Vocab Unit 1 Synonyms and Antonyms

Verbatim

Synonyms: (adj.) exact; (adv.) precisely Antonyms: (adj,) paraphrased

Gibe

Synonyms: (v.) ridicule, mock, deride, jeer Antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise

Bereft

Synonyms: bereaved Antonyms: replete, well provided

Warily

Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously

Intimation

Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling

Adulterate

Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully Antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate

Guise

Synonyms: costume, semblance, pretense

Insidious

Synonyms: cunning, underhand, perfidious Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

Augment

Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify Antonyms: decrease, diminish

Gape

Synonyms: gawk, ogle

Dour

Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial

Stolid

Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung

Tentative

Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed

Fortitude

Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness

Reiterate

Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitualte

Opulent

Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute

Unkempt

Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty

Deploy

Synonyms: station, organize

Pliable

Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient Antonyms: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant

Ambidextrous

Synonyms: versatile, facile Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit