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Lesson 8 aleatory allay ameliorate - PPT Presentation

asperity exegesis inveigh lionize otiose pander profligate puerile recalcitrant renunciation unimpeachable vitiate pander To exploit weakness of others to cater to the vices of others Syn ID: 690104

pander corrupt puerile profligate corrupt pander profligate puerile recalcitrant renunciation unimpeachable vitiate aleatory

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Lesson 8

aleatoryallayameliorateasperityexegesisinveighlionizeotiose

pander

profligate

puerile

recalcitrant

renunciation

unimpeachable

vitiateSlide2

pander

To exploit weakness of others; to cater to the vices of othersSyn: cajole; indulgeSlide3

otiose

Useless; futileSyn: unimportant; worthlessAnt: productive; necessarySlide4

puerile

Childish; juvenileSyn: immature; infantileAnt: matureSlide5

aleatory

Dependent on luck or chanceBecause of the uncertain weather forecast, the success of our company picnic is purely aleatorySlide6

asperity

Roughness or harshness; severitySyn: acerbity; irascibilityAnt: mildness; kindnessSlide7

renunciation

Rejection; refusal to acknowledgeSyn: denial; refusalAnt: admittance; concessionSlide8

unimpeachable

Unquestionable; beyond doubtSyn: trustworthy; infallibleAnt: questionable; flawedSlide9

inveigh

To disapprove angrily; to protestSyn: berate; condemn; remonstrateAnt: commend; laud; praiseSlide10

lionize

To assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebritySyn: acclaim; exalt; honorAnt: ignore; overlookSlide11

allay

To relieve; to alleviateSyn: calm; ease; pacifyAnt: excite; intensify; agitateSlide12

vitiate

To corrupt morally; to contaminateSyn: defile; devalue; spoilAnt: purify; clarify; cleanseSlide13

recalcitrant

Stubbornly resistant; showing oppositionSyn: defiant; insubordinate; unwillingAnt: agreeable; obedientSlide14

exegesis

An explanation of a text; a critical interpretationSyn: analysis; exposition; commentarySlide15

ameliorate

To make better; to improveSyn: enhance; upgradeAnt: weaken; damage; corruptSlide16

profligate

wasteful and immoralSyn: licentious; decadentAnt: virtuous; principled