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Chapter 2 - Antonyms
English 2
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English
10th Grade
09/19/2007

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amerliorate
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become better, make better. improve
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conserve
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keep from waste, loss, injury, or decay; save
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detriment
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injury, damge, disadvantage
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exotic
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unusual or strange; from another country; foreign
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folly
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foolish; lack of good sense
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formerly
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before, previous, preceding, in an earlier period
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harmony
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peaceful, friendly, tranquillity, agreement, concord, accord, amicable
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ignore
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refuse to take notice, disregard
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ignoramus
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stupid person, ignorant, dunce, dolt, dullard, nincompoop
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impediment
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something that hinders or obstructs, hindrance, obstacle
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impede
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interfere with or slow the prgoress of ; hinder; obstruct
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indolent
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lazy, disposed to avoid exertion, idle; lethargic
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intact
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untouched, unharmed, left complete or entire
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invalid
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not binding in law, having no force or effect, void, bugatory
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invalidate
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abolish;annul
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noncarcinogenic
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cancer, not producing, or tending to produce
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parsimonious
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stingy,sparing spending of money
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raze
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leveled, demolish, destroy utterly by tearing down
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reticent
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inclined to be silent or secretive; uncommunicative, reserved
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retire
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go to bed, withdraw from active activity
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retort
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answer; reply sharply or angrily, quick, witty
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subvert
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overturn or overthrow from the foundation; undermine
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subversion
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sabotage; undermining
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tractable
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easily led, taught, or controlled; yielding; docile; amenable
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tractability
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obedience
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