Vocab Unit 4 -Antonyms & Synonyms

alliance

(syn) pact, league, coalition (ant) rift, split

bewilder

(syn) baffle, perplex (ant) set straight, enlighten

buffoon

(syn)jester, fool

controversial

(syn) arguable, debatable

dishearten

(syn) dismay, demoralize, dispirit (ant) encourage, hearten

fruitless

syn) useless, vain, unproductive, futile (ant) productive, effective

hostile

(ant) friendly, cordial,peaceful

inflammable

(syn) combustible, flammable,excitable (ant)fireproof, fire-resistant, calm

inflict

(syn) deal out, visit upon (ant) suffer, undergo, sustain

malignant

(syn) lethal, wicked (ant) wholesome, beneficial, benign

mortify

(syn) humiliate, embarrass, abash

orthodox

(syn) traditional, standard, customary (ant) unusual, unconventional, heretical

procure

(syn) gain, acquire, achieve

scurry

syn) rush, dash, scramble (ant) trudge, plod, creep, crawl

sodden

(syn) drenched, waterlogged, saturated (ant) parched, arid

spirited

(syn) lively, animated, gallant (ant) lifeless, dull, lackluster

virtual

syn) functioning as, equivalent to

wayward

(syn)perverse (ant) docile, well-behaved, predictable

wince

(syn) (v) flinch, shudder, recoil