2 Lexicon Words Flashcards

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exacerbate

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to aggravate; to irritate, to vex

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extol

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to praise; to glorify

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fastidious

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critical to an extreme; reflecting a demanding attitude

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furtive

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secret in an underhanded way; stealthy

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gregarious

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sociable and outgoing

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hypocrite

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one who is insincere

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innate

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existing from birth, inborn

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lethargic

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sluggish, languid

(slow-moving, lacking energy)

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melancholy

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depression of spirits

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opaque

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not allowing the passage of light; difficult to understand

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prolific

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abundantly fruitful, productive

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reprove

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to scold or rebuke for a misdeed

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symmetry

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balanced proportions

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tranquil

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peaceful, calm

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venerate

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to honor, to revere

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to aggravate; to irritate, to vex

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exacerbate

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to praise; to glorify

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extol

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critical to an extreme; reflecting a demanding attitude

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fastidious

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secret in an underhanded way; stealthy

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furtive

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sociable and outgoing

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gregarious

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one who is insincere

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hypocrite

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existing from birth, inborn

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innate

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sluggish, languid

(slow-moving, lacking energy)

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lethargic

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depression of spirits

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melancholy

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not allowing the passage of light; difficult to understand
opaque
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abundantly fruitful, productive
prolific
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to scold or rebuke for a misdeed
reprove
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balanced proportions
symmetry
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peaceful, calm
tranquil
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to honor, to revere
venerate
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exacerbate
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extol
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fastidious
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furtive
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gregarious
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hypocrite
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innate
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lethargic
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melancholy
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opaque
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prolific
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reprove
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symmetry
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tranquil
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venerate
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antithesis
a direct opposite; a contrast
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ascend
to go up; to rise from a lower station
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austere
strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
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autonomous
independent; self-contained
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banal
common, ordinary, lacking freshness
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benign
not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
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capricious
changing suddenly, frickle
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dawdle
to waste time, spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
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defamation
act of haring or ruining another's reputation
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esoteric
understood only by a select few
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a direct opposite; a contrast
antithesis
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to go up; to rise from a lower station
ascend
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strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic
austere
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independent; self-contained
autonomous
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common, ordinary, lacking freshness
banal
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not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
benign
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changing suddenly, frickle
capricious
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to waste time, spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
dawdle
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act of haring or ruining another's reputation
defamation
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understood only by a select few
esoteric
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antithesis
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ascend
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austere
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autonomous
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banal
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benign
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capricious
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dawdle
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defamation
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esoteric