Level C Unit 1 Synonyms & Antonyms

adage

SYNONYMS: maxim, aphorism

bonanza

SYNONYMS: windfall

churlish

SYNONYMS: surly, ill-tempered ANTONYMS: courteous, civil, well-mannered

citadel

SYNONYMS: fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion

collaborate

SYNONYMS: team up, join forces ANTONYMS: work alone

decree

SYNONYMS: (n.) order of law, proclamation, edict; (v.) proclaim

discordant

SYNONYMS: no harmony, grating, shrill, different, divergent, conflicting ANTONYMS: harmonious, in agreement

evolve

SYNONYMS: develop, unfold, emerge ANTONYMS: wither, atrophy

excerpt

SYNONYMS: (n.) passage, portion, section, extract

grope

SYNONYMS: fumble for, cast about for

hover

SYNONYMS: float, linger, waver, seesaw ANTONYMS: soar

jostle

SYNONYMS: push, push around

laggard

SYNONYMS: (n.) slowpoke, straggler; (adj.) sluggish ANTONYMS: (n.) early bird; (adj.) swift, speedy, prompt

plaudits

SYNONYMS: applause, cheers, acclaim ANTONYMS: boos, disapproval, ridicule

preclude

SYNONYMS: prevent, hinder, check, stop ANTONYMS: help, promote, facilitate

revert

SYNONYMS: return, relapse, regress ANTONYMS: progress, advance

rubble

SYNONYMS: ruins, wreckage

servile

SYNONYMS: slavish, groveling ANTONYMS: masterly, overbearing

vigil

SYNONYMS: watch at night

wrangle

SYNONYMS: (v.) loud argument, to squabble, bicker ANTONYMS: (v.) to agree, concur