Level E Unit 7-9

abhor

(verb) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

Syn.: detest, despise, abominate

Ant.: admire, cherish, respect, relish

buffet

(verb) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (noun) a slap, blow

Syn.: (verb) batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about

commodious

(adj.) roomy, spacious

Syn.: comfortable, ample, capacious

Ant.: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient

corrosive

(adj.) eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

Syn.: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful

Ant.: bland, mild, benign, amiable

implicate

(verb) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

Syn.: incriminate, entangle

Ant.: absolve, exculpate

inter

(verb) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

Ant.: unearth, exhume

martinet

(noun) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

Syn.: taskmaster, slave driver

reprehensible

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment

Syn.: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious

Ant.: commendable, blameless, meritorious

vociferous

(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

Syn.: clamorous, uproarious, blustering

Ant.: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued

waive

(verb) to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer

Syn.: decline, relinquish, forgo

Ant.: claim, accept

apathy

(noun) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

Syn.: indifference, disinterest, detachment

Ant.: enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern

condolence

(noun) an expression of sympathy

Syn.: commiseration, solace, sympathy

decrepit

(adj.) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined

Syn.: infirm, broken-down, rickety, dilapidated

Ant.: vigorous, robust, sturdy

deride

(verb) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

Syn.: mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at

Ant.: praise, extol, acclaim, applaud

ingenuous

(adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere

Syn.: naive, artless, guileless, candid

Ant.: artful, crafty, worldly, sophisticated

parsimonious

(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

Syn.: frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheap

Ant.: generous, openhanded

quandary

(noun) a state of perplexity or doubt

Syn.: confusion, dilemma, predicament

reprisal

(noun) an injury done in return for injury

Syn.: retaliation, revenge, retribution

suave

(adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

Syn.: sophisticated, urbane, polished

Ant.: crude, clumsy, unpolished, oafish, loutish

assiduous

(adj.) persistent, attentive, diligent

Syn.: industrious, unremitting, sedulous

Ant.: lazy, lackadaisical, shiftless

capricious

(adj.) subject to whims or passing fancies

Syn.: impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial

Ant.: constant, steady, steadfast, unwavering

deviate

(verb) to turn aside; to stray from a norm; (noun) one who departs from a norm; (adj.) differing from a norm, heterodox, unconventional

Syn.: (verb) diverge, veer, swerve

Ant.: (verb) conform to, abide by; (adj.) orthodox

emaciated

(adj., part.) unnaturally thin

Syn.: gaunt, withered, shriveled

Ant.: plump, fat, obese, corpulent

gnarled

(adj.) knotted, twisted, lumpy

Syn.: knotty, misshapen, contorted

Ant.: smooth, unblemished, straight

indemnity

(noun) a payment for damage or loss

Syn.: compensation, restitution, reparation

omnipotent

(adj.) almighty, having unlimited power or authority

Syn.: all-powerful

Ant.: powerless, impotent, feeble, weak

palatable

(adj.) agreeable to the taste or one's sensibilities; suitable for consumption

Syn.: edible, appetizing, attractive

Ant.: inedible, distasteful, disagreeable

poignant

(adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell

Syn.: heartrending, bittersweet, melancholy

Ant.: unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny

sophomoric

(adj.) immature and overconfident; conceited

Syn.: pretentious, superficial, fatuous

Ant.: mature, judicious, sage, knowledgeable