Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop Level H: Unit 3 Synonyms / Antonyms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ancillary | auxilary, subsidiary, accessory; central, key, primary, principal, main |
| bowdlerize | censor, purge, expurgate |
| condescend | deign |
| cozen | dupe, deceive, beguile, inveigle |
| enclave | island, subgroup |
| forte | gift, aptitude, specialty; weakness, shortcoming, foible |
| gratis | (adj.) on the house, (adv.) freely; (adv.) for a price |
| icon | emblem, idol |
| interstice | gap, slot, crevice, interval, lacuna |
| macrocosm | cosmos, entirety; model, miniature, microcosm |
| mountebank | imposter, quack; sucker, dupe, "mark," "pigeon" |
| paean | hymn, ode, anthem; dirge, elegy, lament, threnody |
| persiflage | banter, jesting, repartee, badinage |
| plethora | surplus, surfeit, glut, excess; shortage, paucity, dearth, scarcity |
| pragmatic | down-to-earth, businesslike; idealistic, impractical, visionary |
| quizzical | peculiar, perplexed, mystified, derisive; unequivocal, crystal-clear, unambiguous |
| rapacity | avarice, cupidity, voraciousness; liberality, generosity, altruism |
| schism | rift, breach; united front, reconciliation |
| therapeutic | curative, salutary, salubrious; harmful, injurious, deleterious |
| virtuoso | expert, master, prodigy, maestro; amateur, beginner, notice, mediocre |
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