vocab 4

abscond

(v.) to run off and hide

abscond synonyms

bolt, make off, skip town

access

(n.) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase; to get at, obtain

access synonyms

entry, admittance, entree

access antonyms

total exclusion

anarchy

(n.) a lack of government and law; confusion

anarchy synonyms

chaos, disorder, turmoil, pandemonium

anarchy antonyms

law and order, peace and quiet

arduous

(adj.) hard to do, requiring much effort

arduous synonyms

hard, difficult, laborious, fatiguing

arduous antonyms

easy, simple, effortless

auspicious

(adj.) favorable; fortunate

auspicious synonyms

promising, encouraging, propitious

auspicious antonyms

ill-omened, ominous, sinister

biased

(adj.) favoring one side unduly; prejudiced

biased synonyms

unfair, partial, bigoted

biased antonyms

fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just

daunt

(v.) to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten, discourage

daunt synonyms

dismay, cow

daunt antonyms

encourage, embolden, reassure

disentangle

(v.) to free from tangles or complications

disentangle synonyms

unravel, unwind, unscramble, unsnarl

disentangle antonyms

tangle up, ensnarl, snag

fated

(adj.) determined in advance by destiny or fortune

fated synonyms

destined, preordained, doomed

fated antonyms

accidental, fortuitous, chance, random

hoodwink

(v.) to mislead by a trick, decieve

hoodwink synonyms

dupe, put one over on

hoodwink antonyms

undecieve, disabuse, clue in

inanimate

(adj.) not having life; without energy or spirit

inanimate synonyms

lifeless, dead, inert, spiritless

inanimate antonyms

living, alive, energetic, lively, sprightly

incinerate

(v.) to burn to ashes

incinerate synonyms

burn up, cremate, reduce to ashes

intrepid

(Adj.) very brave, fearless, unshakable

intrepid synonyms

valiant, courageous, audacious, daring

intrepid antonyms

timid, cowardly, craven, pusillanimous

larceny

(n.) theft

larceny synonyms

stealing, robbery, burglary

pliant

(adj.) bending readily; easily influenced

pliant synonyms

supple, flexible, elastic, plastic

pliant antonyms

rigid, stiff, inflexible, set in stone

pompous

(adj.) overly self-important in speech and manner; excessive stately or ceremonious

pompous synonyms

pretentious, highfalutin, bombastic

pompous antonyms

unpretentious, unaffected, plain

precipice

(n.) a very steep cliff; the brink or edge of disaster

precipice synonyms

cliff, crag, bluff, promontory, ledge

precipice antonyms

abyss, chasm, gorge

rectify

(v.) to make right, correct

rectify synonyms

remedy, set right

rectify antonyms

mess up, botch, bungle

reprieve

(n.) a temporary relief or delay; (v.) to grant a postponement

reprieve synonyms

stay, respite, postpone, delay

reprieve antonyms

proceed

revile

(v.) to attack with words, call bad names

revile synonyms

inveigh against, malign, vilify, denounce

revile antonyms

praise, acclaim, revere, idolize