Lesson 2

75084049	antithesis	a direct opposite, a contrast
75084050	ascend	to move upward, to rise from a lower station
75084051	austere	strict, stern, unadorned, ascetic
75084052	autonomous	independent, self-contained
75084053	banal	common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed
75084054	benign	not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial
75084055	capricious	changing suddenly, fickle
75084056	dawdle	to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner
75084057	defamation	act of harming or ruining someone's reputation
75084058	esoteric	understood only by a small group or a select few
75084059	exacerbate	to aggravate, to irritate, to vex
75084060	extol	to praise, to glorify
75084061	fastidious	reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme
75084062	furtive	secret in an underhanded way, stealthy
75084063	gregarious	sociable and outgoing
75084064	hypocrite	one who is insecure or deceitful
75084065	innate	existing from birth, inborn
75084066	lethargic	sluggish, languid
75084067	melancholy	depression of spirits
75084068	opaque	not allowing the passage of light, not transparent, hard to understand
75084069	prolific	abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity
75084070	reprove	to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent
75084071	symmetry	balanced proportions
75084072	tranquil	peaceful, calm
75084073	venerate	to honor, to revere