312 lesson 2

antipathy

An intense dislike (noun); Syn: aversion; Ant: affinity.

antithesis

An exact opposite; an opposite extreme (noun); Syn: opposite; Ant: same.

badinage

Playful, teasing talk (noun); to banter or tease with playful talk (verb); Syn: teasing; Ant: comforting.

banal

Common, ordinary (adj.); Syn: trivial, insipid; Ant: original, fresh.

baroque

Overly decorated (adj.); Syn: ornate; Ant: simple.

bauble

A showy but useless thing (noun); Syn: trinket; Ant: important value.

bedlam

A noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion (noun); Syn: chaos; Ant: calm.

beguile

To deceive; to charm; to enchant (verb); Syn: betray; Ant: be loyal/faithful.

besiege

To overwhelm; to surround and attack (verb); Syn: badger; Ant: leave alone.

besmirch

To make dirty; to stain (verb); Syn: soil, sully, smear; Ant: cleanse.

bestial

Savage, brutal (adj.); Syn: brutish, vile, cruel; Ant: humane, kind.

bilious

Bad tempered; cross (adj.); Syn: grouchy, cantankerous; Ant: pleasant.

blanch

To whiten, to make pale (verb); Syn: bleach; Ant: blacken.

bland

Mild, tasteless, dull (adj.); Syn: smooth; Ant: exciting, thrilling.

blandishment

Flattery (noun); Syn: adulation; Ant: criticism.

anti-/ant

A prefix meaning against; opposite (as in antithesis).

-sis

A suffix indicating a process (as in antithesis).