ANTONYMS
beautiful (Adjective) : having 563. (3) innocent (Adjective) : not 574. (3) yield (Verb) : to stop resist-
beauty; very good. guilty of a crime. ing; give way; surrender.
551. (4) superficial (Adjective) : not guilty (Adjective) : having done resist (Verb) : oppose; to refuse
studying deeply; not concerned something illegal; being respon- to accept something; to fight
with anything serious; shallow. sible for something bad. back when attacked; to use
profound (Adjective) : very 564. (4) exculpation (Noun) : stating force.
great ; showing great knowledge officially that somebody is not 575. (4) disagree
or understanding guilty. concur (Verb) : to agree
552. (3) massive : very large, heavy accusation (Noun) : to say some- 576. (1) disperse (Verb) : to spread;
and solid. one guilty of doing something scatter; to move apart.
minuscule (Adjective) : ex- wrong. accumulate (Verb) : to gradual-
tremely small. 565. (1) dismiss (Verb) : to officially ly increase in number; collect;
553. (3) careless remove somebody from job ; fire; amass; build up.
wary (Adjective) : watchful; sack. 577. (2) complex (Adjective) : com-
careful when dealing with some- appoint (Verb) : to choose some- plicated; difficult to understand.
body, cautious. body for a job or position of re- elementary (Adjective) : very
sponsibility. simple and easy; basic; prima-
554. (3) purify (Verb) : to make some-
566. (2) descend (Verb) : to come or ry.
thing pure by removing dirty or
go down from a higher to a lower compound (Adjective) : formed
harmful things.
level. of two or more parts.
defile (Verb) : to make something
578. (2) understate (Verb) : to state
dirty or no longer pure. ascend (Verb) : to rise; to go up;
that something is smaller, less
555. (1) fertile to climb up.
important than it really is.
sterile (Adjective) : infertile; not 567. (3) patriot (Noun) : a person who exaggerate (Verb) : to make
able to produce children; not good loves their country and is ready something seem larger, better,
enough to pruduce crops. to defend against an enemy. worse or more important than it
556. (2) continue traitor (Noun) : a person who really is.
desist (Verb) : to stop doing gives away secrets about their 579. (4) smooth (Adjective) : com-
something ; discontinue. country; one who betrays; rene- pletely flat and even, without any
gade; back-stabber. lumps, holes or rough areas.
557. (4) careless
568. (3) adore (Verb) : to love some- abrupt (Adjective) : sudden and
prudent (Adjective) : sensible
body very much. unexpected, often in an unpleas-
and careful ; avoiding unnecessary
ant way; rude
risks detest (Verb) : to hate something
very much; loathe. 580. (2) Informal
558. (2) defective (Adjective) : not per-
formal (Adjective) : very correct
fect; having a fault. 569. (3) attract (Verb) : If you are at-
and suitable for official or impor-
flawless (Adjective) : without tracted by something; it interests tant occasions.
defect or fault ; perfect. you; arouse interest.
581. (1) cursory (Adjective) : done
559. (1) distinct (Adjective) : easily repel (Verb) : to push, drive, keep quickl y and without giving
or clearly seen, heard, felt etc; something away. enough attention to details; brief;
clear; definite. 570. (3) legal perfunctory.
obscure (Adjective) : difficult to illicit (Adjective) : not allowed thorough (Adjective) : done
understand ; unknown; not by the law; illegal ; not approved completely; with great attention
clear. of the normal rules of society. to detail.
560. (3) transient (Adjective) : con- 571. (2) supply (Noun) : an amount 582. (2) Pleasant (Adjective) : enjoy-
tinuing for a short time; fleeting; of something that is provided or able or attractive.
temporary. available to be used. nasty (Adjective) : very bad or
demand (Noun) : a very firm unpleasant; unkind; mean.
enduring (Adjective) : lasting for
request for something. 583. (2) understate (V.) : to state that
a long time
something is smaller, less
561. (3) rejoice (Verb) : to express 572. (4) re put ed (Adj ect ive ) :
important than it really is.
great happiness about some- known; generally thought to be
exaggerate (V.) : to make some-
thing. something.
thing seem larger, better, worse
grieve (Verb) : to feel very sad notorious (Adjective) : well or more important than it really
because somebody has died; known for being bad ; infamous. is.
pain. 573. (3) ascent (Noun) : the act of 584. (4) smooth (Adj.) : happening/
562. (3) ordinary (Adjective) : not climbing or moving up ; an up- continuing without any problems
unusual. ward journey. abrupt (Adj.) : sudden and
bizarre (Adjective) : very strange descent (Noun) : an action of unexpected, o ften i n an
or unusual; weird. coming or going down. unpleasant way; rude
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