English unit 10 vocab synonym & antonyms

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Benign

(adj.) gentle, kind; forgiving, understanding; having a favorable or beneficial effect; not malignant

forgo

(to do without, abstain from, give up

attenuate

(v.) to make thin or slender; to weaken or lessen in force, intensity, or value

cavil synonyms

Nitpick

shambles

a slaughterhouse; a place of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess

foible

a weak point, minor flaw

rebuff antonyms

accept, welcome

inure synonyms

accustom, acclimate

benign synonyms

benevolent, salubrious, harmless

obtuse

blunt, not coming to a point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression

luminous synonyms

bright, refulgent, lustrous

fraught synonyms

charged with

luminous antonyms

dark, opaque, dim, murky

obsequious antonyms

dark, opaque, dim, murky

decimate synonyms

devastate

fraught antonyms

devoid of, lacking, deficient in

askance synonyms

distrustfully, suspiciously

obtuse synonyms

dumb, thick, mild, dull-witted

luminous

emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating

obsequious synonyms

fawning, servile, sycophantic, mealymouthed

foible antonyms

forte, virtue

fraught

full of or loaded with; accompanied by

peremptory

having the nature of a command that leaves no opportunity for debate, denial, or refusal; offensively self-assured, dictatorial; determined, resolute

forgo antonyms

indulge in, partake of

sporadic synonyms

intermittent, spasmodic

peremptory antonyms

irresolute, mild, unassuming

benign antonyms

malevolent, deleterious

obsequious

marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons

charlatan synonyms

mountebank

sporadic

occurring at irregular intervals, having no set plan or order

charlatan

one who feigns knowledge or ability; a pretender, impostor, or quack

obtuse antonyms

perceptive, quick-witted

forgo synonyms

refrain from, renounce

penitent

regretful for one's sins or mistakes; one who is sorry for wrongdoing

penitent synonyms

remorseful, regretful, rueful

penitent antonyms

remorseless

rebuff synonyms

repulse, reject, setback

reconnoiter synonyms

scout

foible synonyms

shortcoming, quirk

sporadic antonyms

steady, continuous, uninterrupted

attenuate antonyms

thicken, strengthen, bolster

attenuate synonyms

thin out, dilute, water down

reconnoiter

to engage in reconnaissance; to make a preliminary inspection

cavil

to find fault without good reason, carp; a trivial objection or criticism

decimate

to kill or destroy a large part of

rebuff

to snub; to repel, drive away; a curt rejection, a check

oscillate

to swing back and forth with a steady rhythm; to fluctuate or waver

inure

to toughen, harden; to render used to something by long subjection or exposure

peremptory synonyms

unconditional

oscillate synonyms

vibrate

askance

with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval


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