week seven

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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