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Flashcards by victoria.dalton1, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by victoria.dalton1
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| Question | Answer |
| Anguish | noun severe mental or physical pain or suffering antonyms: happiness, delight |
| arduous | adjective involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring. antonyms: effortless,easy |
| attrition | noun the action or process of gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone or something through sustained attack or pressure. antonyms: building, strengthening |
| avarice | noun extreme greed for wealth or material gain. antonyms: generosity |
| bile | noun anger; irritability. antonyms: kindness |
| blasphemy | noun the act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; profane talk. Antonyms: Godliness, respect |
| commemorate | verb recall and show respect for (someone or something) in a ceremony. Antonyms: disregard, forget |
| dalliance | noun a casual romantic or sexual relationship. Antonyms:hurrying |
| debauchery | noun excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures. Antonyms: moderation,virtue |
| depravity | noun moral corruption; wickedness. Antonyms: good, morality |
| dolorous | adjective feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress. Antonyms: cheery,happy |
| gaudy | adjective extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. Antonyms: modest, plain |
| hale | adjective (of a person, esp. an elderly one) strong and healthy. Antonyms: unfit |
| incontinence | noun the quality or state of being incontinent |
| initiate | verb cause (a process or action) to begin. Antonyms: block, cease |
| juxtaposition | noun the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect. Antonym: distance, remoteness |
| lamentation | noun the passionate expression of grief or sorrow; weeping. Antonyms: celebration, praise |
| pander | verb gratify or indulge antonyms: anger,annoy |
| primordial | adjective existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval. Antonyms: new |
| purgatory | noun a place or state of suffering inhabited by the souls of sinners who are expiating their sins before going to heaven. |
| reprimand | noun a rebuke, esp. an official one. Antonyms: compliment |
| retribution | noun punishment that is considered to be morally right and fully deserved. Antonyms: forgiveness |
| shrive | verb (of a priest) hear the confession of, assign penance to, and absolve Antonym: blame, charge |
| tremulous | adjective shaking or quivering slightly Antonyms: brave, calm |
| vestibule | noun an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building. Antonym: exit |
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