Vocabulary Workshop Level G, Unit 8 Synonyms & Antonyms

paucity

synonym: lack antonyms: abundance, glut, plenitude, deluge

slough

synonyms: (v.) shed, slog antonyms: (v.) take on, acquire, assume

exacerbate

synonyms: aggravate, intensity, worsen antonyms: alleviate, mitigate, ameliorate

badinage

synonyms: banter, persiflage, repartee antonym: sermon

juggernaut

synonyms: blitz, crusade

portend

synonyms: bode, foretell, foreshadow, suggest

allege

synonyms: claim, contend antonyms: prove, deny

arrant

synonyms: egregious, unmitigated

macabre

synonyms: grotesque, grim, ghoulish

irrefutable

synonyms: indisputable, incontrovertible, undeniable antonyms: disputable, indefensible, untenable

echelon

synonyms: level, rank

lackadaisical

synonyms: listless, indolent, indifferent, lax antonyms: energetic, vigorous, wholehearted

saturate

synonyms: permeate, drench, flood, imbue antonym: drain

conciliate

synonyms: placate, mollify, propitiate antonyms: antagonize, alienate, estrange

raze

synonyms: pull down, demolish, shave off antonyms: build, construct, raise, erect

countermand

synonyms: recall, revoke antonyms: reaffirm, reassert

recant

synonyms: repudiate, disavow antonyms: reaffirm, reassert

litany

synonyms: rigmarole, catalog, megillah

fatuous

synonyms: silly, vapid, inane, doltish, vacuous antonyms: sensible, intelligent, perceptive, bright

saturnine

synonyms: sullen, morose antonyms: lighthearted, cheerful, vivacious