Vocab Unit 5: Antonyms and Synonyms
malediction
a blessing, benediction (antonyms)
fiat
a command, decree, edict, ukase (synonyms)
malediction
a curse, imprecation, anathema (synonyms)
figment
a fabrication, creation, invention (synonyms)
penchant
a natural disinclination (antonyms)
nuance
a subtle variation, gradation, nicety (synonyms)
esoteric
accessible, comprehensible, intelligible (antonyms)
idiosyncrasy
an eccentricity, quirk, mannerism (synonyms)
penchant
an inclination, proclivity, propensity (synonyms)
fecund
barren, infertile, unproductive (antonyms)
depraved
corrupt, perverted, degenerated, vicious (synonyms)
ignominy
disgrace, dishonor, humiliation (synonyms)
acuity
dullness, obtuseness (antonyms)
fecund
fruitful, fertile, teeming, prolific (synonyms)
mundane
heavenly, unworldly, spiritual, transcendental (antonyms)
ignominy
honor, glory, acclaim (antonyms)
sumptuous
lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid (synonyms)
depraved
moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted (antonyms)
esoteric
occult, cryptic, arcane, recondite (synonyms)
ubiquitous
omnipresent, pervasive, universal (synonyms)
mundane
ordinary, prosaic, humdrum, routine, earthly, sublunary (synonyms)
reputed
proven, corroborated, authenticated (antonyms)
overweening
restrained, understated, modest, meek (antonyms)
ubiquitous
restricted, limited; rare, scarce (antonyms)
acuity
sharpness, keenness, acuteness (synonyms)
sumptuous
skimpy, meager, stingy, niggardly, spartan (antonyms)
sophistry
specious reasoning, casuistry (synonyms)
reputed
supposed, alleged, putative, reputable (synonyms)
garner
to collect, gather, accumulate (synonyms)
hallow
to consecrate, sanctify, to venerate (synonyms)
emend
to correct, revise, rectify, to adapt (synonyms)
delineate
to depict, portray, sketch, picture (synonyms)
hallow
to desecrate, defile, profane (antonyms)
enervate
to impair, to hamstring, cripple, paralyze (synonyms)
enervate
to invigorate, to strengthen, buttress (antonyms)
garner
to scatter, squander, waste, dissipate (antonyms)
emend
to spoil, mar, botch, mess up, damage (antonyms)
overweening
unbridled, immoderate, inflated (synonyms)
