Vocab Unit 8 Synonyms and Antonyms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abut | synonyms: border on, bolster |
| attire | synonyms: (n.) clothing |
| crony | antonyms enemy, rival |
| cryptic | antonyms: crystal clear, unambiguous |
| divergent | synonyms: not in agreement, differing, unorthodox, unconventional / antonyms:merging, intersecting, converging, orthodox, conventional |
| enmity | synonyms: hostility, animosity, antagonism / antonyms:friendship, amity |
| fervent | synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching / antonyms:blasé, apathetic, restrained, emotionless |
| gaunt | synonyms: lean, scrawny, lanky, all skin and bones / antonyms: plump, chubby, stout, corpulent |
| infiltrate | synonyms: slip into, creep into, penetrate |
| nullify | synonyms: invalidate, annul / antonyms: confirm, endorse, ratify, sanction |
| perceptible | synonyms: noticeable, discernible, observable / antonyms: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible |
| plummet | synonyms:(v.) take a nosedive / antonyms: (v.) soar, skyrocket |
| proclaim | synonyms: announce, promulgate / antonyms: conceal, cover up |
| proxy | synonyms: deputy, representative |
| rankle | synonyms: irritate, vex, nettle, irk, gall / antonyms: please, delight, gratify |
| scavenger | synonym: rummager |
| stint | synonyms: (v.) restrict, scrimp, economize / antonyms: (v.) splurge, squander, lavish |
| stoical | synonyms: unresponsive, impassive / antonyms: excitable, emotional, hotheaded |
| unflagging | synonyms: steady, undiminished, unremitting/ antonyms: diminishing, drooping, sagging |
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