Vocabulary Workshop Level B: Unit 11- Synonyms & Antonyms

havoc

(n.) very great destruction, ruin; great confusion and disorder synonyms - harm, devastation, disarray antonyms - calm, peace,and quiet, order

dialogue

synonym - exchange of ideas antonyms - monologue, soliloquy

innumerable

synonyms - countless, beyond reckoning antonyms - countable, few in number

gigantic

synonyms - enormous, colossal, mammoth antonyms - tiny, infinitesimal, diminutive

misdemeanor

synonyms - misdeed, petty offense or transgression antonyms - felony, serious crime

implore

synonyms - pray, entreat, beseech antonyms - clamor for, demand forcefully

overture

synonyms - prelude, tender antonyms - finale, postlude

wilt

synonyms - sag,waken, shrivel up antonyms - flourish, bloom, sprout, perk up, revive

adequate

synonyms - satisfactory, sufficing antonym - insufficient

infamous

synonyms - scandalous, villainous, flagrant, heinous antonyms - glorious, splendid, illustrious, praiseworthy

mar

synonyms - scar, disfigure antonyms - beautify, embellish, repair

lax

synonyms - slack, remiss antonyms - strict, vigilant, conscientious, scrupulous

vindictive

synonyms - spiteful, malicious antonyms - forgiving relanting

stalemate

synonyms - standoff, draw deadlock antonyms - victory, defeat