Sadlier Oxford Syn. and Ant. Level B Units 7-15
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 amiss | syn: awry ant: properly |
| brawl | syn: scuffle, donnybrook; spar, scrap |
| detest | syn: despise, abhor ant: relish, love, admire, esteem |
| domestic | syn: household, native; servant ant: foreign, alien |
| flagrant | syn: blatant, gross, outrageous ant: petty, piddling, trifling, inconsequential |
| flaw | syn: imperfection, blemish ant: faultlessness, perfection |
| fledgling | syn: novice, tyro, neophyte ant: pro, expert, veteran |
| fluster | syn: agitate, rattle, disconcert ant: reassure, soothe, quiet |
| foremost | syn: leading, principal, paramount ant: hindmost, last, secondary |
| momentum | syn: drive, thrust, impetus |
| notable | syn: noteworthy, impressive ant: undistinguished, unremarkable, unknown |
| nurture | syn: raise, rear, foster ant: neglect, ignore, discourage, hinder |
| paradox | syn: riddle, enigma, anomaly, absurdity |
| perjury | syn: false witness |
| presume | syn: surmise, trespass, infringe |
| prior | syn: previous, anterior ant: subsequent, later, ensuing, following |
| proficient | syn: competent, adept, able ant: incompetent, inept, unskilled, ignorant |
| salvo | syn: barrage, volley |
| vigilant | syn: attentive, on one's toes ant: sleepy, inattentive, unobservant |
| wrath | syn: rage, fury, ire, choler, indignation ant: favor, approval, pleasure |
| abnormal | syn: freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous ant: normal, usual, regular, typical |
| capsize | syn: overturn, upend, tip over ant: remain upright |
| catastrophe | syn: calamity, tragedy, cataclysm ant: triumph, victory, success |
| decrease | syn: lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish ant: increase, grow, develop, wax |
| disputatious | syn: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious ant: nonargumentative, peaceable, pacific |
| eject | syn: oust, expel, kick out ant: admit, let in, insert |
| flourish | syn: prosper, burgeon, increase ant: wither, die, fade, shrivel up |
| incentive | syn: stimulus, spur, motive, inducement ant: curb, check, restraint, hindrance |
| insubordinate | syn: defiant, unruly, mutinous ant: obedient, submissive, docile, tractable |
| legible | syn: readable, clear, decipherable ant: unreadable, indecipherable |
| nub | syn: core, kernel, nucleus, crux ant: fringe, periphery, edge |
| onslaught | syn: assault, charge, foray, onset |
| ordain | syn: anoint, consecrate, enact, decree ant: forbid, veto, cancel |
| outstrip | syn: outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass ant: trail, lag behind |
| pervade | syn: saturate, permeate, diffuse, imbue |
| prudent | syn: wary, sensible, judicious ant: foolish, unwise, rash, reckless |
| quench | syn: douse, stifle, slake ant: ignite, kindle |
| remnant | syn: remainder, residue, leftover, fragment |
| simultaneous | syn: occurring at the same time, concurrent ant: occurring at different times |
| swerve | syn: veer, digress, sheer off |
| accelerate | syn: step up, quicken, hasten ant: slow down, retard, decelerate |
| bystander | syn: observer, spectator, onlooker ant: active participant |
| canvass | syn: poll, survey, solicit |
| casual | syn: accidental, haphazard, offhand ant: formal, serious, premeditated, intentional |
| downtrodden | syn: mistreated, ground underfoot ant: uplifted, liberated |
| entice | syn: lure, beguile ant: nauseate, sicken, revolt, repel |
| erode | syn: corrode, abrade ant: nurture, promote, encourage |
| flounder | syn: wallow, struggle |
| graphic | syn: lively, colorful, descriptive ant: dull, boring, unrealistic |
| gruesome | syn: gory, hideous, grisly ant: pleasant, delightful, appealing |
| melancholy | syn: depressed, dejected; dejection, depression ant: merry, happy, cheerful; joy, elation |
| ordeal | syn: test, hardship ant: pleasure, cinch |
| parch | syn: dry up, dehydrate, desiccate ant: soak, drench, saturate, waterlog |
| persist | syn: persevere, keep at it, endure ant: give up, discontinue |
| puny | syn: undersized, pint-size, small, weak ant: robust, brawny, mammoth, gigantic |
| quibble | syn: nitpick, split hairs, cavil; squabble |
| ratify | syn: endorse, sanction, uphold ant: cancel, repeal, annul, veto |
| regal | syn: majestic, stately, princely, august ant: cancel, repeal, annul, veto |
| stifle | syn: strangle, suppress, snuff ant: nurture, promote, encourage |
| vital | syn: indispensable, fundamental ant: nonessential, unnecessary |
| bellow | syn: yell, bawl, holler; howl ant: whisper; murmur |
| beneficiary | syn: recipient, heir |
| botch | syn: foul up, bungle, mangle |
| clutter | syn: litter, confusion ant: order, tidiness, neatness |
| dilapidated | syn: in disrepair, deteriorated, gone to seed ant: shipshape, trim |
| dismantle | syn: disassemble ant: put together, assemble, construct |
| farce | syn: buffoonery, mockery ant: tragedy, melodrama, tearjerker |
| futile | syn: fruitless, vain, ineffective ant: successful, effective |
| grueling | syn: exhausting, punishing, taxing ant: easy, effortless |
| hospitable | syn: gracious, cordial, courteous ant: unfriendly, cold, icy, chilly |
| lair | syn: nest, burrow, hideaway |
| lavish | syn: excessive, profuse ant: stingy, meager; begrudge, stint, deny |
| morbid | syn: depressed, unsound, "sick" ant: wholesome, healthy, cheerful, blithe |
| notorious | syn: disgraceful, infamous, disreputable ant: unknown, obscure, respectable |
| pamper | syn: coddle, cater to, indulge ant: abuse, maltreat, mistreat, discipline |
| parasite | syn: sponger, freeloader, leech |
| shirk | syn: duck, sidestep ant: fulfill, perform, shoulder, take on |
| surplus | syn: glut, surfeit, overage ant: shortage, lack, dearth, paucity |
| timidity | syn: fearfulness, faintheartedness ant: fearlessness, boldness, intrepidity |
| veto | syn: turn down, nix, forbid ant: approve, endorse, ratify |
| adequate | syn: satisfactory, sufficing ant: insufficient |
| ajar | ant: closed tight, shut, open wide |
| dialogue | syn: exchange of ideas ant: monologue, soliloquy |
| emblem | syn: badge, insignia |
| gigantic | syn: enormous, colossal, mammoth ant: tiny, infinitesimal, diminutive |
| havoc | syn: devastation, harm, disarray ant: peace and quiet, calm, order |
| hearth | syn: chimney corner |
| implore | syn: entreat, beseech, pray ant: demand forcefully, clamor for |
| infamous | syn: scandalous, villainous, flagrant, heinous ant: glorious, splendid, illustrious, praiseworthy |
| innumerable | syn: countless, beyond reckoning ant: countable, few in number |
| lax | syn: slack, negligent, remiss ant: strict, vigilant, conscientious, scrupulous |
| mar | syn: scar, disfigure, deface ant: beautify, embellish, repair |
| misdemeanor | syn: misdeed, petty offense or transgression ant: felony, serious crime |
| mull | syn: consider, reflect on |
| narrative | syn: tale, chronicle |
| overture | syn: prelude, tender ant: finale, postlude |
| pact | syn: compact, alliance, deal |
| stalemate | syn: standoff, draw; deadlock ant: victory; defeat |
| vindictive | syn: vengeful, spiteful, malicious ant: forgiving, relenting |
| wilt | syn: sag, weaken, shrivel up ant: flourish, bloom, sprout, perk up |
| abound | syn: burst with, overflow with, teem with ant: lack, want |
| braggart | syn: bigmouth; blowhard |
| cache | syn: stockpile, hoard, store |
| clarification | syn: elucidation, explication |
| despondent | syn: dejected, depressed, forlorn ant: jubilant, elated |
| embezzle | syn: swindle, defraud |
| heartrending | syn: moving, sad, heartbreaking, poignant ant: amusing, funny, hilarious |
| leisurely | syn: slow, relaxed ant: hasty, hurried, rushed, hectic |
| lethargic | syn: lazy, sluggish, listless ant: wide-awake, alert, energetic, dynamic |
| malady | syn: ailment, indisposition ant: health, well-being |
| mellow | syn: dulcet, creamy ant: unripe, green, harsh, grating, strident |
| nomadic | syn: roving, roaming, vagrant, migratory, itinerant ant: stationary, settled, rooted, fixed |
| piecemeal | syn: bit by bit ant: all at once |
| quest | syn: pursuit, venture |
| random | syn: haphazard, arbitrary ant: planned, deliberate, systematic |
| rant | syn: rave, fume, spout, harangue ant: whisper, mumble |
| reinforce | syn: strengthen, bolster, prop up, support ant: weaken, undermine, sap, impair |
| seclusion | syn: aloneness, solitariness ant: the thick of things |
| status | syn: situation, recognition |
| turmoil | syn: upheaval, tumult, chaos ant: peace and quiet, order |
| agitation | syn: disquiet, uneasiness, upset ant: peace of mind, composure, calm |
| blurt | syn: blab, let slip |
| chronological | syn: in time sequence, consecutive |
| countenance | syn: support, condone ant: disapprove of |
| diminish | syn: lessen, decrease, dwindle ant: increase, enlarge, augment |
| enchant | syn: delight, thrill, bewitch ant: bore, nauseate, disgust |
| fluctuate | syn: waver, seesaw, oscillate ant: stay put, remain unchanged |
| foster | syn: support, nurture, cultivate ant: stifle, smother, quash, discourage |
| grovel | syn: crouch, cower, cringe, wallow |
| handicraft | syn: handiwork, manual art |
| hilarious | syn: highly amusing, side-splitting ant: boring, dull, humorless, heartrending |
| magnitude | syn: extent, immensity, enormity ant: smallness, unimportance, insignificance |
| massive | syn: bulky, huge, immense, monumental ant: flimsy, frail, thin |
| maternal | syn: motherly, protective, sympathetic ant: paternal, fatherly |
| pall | syn: bore, weary; gloom, shadow ant: intrigue, fascinate; light, brightness |
| reputable | syn: reliable, respectable, trustworthy ant: shady, unsavory, questionable |
| revere | syn: admire, esteem, cherish ant: scorn, disdain, mock, deride |
| saga | syn: heroic tale, epic, chronicle |
| stodgy | syn: stuffy, tiresome, blah ant: forward-looking, avant-garde, progressive |
| ignite | syn: inflame, light, kindle ant: quench, extinguish, douse, put out |
| affliction | syn: illness, woe, torment, anguish ant: blessing, boon, joy |
| akin | syn: kindred, like, comparable ant: unrelated, dissimilar |
| cosmopolitan | syn: global, international, polished ant: narrow, unsophisticated, provincial |
| elongate | syn: lengthen, stretch, protract ant: shorten, abbreviate, contract |
| gala | syn: extravaganza, fete (fête); spectacular, grand |
| gaudy | syn: garish, loud, vulgar ant: restrained, quiet, sober, sedate, tasteful |
| gratitude | syn: thanks, gratefulness |
| heed | syn: listen to, attend ant: ignore, disregard |
| hoax | syn: deception, fake, ruse; dupe |
| impartial | syn: disinterested, neutral, objective ant: one-sided, prejudiced, biased, partial |
| impostor | syn: cheat, trickster, four-flusher, pretender |
| inflate | syn: blow up, pump up, enlarge, exaggerate ant: deflate, flatten, diminish |
| meager | syn: scanty, skimpy, sparse ant: ample, plentiful, abundant, lavish |
| meditate | syn: ponder, contemplate, muse, ruminate |
| nutritious | syn: heathful, wholesome |
| oppress | syn: mistreat, persecute, grind underfoot ant: pamper, coddle, free, liberate |
| pedestrian | syn: commonplace, prosaic ant: driver, rider; original, novel |
| transmit | syn: pass on, convey, relay, deliver |
| vanquish | syn: beat, conquer, subdue ant: succumb to, yield to |
| wan | syn: ashen, pasty, pallid, bloodless, gaunt ant: rosy, ruddy, blooming, radiant |
| authoritative | syn: reliable, authoritarian ant: unofficial, unreliable |
| bankrupt | syn: flat broke, insolvent ant: financially sound, solvent |
| clamor | syn: uproar, din, racket; cry out for |
| coincide | syn: agree, concur, match |
| cynical | syn: skeptical, sarcastic, contemptuous ant: hopeful, optimistic |
| despot | syn: dictator, autocrat, strongmen |
| feud | syn: dispute, vendetta ant: pact, agreement, harmony, concord |
| haggle | syn: bargain with, dicker with, wrangle |
| hardy | syn: rugged, sturdy, resolute, stalwart ant: frail, feeble, weak |
| harmonious | syn: agreeable, compatible, tuneful ant: harsh, grating, discordanthoard |
| hoard | syn: amass, stockpile, cache ant: waste, throw away, squander |
| indisposed | syn: ailing, unwell, reluctant ant: healthy, willing, eager |
| legacy | syn: bequest, heritage |
| legitimate | syn: legal, right, proper, genuine ant: unlawful, illegal, improper, unauthorized |
| mirth | syn: merriment, glee ant: gloom, sadness, sorrow |
| officiate | syn: chair, preside, emcee, moderate |
| partial | syn: incomplete, biased, prejudiced, fond of ant: complete, fair, just, unbiased |
| patronize | syn: do business with, deal with, trade with ant: boycott, refuse to deal with |
| rite | syn: observance, ritual, liturgy |
| sagacious | syn: smart, clever, astute ant: silly, foolish, ill-advised, dopey |
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