Vocabulary Workshop Level H Unit 1 Synonyms And Antonyms

Adjunct

S: (n) associate, addition, accessory

Caterwaul

S: (v) whine, (n) screech

Fait accompli

S: accomplished fact

Morass

S: bog A: solid ground, bedrock,terra firma

Hierarchy

S: chain of command

Poltroon

S: craven, dastard, "chicken" A: stalwart, gallant

Effete

S: decadent, enfeebled A: thriving, burgeoning, vigorous, dynamic

Noisome

S: fetid, noxious, vile, loathsome A: wholesome, sweet-smelling

Oblivious

S: insensible A: aware, cognizant, mindful, alert

Hidebound

S: intolerant, inflexible A: open-minded, tolerant, progressive, liberal

Quasi

S: kind of, as if A: totally, completely, actually, in fact

Laissez-faire

S: noninterventional, nonrestrictive, hands-off

Proselyte

S: novice, neophyte A: master, teacher, guide, guru

Liturgy

S: observance

Rail leery

S: persiflage

Supine

S: prone, prostrate, inert A: upright, erect, perpendicular, vertical

Bellwether

S: ringleader, initiator, barometer A: follower, imitator, emulator

Ribald

S: risqué A: seemly, proper, decorous

Vignette

S: thumbnail sketch, anecdote A: epic, full-length treatment

Chimerical

S: visionary, quixotic, pie-in-the-sky A: realistic, down-to-earth, practicable