Vocabulary Quiz 3A

Altruistic

• having contrary feelings, uncertain as to course of action

• a direct opposite, a contrast

• unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous

• independent, self-contained

Ambivalent

• having contrary feelings, uncertain as to course of action

• a direct opposite, a contrast

• independent, self-contained

• to contradict, to give a false impression

Antithesis

• independent, self-contained

• to contradict, to give a false impression

• not causing harm, of gentle disposition

• a direct opposite, a contrast

Autonomous

• Independent, self-contained

• to contradict, to give a false impression

• not causing harm, of gentle disposition

• to intimidate, to dismay

Belie

• not causing harm, of gentle disposition

• to contradict, to give a false impression

• to intimidate, to dismay

• act of harming or ruining another's reputation

Benign

• to intimidate, to dismay

• act of harming or ruining another's reputation

• not causing harm, of gentle disposition

• to disapprove regretfully, to belittle

Daunt

• act of harming or ruining another's reputation

• to disapprove regretfully, to belittle

• to differentiate between two or more things

• to intimidate, to dismay

Defamation

• unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

• act of harming or ruining another's reputation

• to disapprove regretfully, to belittle

• to differentiate between two things

Deprecate

• to disapprove regretfully, to belittle

• to differentiate between two or more things

• unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

• having contrary feelings

Discern

• unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

• having contrary feelings

• to differentiate between two or more things

• a direct opposite, a contrast