level f synonyms + antonyms units 7-9

austere

SYNONYMS: severe or stern in manner; simple, plain, forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued; harsh or sour in flavor

austere

ANTONYMS: mild, indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant

beneficent

SYNONYMS: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable

beneficent

ANTONYMS: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious

cadaverous

SYNONYMS: pale, gaunt, corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly

cadaverous

ANTONYMS: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health

concoct

SYNONYMS: create, fashion, rustle up, devise, invent, fabricate, combine ingredients, make up (a dish)

crass

SYNONYMS: coarse, unfeeling, crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse; stupid

crass

ANTONYMS: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant

debase

SYNONYMS: degrade, lower, adulterate, deteriorate, cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate

debase

ANTONYMS: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance

desecrate

SYNONYMS: profane, defile, violate, contaminate, pollute, commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently

desecrate

ANTONYMS: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate

disconcert

SYNONYMS: confuse, disturb, upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb

disconcert

ANTONYMS: relax, calm, ease

grandiose

SYNONYMS: stately/impressively grand, marked my pompous affectation, absurdly exaggerated, majestic, bombastic, highfalutin

grandiose

ANTONYMS: simple, modest, unaffected, humble

inconsequential

SYNONYMS: trifling, unimportant, trivial, negligible, petty, paltry

inconsequential

ANTONYMS: important, essential, crucial, vital

infraction

SYNONYMS: breaking law or obligation, violation, transgression, breach, offense

mitigate

SYNONYMS: lessen, moderate, relieve, alleviate, diminish

mitigate

ANTONYMS: Aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate

pillage

SYNONYMS: (v) ravage, sack, plunder, rob,n loot (n) booty

prate

SYNONYMS: chatter, prattle, blab, blabber, palaver

prate

ANTONYMS: come to the point, not waste words

punctilious

SYNONYMS: precise, careful, exact, attentive, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky

punctilious

ANTONYMS: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory

redoubtable

SYNONYMS: inspiring fear/awe; illustrious, eminent, formidable, fearsome, awesome, august

redoubtale

ANTONYMS: laughable, risible, contemptible

reprove

SYNONYMS: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach, scold, rebuke, fault

reprove

ANTONYMS: praise, commend, laud, pat on the back

restitution

SYNONYMS: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration

stalwart

SYNONYMS: (adj) sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant, strong, brave, resolute (n) strong supporter, person, one with an uncompromising position, mainstay

stalwart

ANTONYMS: (adj) weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating

vulnerable

SYNONYMS: open to attack, unproctected, defenseless, exposed, unguarded

vulnerable

ANTONYMS: invincible, protected, safe, secure

acrimonious

SYNONYMS: stinging, bitter (tone), biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish

acrimonious

ANTONYMS: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial

bovine

SYNONYMS: sluggish, stolid, unresponsive, dull, slow, stupid, mindless

resembling a cow or ox

bovine

ANTONYMS: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick

consternation

SYONYMS: dismay, confusion, shock, amazement, bewilderment, dismay

consternation

ANTONYMS: calm, composure, aplomb

corpulent

SYNONYMS: fat, bulky, overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly

corpulent

ANTONYMS: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated

disavow

SYNONYMS: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure

disavow

ANTONYMS: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify

dispassionate

SYNONYMS: impartial, calm, unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached

dispassionate

ANTONYMS: committed, engaged, partial, biased

dissension

SYNONYMS: disagreement, strife, discord, contention

dissension

ANTONYMS: agreement, accord, harmony

dissipate

SYONYMS: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste, spend foolishly, squander, scatter, dispel, cause to disappear, be extravagent

dissipate

ANTONYMS: gather, collect, conserve, husband

expurgate

SYNONYMS: purge, censor, bowdlerize, cleanse, purify

gaunlet

SYNONYMS: armored glove, challenge, ordeal, dare, knight challenge, dare, provocation, trial, punishment

hypothetical

SYNONYMS: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional

hypothetical

ANTONYMS: actual, real, tested, substantiated

ignoble

SYNONYMS: mean, low, base, inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid

ignoble

ANTONYMS: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble, gallant

impugn

SYNONYMS: question, query, attack as false, challenge, deny, dispute

impugn

ANTONYMS: confirm, prove, verify, validate

intemperate

SYNONYMS: immoderate, inclement, excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate

intemperate

ANTONYMS: moderate, restrained, cool and collected

odium

SYNONYMS: hatred, contempt, disgrace, infamy, abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy

odium

ANTONYMS: esteem, admiration, approbation

perfidy

SYNONYMS: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity

perfidy

ANTONYMS: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness, commitment

relegate

SYNONYMS: transfer, consign, demote, exile, assign, refer, turn over, banish, downgrade

relegate

ANTONYMS: promote, elevate, advance, recall

squeamish

SYNONYMS: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish

subservient

SYNONYMS: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful, obedient, submissive, subordinate

subservient

ANTONYMS: primary, principal, bossy, domineering

susceptible

SYNONYMS: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable, easily influenced

susceptible

ANTONYMS: resistant, immune

squeamish

ANTONYMS: Robust

abate

SYNONYMS: make less, subside, nullify, deduct, omit, diminish, decrease, subside, let up

abate

ANTONYMS: intensify, increase, magnify, wax

adulation

SYNONYMS: excessive praise, flattery, adoration, idolization, hero-worship

adulation

ANTONYMS: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium

anathema

SYNONYMS: object of dislike, curse, strong denunciation, malediction, imprecation, abomination

anathema

ANTONYMS: benediction, blessing

astute

SYONYMS: shrewd, acute, crafty, sagacious, judicious, wily

astute

ANTONYMS: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb

avarice

SYNONYMS: greedy desire, cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness

culpable

SYNONYMS: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy

culpable

ANTONYMS: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious

dilatory

SYNONYMS: stalling, not prompt, delaying, postponing, slow, tardy, laggard

dilatory

ANTONYMS: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

egregious

SYNONYMS: conspicuous, standing out, glaring, flagrant, blatant

egregious

ANTONYMS: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

equivocate

SYNONYMS: to talk out of both side’s of one’s mouth, palter, hedge, be deliberately vague, speak that allows for more than one interpretation

equivocate

ANTONYMS: to speak one’s mind plainly

evanescent

SYNONYMS: vanishing, ephemeral, transient, transitory, light, airy

evanescent

ANTONYMS: everlasting, immortal, imperishable

irresolute

SYNONYMS: indecisive, vacillating, wavering, hesitating

irresolute

ANTONYMS: determined, decisive, unwavering

nebulous

SYNONYMS: hazy, fuzzy, cloudlike, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate, vague, confused, indirect

nebulous

ANTONYMS: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused

novice

SYNONYMS: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice

novice

ANTONYMS: veteran, past master, pro, expert

penury

SYONYMS: destitution, want, indigence, extreme poverty, barrenness, insufficiency