Lesson 6 Synonyms and Antonyms

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eschew ant

embrace; welcome

bedlam syn

mayhem; chaos

onerous

(adj) burdensome; heavy; hard to endure

scurrilous

(adj) coarsely abusive; vulgar

banal

(adj) common, ordinary

sedulous

(adj) hard working; diligent

amoral

(adj) lacking a sense of right and wrong

imminent

(adj) likely to happen; threatening

obdurate

(adj) stubborn; hardhearted

bedlam

(n) a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion

parody

(n) a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner

antipathy

(n) an intense dislike

denouement

(n) an outcome; result

affluence

(n) wealth; richness

eschew

(v) to keep away from; to avoid; to shun

elucidate

(v) to make clear

peruse

(v) to read carefully; scrutinize

parody syn

caricature; burlesque; lampoon

denouement syn

conclusion

onerous syn

crushing; distressing

affluence syn

fortune

antipathy syn and ant

syn: aversion ant: affinity

amoral syn and ant

syn: corrupt; evil ant: innocent; virtuous

elucidate syn and ant

syn: explain; clarify ant: obscure

imminent syn and ant

syn: impending; approaching ant: distant; delayed

scurrilous syn and ant

syn: indecent ant: respectable

obdurate syn and ant

syn: inflexible, obstinate ant: compliant; amenable

sedulous syn and ant

syn: studious; assiduous ant: lazy; lax

banal syn and ant

syn: trivial; insipid ant: original; fresh


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