Unit 8 Vocab.
Definitions, Antonyms and
Roots
Definitions
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inveigh
puerile
pander
lionize
profligate
recalcitrant
otiose
unimpeachable
aleatory
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F.
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to treat as a celebrity with
great importance
to exploit the weaknesses of
others or to cater to others’
vices
stubbornly resistant; showing
opposition
wasteful and immoral
useless; futile
To disapprove angrily; to
protest
dependent on luck or
chance
childish and juvenile
unquestionable; beyond
doubt
Definitions Continued
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10. asperity
11. renunciation
12. ameliorate
13. allay
14. exegesis
15. vitiate
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16. nat/nasc
17. viv
18. mort
19. con
20. pre
21. fy
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A.
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to relieve or alleviate
roughness or severity
to corrupt morally;
contaminate
D. to make better or improve
E.
an explanation of a text;
critical interpretation
F.
rejection; refusal to
acknowledge
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a.
together
b.
to make
c.
to be born
d.
to live
e.
to die
f.
before
Antonyms
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inveigh
puerile
lionize
profligate
recalcitrant
otiose
unimpeachable
asperity
renunciation
ameliorate
allay
vitiate
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L.
flawed
mature
productive; necessary
agreeable; obedient
mildness; kindness
virtuous; principled
commend; laud; praise
admittance; concession
ignore; overlook
excite; intensify; agitate
weaken; damage; corrupt
purify; clarify; cleanse