Unit 1 Synonyms and Antonyms

reticent

antonym: garrulous, loquacious, verbose

deplore

synonym: abhor, detest, despise antonym: admire, applaud, favor

vindicate

synonym: acquit, absolve, exonerate antonym: convict, sentence

Egregious

synonym: appalling, ghastly, atrocious antonym: marvelous, wonderful

diffident

synonym: bashful, humble, timid, reserved antonym: confident, concieted, narcissistic

tumultuous

synonym: deafening,m clamorous, vociferous, uproarious antonym: soft, calm, tranquil, quiet

enmity

synonym: hostility, antagonism, animosity, antipathy antonym: friendship, goodwill, benevolence

impervious

synonym: impermeable, waterproof, unaffected antonym: influenced, affected, permeable

Demure

synonym: meek, bashful, timid, coy antonym: brazen, shameless, unreserved

Hiatus

synonym: pause, break, intermission antonym: continuation, prolong, unyielding

decorous

synonym: proper, befitting, tasteful, dignified antonym: unseemly, unrefined, impolite

tacitly

synonym: quietly, inaudibly, faintly antonym: audibly, loudly, defined

rebuke

synonym: reprimand, scold, admonish, chastise, berate antonym: praise, compliment, commend

Furtive

synonym: sly, stealthy, clandestine, underhand antonym: honest, forthright, truthful

rancor

synonym: spite, malice, animosity

tempestuous

synonym: turbulent, volatile, capricious antonym: placid,peaceful, calm

Proclivities

synonym:liking, disposition, tendency, preference, bias antonym: aversion, opposition, objection

chastise

synonyms: berate, chide, reprimand, admonish antonyms: praise, commend, compliment

tirade

synonyms: rant, berating, admonishment