Level G, Unit 1: Synonyms and Antonyms

substantiate

Synonyms: to verify, prove, confirm, validate

Antonyms: to refute, disprove, invalidate

taciturn

Synonyms: tight-lipped, uncommunicative

Antonyms: garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

germane

Synonyms: pertinent, relevant, apropos

Antonyms: irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate

encomium

Synonyms: a tribute, panegyric, eulogy

Antonyms: a condemnation, castigation, criticism

reconnaissance

Synonyms: a scouting expedition, survey

tenable

Synonyms: defensible, justifiable, maintainable

Antonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable

belabor

Synonyms: to beat into the ground, overwork

arrogate

Synonyms: to expropriate, usurp, commandeer

Antonyms: to relinquish, renounce, abdicate

insatiable

Synonyms: unquenchable, ravenous, voracious

banal

Synonyms: stale, trite, hackneyed

Antonyms: fresh, novel, original, new

temporize

Synonyms: to hedge, dillydally, procrastinate

Antonyms: to act decisively

intransigent

Synonyms: uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate

Antonyms: lukewarm, halfheartedly, yielding

congeal

Synonyms: to harden, jell, coagulate, solidify

Antonyms: to melt, liquefy

eschew

Synonyms: to steer clear of, shun, avoid

Antonyms: to embrace, adopt

carping

Synonyms: nit-picking, hairsplitting

Antonyms: complimentary, flattering, ameliorative

largesse

Synonyms: generosity, liberality, munificence, bounty

Antonyms: stinginess, miserliness

coherent

Synonyms: connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

Antonyms: muddled, chaotic, disjointed

emulate

Synonyms: to copy, imitate, mimic

acquisitive

Synonyms: greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive

Antonyms: unconcerned about material possessions or gain, altruistic, unretentive

invidious

Synonyms: malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative