Vocab Unit 4-5 Syn/Ant

affiliated

syn: attached, related, joined

ant: dissociated, unconnected

attainment

syn: achievement, fulfillment

ant: failure, defeat, frustration

bequeath

syn: transmit, bestow

disperse

syn: break up, dispel

ant: collect, congregate, assemble, muster

esteem

syn: respect, honor, revere

ant: contempt, disdain, scorn

invulnerable

syn: impregnable, impervious, immune

ant: exposed, unprotected, defenseless

malevolent

syn: malicious, wicked, sinister, malignant

ant: king, benevolent, compassionate

panacea

syn: universal cure

scrupulous

syn: painstaking, meticulous, conscientious

ant: careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest

venial

syn: excusable, forgivable

ant: inexcusable, unforgivable, unpardonable

ascertain

syn: discover, establish

cogent

syn: persuasive, compelling

ant: weak, unconvincing, ineffective, irrelevant

converge

syn: meet, unite, intersect, merge

ant: diverge, separate

expunge

syn: efface, annihilate

ant: insert, mark, imprint, impress

finite

syn: bounded, measurable

ant: unlimited, immeasurable, eternal, everlasting

nonchalant

syn: composed, unruffled, blasé

ant: perturbed, agitated, abashed, disconcerned

omniscient

syn: wise, all-knowing

ant: ignorant, unkowing

skulk

syn: lurk, slink, prowl

supercilious

syn: snobbish, patronizing, overbearing

ant: humble, meek, deferential, servile

uncanny

syn: inexplicable, spooky

altruistic

syn: selfless

ant: selfish, self-centered

benefactor

syn: patron, humanitarian

ant: misanthrope, malefactor

dearth

syn: insufficiency, want, paucity

ant: surplus, oversupply, glut, abondance

embark

syn: commence, begin, board

facile

syn: effortless, assured, poised, specious

ant: labored, awkward, halting

infallible

syn: unerring, certain

ant: imperfect

pungent

syn: sharp, spicy, piquant, racy

ant: unappetizing, colorless, insipid

repose

syn: sleep, tranquility, respite

ant: exertion, wakefulness, ado, tumult, bustle

truculent

syn: savage, belligerent, vitriolic

ant: gentle, mild, unthreatening

unfeigned

syn: genuine, heartfelt

ant: insincere, simulated, phony

assent

syn: consent, concur

ant: disagree, differ, dissent

chivalrous

syn: civil, valiant, courtly

ant: uncouth, churlish, loutish

clemency

syn: leniency, forbearance, gentleness

ant: harshness, severity, cruelty, inflexibility

diffident

syn: timid, bashful, unassertive, withdrawn

ant: bold, brash, audacious, self-confident, jaunty

discrepancy

syn: disagreement, divergence, inconsistency

ant: agreement, convergence, consistency

indomitable

syn: unbeatable, invincible, unyielding

ant: surrendering, submissive, yielding

plod

syn: lumber, trudge

ant: scamper, skip, prance

remiss

syn: negligent, lax, slack

ant: scrupulous, deceitful, punctilious

temerity

syn: recklessness, foolhardiness, effrontery

ant: timidity, fearfulness, diffidence, humility

virulent

syn: noxious, baneful, hateful

ant: harmless, benign