Alleviate: To lessen; to relieve,
usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable
Vocab Sentence: I just took Tylenol, to alleviate my headache.
Antonym:
Aggravate
Sentence: It
is not a smart idea to aggravate a snake.
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Negligence: Carelessness
Vocab Sentence:
A mother or father can have their child taken away for negligence.
Antonym: Care
Sentence: It
is very sweet when a brother and sister care
about each other at a young age and throughout their life.
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Conspicuous: Standing out; obvious
Vocab Sentence:
The neon orange shoes where very conspicuous
in the room of black and white shoes.
Antonym:
Inconspicuous
Sentence: It
is essential that the spy is inconspicuous
on his mission.
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Advocate: To
speak in favor of; to support
Vocab Sentence:
Since her mother died of lung cancer, she has become an advocate against smoking.
Antonym:
Opponent
Sentence: The
soccer team was extremely worried when they found out who their opponent was in the championship.
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Ascetic: Hermitlike;
practicing self-denial
Vocab Sentence: He was ascetic throughout his stay in Italy.
Vocab Sentence: He was ascetic throughout his stay in Italy.
Antonym:
Indulge
Sentence:
After working hard, it is nice to indulge
yourself as an act of congratulations.
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Profound: Deep;
insightful (the opposite of superficial)
Vocab Sentence:
The professor told a profound
speech to his students in class.
Antonym:
Shallow
Sentence:
Most people hate being friends with someone who is shallow.
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Ironic: Satiric;
unexpected
Vocab Sentence:
I found it very ironic that
is snowed on the first day of summer.
Antonym:
Considerate
Sentence: The
girl was very considerate towards
the man in a wheelchair.
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Dogmatic: Arrogantly
assertive of unproven ideas; arrogantly claiming that something (often a system
of beliefs) is beyond dispute
Vocab Sentence:
After the man gave his dogmatic
speech, he left the stage before the crowd could question him.
Antonym: Doubting
Sentence: I
am doubting whether or not I made
the right decision.
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Condone: To
overlook; to permit to happen
Vocab Sentence:
The mother did not condone
her kids fighting over toys.
Antonym:
Forbid
Sentence: I forbid you to go out with your friends tonight.
Sentence: I forbid you to go out with your friends tonight.
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Dissent: Disagreement
Vocab Sentence:
They were in dissent over the
room design.
Antonym:
Agreement
Sentence: My
friends and I are in agreement to
meet at the movie theater tonight at 7 p.m.
