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Unit 2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Antithesis | A direct opposite, a contrast |
| Ascend | To move upward, to rise from a lower station |
| Austere | Strict, stern, unadorned, ascetic |
| Autonomous | Independent, self-contained |
| Banal | Common, ordinary, lacking freshness. |
| Benign | Not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial |
| Capricious | Changing, suddenly, fickle |
| Dawdle | To waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner |
| Defamation | Act of harming or ruining another's reputation |
| Esoteric | Understood by only a small group or a select few. |
| Exacerbate | To aggravate, to irritate, to vex |
| Extol | To praise, to glorify |
| Fastidious | Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme. |