Vocab Unit 5 synonyms and antonyms

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infallible

adj. antonym: imperfect

pungent

adj. antonyms: bland, unappetizing, colorless, insipid

diffident

adj. antonyms: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty

chivalrous

adj. antonyms: crude, uncouth, churlish, loutish

truculent

adj. antonyms: gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening

virulent

adj. antonyms: innocuous, harmless, benign

unfeigned

adj. antonyms: insincere, simulated, phony

facile

adj. antonyms: labored awkward, halting

remiss

adj. antonyms: scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious

altruistic

adj. antonyms: selfish, self-centered

indomitable

adj. antonyms: surrendering, submissive, yielding

remiss

adj. synonyms: careless, negligent, lax, slack

facile

adj. synonyms: effortless, assured, poised, specious, superficial, ready, fluent

truculent

adj. synonyms: fierce, cruel, aggressive, deadly, destructive, brutal, savage, belligerent, vitriolic

chivalrous

adj. synonyms: gallant, civil, valiant

diffident

adj. synonyms: shy, modest, reserved, timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn

unfeigned

adj. synonyms: sincere, real, genuine, heartfelt

virulent

adj. synonyms: spiteful, venomous, noxious, baneful, hateful

pungent

adj. synonyms: stinging, biting, sharp, spicy, piquant, caustic, racy

indomitable

adj. synonyms: unconquerable, unbeatable, incincible, unyielding

infallible

adj. synonyms: unerring, certain

altruistic

adj. synonyms: unselfish, selfless

discrepancy

n. antonyms: agreement, convergence, consistency

clemency

n. antonyms: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility

benefactor

n. antonyms: misanthrope, malefactor

dearth

n. antonyms: surplus, oversupply, glut, abundance

temerity

n. antonyms: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility

discrepancy

n. synonyms: difference, disagreement, divergence, inconsistency

dearth

n. synonyms: insufficiency, want, paucity

clemency

n. synonyms: leniency, forbearance, gentleness

benefactor

n. synonyms: patron, humanitarian

temerity

n. synonyms: rashness, boldness, recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery

plod

v. antonyms: scamper, skip, prance

embark

v. synonyms: commence, launch, begin, board

plod

v. synonyms: lumber, trudge

repose

v., n. antonyms: (n) exertion, wakefulness, tumult, bustle, ado

assent

v., n. antonyms: disagree, differ, dissent

repose

v., n. synonyms: (v) sleep(n) tranquility, respite

assent

v., n. synonyms: concur, consent, accede


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