Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 8 Synonyms & Antonyms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abut | S: border on, bolster |
| attire | S: clothing |
| avail | S: no use, benefit |
| crony | S: pal, chum, buddy A: enemy, rival |
| cryptic | S: puzzling, mystifying, enigmatic A: crystal clear, unambiguous |
| divergent | S: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional A: merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional |
| enmity | S: hostility, animosity, antagonism A: friendship, amity |
| fervent | S: enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching A: blasé, apathetic, restrained, emotionless |
| gaunt | S: lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones A: plump, chubby, stout, corpulent |
| infiltrate | S: slip into, creep into, penetrate |
| nullify | S: invalidate, annul A: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction |
| perceptible | S: noticeable, discernible, observable A: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible |
| plummet | S: take a nosedive A: soar, skyrocket |
| proclaim | S: announce, promulgate A: conceal, cover up |
| proxy | S: deputy, representative |
| rankle | S: irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall A: please, delight, gratify |
| scavenger | S: rummager |
| stint | S: restrict, scrimp, economize A: splurge, squander, lavish |
| stoical | S: unresponsive, impassive A: excitable, emotional, hotheaded |
| unflagging | S: steady, undiminished, unremitting A: diminishing, drooping, sagging |
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