ELA - Vocab Unit 5 Synonyms, Antonyms, and Sentences

Circumstantial

Synonyms: Coincidental

Her decision to leave the job was based on circumstantial factors beyond her control.

Circumvent

Synonyms: Detour

Antonyms: Allow

The company tried to circumvent the rules by using a loophole in the contract.

Coalition

Synonyms: Affiliation

Antonyms: Disassociation

Several small parties formed a coalition to gain enough seats to govern.

Concur

Synonyms: Acquiesce, assent

Antonyms: Disagree

The judges concurred that the evidence was insufficient to support the claim.

Conscience

Synonyms: principals

Antonyms: Immorality

His conscience would not allow him to take credit for someone else’s work.

Prescience

Synonym: Wisdom

HINT: not anything to do with a sixth sense, refers to the abiotic to forecast the future accurately

The author’s prescience in predicting future technologies amazed readers years later.

Dichotomy

Synonym: Difference

The novel explores the dichotomy between good and evil through its complex characters.

Digression

Synonyms: Deflection

During his lecture on history, he made a brief digression to share a personal story.

Excise

The editor decided to excise several paragraphs that were off-topic from the final article.

Exculpate

Synonyms: absolve

Antonyms: condemn

The witness helped exculpate him by saying he didn’t do anything wrong.

Geographer

The geographer studied the river patterns to understand how the land had changed over time.

Geology

She decided to study geology because she was fascinated by rocks and how the Earth changes over time.

Infuse

Synonyms: Impart

The teacher tried to infuse her students with a love for reading by sharing exciting stories.

Insightful

Synonyms: Astute

Her comments during the meeting were very insightful, helping everyone understand the problem more clearly.

Pacifist

Synonyms: Peacemaker

Antonyms: Belligerent

As a pacifist, he refused to fight in the war and instead promoted peaceful solutions.

Pacify

Synonyms: ameliorate

Antonyms: agitate

The mother tried to pacify her crying baby by singing a lullaby.