Vocab. Unit 13 Synonyms/Antonyms

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predilection

(antonym) a loathing, aversion, distaste

connoisseur

(antonym) an ignoramus; a philistine, yahoo

prolific

(antonym) barren, unproductive, sterile; sparse

disconsolate

(antonym) cheerful, blithe, buoyant, jaunty

incontrovertible

(antonym) debatable, dubious, open to question

impassive

(antonym) emotional, passionate, excitable

blatant

(antonym) inconsequential, trifling, piddling, petty

magniloquent

(antonym) muted, understated, subdued; austere

grisly

(antonym) pleasant, delightful, attractive

nonplussed

(antonym) poised, confident, assured

inauspicious

(antonym) propitious, favorable

herculean

(antonym) puny Lilliputian, bantam

aver

(antonym) to deny, disavow, repudiate, disclaim

abet

(antonym) to hamper, hinder, impede, frustrate

foment

(antonym) to quell, quash, squelch, suppress

encumber

(antonym) to unburden, off-load, relieve

buttress

(antonym) to undermine, weaken, impair

opportune

(antonym) untimely, inconvenient, inappropriate

carousal

(synonym) a drinking bout, drunken revel, binge

predilection

(synonym) a partiality, preference, fondess, taste

rejoinder

(synonym) an answer, reply, response, riposte, retort

connoisseur

(synonym) an expert, savant, pundit

impassive

(synonym) emotionless, stoical, unemotional; insensible

blatant

(synonym) flagrant, glaring, egregious; noisy

prolific

(synonym) fruitful, fecund, productive; profuse

magniloquent

(synonym) grandiloquent, orotund, pompous, stilted

disconsolate

(synonym) grief-stricken, inconsolable, comfortless

grisly

(synonym) gruesome, gory, ghastly, horrible, hideous

incontrovertible

(synonym) incontestable, indisputable, indubitable

herculean

(synonym) mighty, powerful; arduous, onerous; colossal

nonplussed

(synonym) perplexed, baffled, stumped; flabbergasted

opportune

(synonym) timely, appropriate, suitable, felicitous

abet

(synonym) to aid, assist, help, further

aver

(synonym) to assert, affirm, asseverate, avouch

buttress

(synonym) to bolster, reinforce, brace, prop, shore up

broach

(synonym) to bring up, mention; to introduce, present

foment

(synonym) to instigate, incite, stir up

collate

(synonym) to sort out, arrange; to cross-check

encumber

(synonym) to weigh down, overload, burden; to hamper

inauspicious

(synonym) unpropitious, unpromising, untimely


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