Augment:
to add to; to increase; to make bigger
Plastic surgery can be used to augment lips and other parts of the body.
Antonym: decrease
The decrease in rain was caused by a warm front.
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Complacent:
smug; self-satisfied; pleased with oneself; contented to a fault
Gaston in Beauty and the Beast is a very complacent person.
Antonym: humble
The humble girl blushed when her teacher praised her.
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Guile:
cunning; duplicity
Foxes are seen as guile.
Antonym: sincerity
The sincerity in the young boy's voice made his mother believe him.
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Squander:
to waste
Squandering money is usually unwise.
Antonym: conserve
Environmental conservation is seen as humans responsibility to the world.
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Squander:
to waste
Squandering money is usually unwise.
Antonym: conserve
Environmental conservation is seen as humans responsibility to the world.
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Incessant:
unceasing; never-ending
Incessant talking can quickly become annoying.
Antonym: discontinuous
Discontinued items are not being made anymore.
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Laudable:
worthy of praise
The company's laudable reputation made them renown through the community.
Antonym: censurable
The student's censurable behavior almost got them expelled.
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Deter:
to prevent; to stop; to keep from doing something
The child was not deterred by the foul weather.
Antonym: encourage
On sports teams, teammates usually try to encourage one another when they aren't doing well.
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Redundant:
repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy
repetitive; unnecessary; excessively wordy
The politician's speech became redundant and many lost interest.
Antonym: inadequate
The inadequate food supply only lasted the army a week.
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Infamous:
shamefully wicked; having an extremely bad reputation; disgraceful.
Jesse James was an infamous outlaw out West.
Antonym:honourable
For samurai warriors in Japan, if you die without surrendering you are being honourable.
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Provocative:
exciting; attracting attention
Rainbows are provocative for many people.
Antonym: noninflammatory
Every other species found Hobbits noninflammatory beings.
For samurai warriors in Japan, if you die without surrendering you are being honourable.
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Provocative:
exciting; attracting attention
Rainbows are provocative for many people.
Antonym: noninflammatory
Every other species found Hobbits noninflammatory beings.
