antithesis

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antithesis

• the direct opposite a contrast

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ascend

• to move upward to climb to soar

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austere

• strict stern unadorned

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autonomous

• self-directed self-contained independent

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banal

• common ordinary lacking freshness

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benign

• kind harmless gentle

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capricious

• changing suddenly whimsical fickle

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dawdle

• to waste time to to spend time idly

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defamation

• the act of harming or ruining another persons
  reputation

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esoteric

• understood by only a few obscure cryptic

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exacerbate

• to aggravate to irritate to make worse

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extol

• to praise to glorify to admire

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fastidious

• meticulous picky fussy

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furtive

• secret sneaky underhanded

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gregarious

• outgoing sociable expressive

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hypocrite

• a person who is insincere or deceitful a
  charlatan a fraud

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innate

• inborn existing from birth

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lethargic

• sluggish languid lackluster tired

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melancholy

• a sadness a depression unhappiness

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opaque

• solid not transparent not clear

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prolific

• abundantly fruitful productive

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reprove

• to scold to rebuke to criticize

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symmetry

• balanced proportions equilibrium

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tranquil

• calm peaceful serene

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venerate

• to revere to adore to honor