Vocab 10 | Level E (Synonyms & Antonyms)

Sadlier-Oxford Set

acquiesce

SYN: comply with, accede, consent, yield

ANT: resist, protest

allure

SYN: (v) beguile, tantalize; (n.) temptation, enticement

ANT: (v) repel, turn off; (b) repellent

askew

SYN: awry, lopsided, cockeyed

ANT: straight, symmetrical

blithe

SYN: carefree, nonchalant, indifferent

ANT: glum, morose, despondent, depressed

contentious

SYN: argumentative, disputatious, combative

ANT: agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific

covet

SYN: crave, yearn for, hunger for

ANT: disdain, scorn, despise

crestfallen

SYN: despondent, disconsolate

ANT: elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky

disheveled

SYN: untidy, disarranged, tousled

ANT: tidy, well-groomed

exponent

SYN: defender, champion, interpreter

ANT: critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor

garrulous

SYN: talkative, loquacious

ANT: reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic

insuperable

SYN: invincible, insurmountable

ANT: surmountable, conquerable

lamentable

SYN: deplorable, regrettable, distressing

ANT: praiseworthy, commendable, laudable

misnomer

SYN: misnaming, malapropism

profess

SYN: assert, proclaim, purport

ANT: disclaim, disavow, repudiate

respite

SYN: interval, intermission, lull, breather

retribution

SYN: recompense, requital, just deserts

sinuous

SYN: twisting, convoluted, supple

ANT: direct, unbending, stiff, rigid

sonorous

SYN: resonant, resounding, grandiloquent

ANT: tinny, reedy, harsh, grating

vanguard

SYN: forefront, cutting edge, trailblazers

ANT: rear guard, stragglers, laggards

wastrel

SYN: loafer, idler, profligate

ANT: skinflint, tightwad