UIL Spelling: Synonyms

expunge

erase

folderol

Nonsense; gewgaw

frenzied

frantic

frondescent

leafy

hypercritical

captious

illusory

deceptive

improvident

thriftless

indelible

permanent, memorable

infamy

notoriety

inglorious

ignominious, disgraceful, obscure

insouciance

nonchalance

invariable

constant

iterate

repeat

kyphosis

hunchback

lief

willingly, dear

logomachy

battle of words

malediction

slander

malodorous

foul

mansuetude

mildness

meliorate

improve

minuscule

small

Moluccas

Spice Islands

nimiety

excess

Noachian

Ancient; obsolete; antiquated

paladin

heroic champion

paltriness

trivial; negligible

panegyrist

eulogist

periapt

an amulet

peripheral

external

piquant

spicy; charming

pivotal

crucial

plethoric

turgid; excessive in style; superabundant

prerogative

right

pronunciamento

declaration; edict

protolithic

Eolithic

puissant

power; might

pyrrhotite

magnetic pyrites

quixotical

capricious; impulsive

recalcitrant

obstinate

regnant

widespread; prevalent

rhodopsin

visual purple

riboflavin

lactoflavin; vitamin B2

scrupulous

meticulous

simpatico

compatible; pleasing

slovenly

sloppy; slipshod; careless

smatter

dabble in

spasmodic

excitable; fitful; convulsive

suborn

to procure

supervene

ensue

Swaziland

Eswatini

transmute

convert

unciform

hamate

uniparous

primiparous

unmitigated

absolute; unrelieved

vassalage

fief; servitude

volatile

flighty; fickle; fleeting; volant

vulpine

clever; cunning

whetstone

snakestone

wildebeest

gnu

Zaire

Congo

abate

lessen

antinome

opposite

anathematize

to curse

ascetic

severe

cachinnation

guffaw

canvasser

scrutinize; poll

circumambient

surrounding

coadjutant

assistant

coeval

contemporary

comestibles

edible

comme il faut

proper

congeries

aggregation

connotation

intention

consuetude

custom; usage

debacle

a rout; downfall, defeat

definitive

definite; decisive; conclusive

demoniac

fiendish

devastator

confound; overwhelm; stun

discursive

rambling

dulcify

mollify

echelon

a rank

embarrassment

overabundance