Sat Lesson 1-5

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to make better or more tolerable; to improve

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ameliorate

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similar in certain qualities; comparable

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analogous

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active dislike; ill will

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animosity

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condition of being nameless or unknown

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anonymity

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hostility, active opposition

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antagonism

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direct opposite

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antithesis

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to calm or soothe; to satisfy

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assuage

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to waste away

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atrophy

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to increase or enlarge; to become greater in size

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augment

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stern in manner or appearance; strict in morals

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austere

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strong of fixed dislike; antipathy

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aversion

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to make something seem less important

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belittle

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to leave money or property be a will; to pass along

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bequeath

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strikingly odd in appearance or style; grotesque

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bizarre

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happy and cheerful

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blithe

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high-sounding; marked by the use of language without much real meaning

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bombastic

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a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes

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buffoon

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hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place

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cache

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discord; harsh sound

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cacophony

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to persuade by pleasant words or false promises

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cajole

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unfeeling; insensitive

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callous

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to surrender; to cease resisting

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capitulate

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changeable; fickle

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capricious

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complaining

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carping

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someone or something that brings about a change

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catalyst

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an emotional purification or relief

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catharsis

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stinging, biting

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caustic

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to blame; to criticize adversely

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censure

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a person who supports the principle of subjection to authority instead of individual freedom

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authoritarian

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able to put one's thoughts into words easily and clearly

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articulate

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hard to do; strenuous

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arduous

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having to do with the heavens; divine

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celestial

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independence, self-government

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autonomy

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of doubtful authenticity; counterfeit

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apocryphal

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a deviating from the right path or usual course of action,

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aberration

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the giving up of certain pleasures such as food or drink

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abstinence

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theoretical, not applied or practical; not concrete; hard to understand

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abstract

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loud applause; approval

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acclaim

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an increase in rank or wealth; growth in power

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aggrandizement

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natural attraction to a person or liking for a thing; relation; connection

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affinity

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showing an appreciation of beauty in nature or art

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aesthetic

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to support; to be in favor of

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advocate

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to advise against something; to warn; to scold gently

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admonish

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to accept the conclusions or arrangements of others; to accede; to give consent by keeping silent

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acquiesce

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to turn away the normal feelings of fondness toward anyone; to estrange

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alienate

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to make easier to endure; to relieve; to diminish

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alleviate

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indifferent; unsympathetic; not interested; apart

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aloof

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thoughtful of the welfare of others

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altruistic

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condition of having conflicting attitudes

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ambivalence

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permitting more that one interpretation; not clearly defined

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ambiguous