Grade 8 Vocabulary Unit 9 Synonyms/Antonyms
awry
antonyms: (adj) straight, asymmetrical
chafe
antonyms: (v) soothe, mollify, please, elate
defile
antonyms: (v, trans) cleanse, purify
disarming
antonyms: alarming, troubling, disquieting
prodigy
antonyms: dumbbell, dunce, dullard
dire
antonyms: favorable, auspicious, beneficial
capitulate
antonyms: hold out, persist
apt
antonyms: inappropriate, unlikely, slow
renown
antonyms: obscurity, infamy, notoriety
disgruntled
antonyms: pleased, satisfied, content
predominant
antonyms: secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare
endow
antonyms: take away, deprive
pertinent
antonyms: unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial
awry
synonyms: (adj) crooked, askew, amiss
bludgeon
synonyms: (n) cudgel (v) clobber, clout
chafe
synonyms: (v) irritate, scrape, abrade
defile
synonyms: (v, trans) pollute, contaminate, desecrate
apt
synonyms: appropriate, fit, proper, liable
predominant
synonyms: chief, major, paramount, prevalent
penal
synonyms: correctional, disciplinary
dire
synonyms: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent
disgruntled
synonyms: displeased, grumpy, surly
disarming
synonyms: endearing, winning
impunity
synonyms: exemption from penalty, immunity
endow
synonyms: grant, bestow, present, bequeath
encroach
synonyms: intrude, infringe
recluse
synonyms: loner, hermit
mien
synonyms: look, bearing, demeanor
prodigy
synonyms: marvel, wonder, freak, genius
pertinent
synonyms: relevant, germane, apropos
renown
synonyms: reputation, celebrity, prestige
fend
synonyms: stave off, cope
