vocabulary ch. 10 SIMILAR WORDS // english 11

harbinger synonyms

forerunner, herald, announcer, precursor

opportune synonyms

well-timed, appropriate, convenient, auspicious

opportune related words

propitious, advantageous, apt, felicitous

skeptical synonyms

disbelieving, doubtful, suspicious, incredulous

skeptical related words

dubious, cynical

cardinal synonyms

main, central, essential, principal, paramount

cardinal related words

prime, primary, preeminent

trivial synonyms

unimportant, ordinary, commonplace, insignificant, inconsequential

trivial related words

paltry, petty, negligible, trifling, nugatory, picayune

meretricious synonyms

flashy, showy, tawdry

meretricious related words

gaudy, garish, specious, spurious

lampoon synonyms

mockery, ridicule, satire

lampoon related words

travesty, burlesque, parody, farce, caricature, invective

fetish synonyms

passion, obsession, mania

fetish related words

preoccupation, penchant, fixation, amulet, talisman

zenith synonyms

peak, climax, summit, apex

zenith related words

culmination, pinnacle, acme, apogee

nadir synonyms

low point, depths, bottom, nethermost point