Alleviate
To lesson; to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely; to make bearable
A car pool alleviates some of the stress of driving the kids to and from school every day.
Aggravate
She aggravated an old knee injury.
Negligence
Carelessness
The company was charged with negligence in the manufacturing of the defective tires.
Care
She used care in selecting a doctor for her son.
Conspicuous
Standing out; obvious
There were a number of conspicuous changes to the building.
Inconspicuous
She tried to remain as inconspicuous as possible so that no one would see her there.
Advocate
To speak in favor of; to support
She works as a consumer advocate.
Opponent
He knocked out his opponent in the third round.
Ascetic
Hermitlike; practicing self-denial
Being ascetic makes you an outsider to society.
Indulgence
She lived a life of selfish indulgence.
Profound
Deep; insightful
His knowledge of history is profound.
Shallow
Her boyfriends were all shallow creeps.
Ironic
Satiric; unexpected
She has an ironic sense of humor.
Bland
She has an ironic sense of humor.
Dogmatic
Arrogantly assertive of unproven ideas; arrogantly claiming that someone (often a system of beliefs) is beyond dispute
She's become so dogmatic lately that arguing with her is pointless.
Latitudinarian
People are more latitudinarian when there is trust involved.
Condone
To overlook; to permit to happen
He is too quick to condone his friend's faults.
Ignore
They ignored the warning signs.
Dissent
Disagreement
The Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting, ruled that the law was constitutional.
Agree
We agreed about some things, but we disagreed about others.
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