Vocabulary Workshop Level G, Unit 8 Synonyms & Antonyms
paucity
synonym: lack antonyms: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge
slough
synonyms: (v.) shed, slog antonyms: (v.) take on, acquire, assume
exacerbate
synonyms: aggravate, intensity, worsen antonyms: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate
badinage
synonyms: banter, persiflage, repartee antonym: sermon
juggernaut
synonyms: blitz, crusade
portend
synonyms: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest
allege
synonyms: claim, contend antonyms: prove, deny
arrant
synonyms: egregious, unmitigated
macabre
synonyms: grotesque, grim, ghoulish
irrefutable
synonyms: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable antonyms: disputable, indefensible, untenable
echelon
synonyms: level, rank
lackadaisical
synonyms: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax antonyms: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted
saturate
synonyms: permeate, drench, flood, imbue antonym: drain
conciliate
synonyms: placate, mollify, propitiate antonyms: antagonize, alienate, estrange
raze
synonyms: pull down, demolish, shave off antonyms: build, construct, raise, erect
countermand
synonyms: recall, revoke antonyms: reaffirm, reassert
recant
synonyms: repudiate, disavow antonyms: reaffirm, reassert
litany
synonyms: rigmarole, catalog, megillah
fatuous
synonyms: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous antonyms: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright
saturnine
synonyms: sullen, morose antonyms: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious