Unit 2 Synonyms/Antonyms
pejorative antonyms
complimentary, ameliorative
sacrilege synonyms
desecration, profanation, defilement
devious antonyms
direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard
accost antonyms
evade, avoid, shun
myopic antonyms
farsighted
propriety synonyms
fitness, correctness, decorum
brackish antonyms
fresh, clear, sweet
incendiary synonyms
inflammatory, provocative, firebrand
avid synonyms
keen, enthusiastic, grasping
histrionic antonyms
low-keyed, muted, untheatrical, subdued
gambit synonyms
ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver
animadversion antonyms
praise, compliment
summarily synonyms
promptly, peremptorily, abruptly
celerity synonyms
promptness, alacrity, speed
animadversion synonyms
rebuke, reproof
avid antonyms
reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic
undulate synonyms
ripple, fluctuate, rise and fall
devious synonyms
roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly, artful
overt antonyms
secret, clandestine, covert, concealed
myopic synonyms
shortsighted
celerity antonyms
slowness, sluggishness, dilatoriness
incendiary antonyms
soothing, quieting, peacemaker
halcyon synonyms
tranquil, serene, placid, palmy
halcyon antonyms
turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous
propriety antonyms
unseemliness, inappropriateness
maelstrom synonyms
vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult
brackish synonyms
briny, saline
accost synonyms
buttonhole, approach, confront
overt synonyms
clear, obvious, manifest, patent
histrionic synonyms
affected, stagy