn: reject ant: to adopt
reticence restraint in speech, reluctante to speak syn:reserve, tactiturny ant:candor
revere to honor, to regard with respect syn: adore,venerate,worship ant:to despise
serene calm placid syn: tranquil ant:agitated
subtle delicate, exluasive, not obvious syn: delicate ant: obvious,gross blunt
superfluous beyond what is needed or required, overflow syn: overflow ant:necessary
taciturn quiet, not verbose syn: reserved,reticent ant:talkative, loquacious
Created by: BB2424
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