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