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Unit 3: Antonyms, Synonyms and Homonyms
decay decline rot Notes
decent honorable pure
dense fi lled packed
designate name select
detain hold keep
disclose announce reveal
dogma belief view
durable constant lasting
dwindle abate diminish
eager earnest keen
eccentric abnormal idiosyncratic
elaborate embellish enhance
emanate arise radiate
embezzle purloin steal
eminent distinguished prominent
encourage foster induce
endure last persist
essential cultured learned
essential basic necessary
estimate guess predict
evaluate appraise judge
exhaust deplete empty
exhilarated cheerful zestful
explicit defi nite specifi c
fastidious exacting particular
federation alliance band
feeble helpless infi rm
fervor intensity passion
feud argument dispute
fi lth dirt squalor
fl atter compliment praise
fl eet nimble swift
frivolous inconsequential trivial
frugal prudent saving
furious angry outraged
generous benevolent unselfi sh
genuine actual real
glare gleam glisten
gloomy cheerless dim
goad provoke badger
grasp grab hold
greed avarice longing
guarantee assure pledge
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