Moran Vocabulary 2

What is the definition of the word
antithesis?

• Sluggish,languid.
• Existing from birth,inborn.
  
• Understood only by a small group or a select few.
• A direct opposite,a contrast.

What is the definition of the word
ascend?

• To scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent.
• One who is insincere or deceitful.
• To waste time,to spend time idly,to move in a lackadaisical manner.
• To move upward,to rise from a lower station.

What is the definition of the word
austere?

• Strict,stern;unadorned,ascetic.
• Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme.
• Depression of spirits.
• Not allowing the passage of light,not transparent;hard to understand.

What is the definition of the word
autonomous?

• Balanced proportions.
• To aggravate,to irritate, to vex.
• Changing suddenly,fickle.
• Independent,self-contained.

What is the definition of the word
banal?

• Peaceful,calm.
• Sluggish,languid.
• To aggravate,to irritate, to vex.
• Common,ordinary, lacking freshness,hackneyed.

What is the definition of the word
benign?

• Not causing harm,of gentle disposition,gentle.
• One who is insincere or deceitful.
• Existing from birth,inborn.
  
• Abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity.

What is the definition of the word
capricious?

• Strict,stern;unadorned,ascetic.
• Changing suddenly,fickle.
• To scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent.
• To honor,to revere.

What is the definition of the word
dawdle?

• To waste time,to spend time idly,to move in a lackadaisical manner.
• Depression of spirits.
• Not allowing the passage of light,not transparent;hard to understand.
• Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme.

What is the definition of the word
defamation?

• Act of harming or ruining another's reputation.
• Reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme.
• Sluggish,languid.
• Balanced proportions.

What is the definition of the word
esoteric?

• Understood only by a small group or a select few.
• Peaceful,calm.
• Act of harming or ruining another's reputation.
• Common,ordinary, lacking freshness,hackneyed.