Vocab Unit 9 Synonyms/Antonyms

Vocabulary Unit 9 Overview

• Abate: To lessen in amount or intensity; synonyms include diminish and decrease; antonyms include intensify and magnify.
• Adulation: Excessive praise or flattery; synonym is adoration; antonyms are derision and odium.
• Anathema: Something intensely disliked; can be a curse; synonyms are malediction and abomination; antonym is blessing.
• Astute: Exhibiting practical wisdom and cunning; synonyms are acute and sagacious; antonyms include obtuse and dumb.
• Avarice: An excessive desire for wealth; synonyms are cupidity and rapacity.
• Culpable: Deserving blame; synonyms include guilty and delinquent; antonyms are blameless and innocent.
• Dilatory: Inclined to procrastinate, causing delays; antonyms are prompt and speedy.
• Egregious: Conspicuous or outstanding in a negative way; synonyms are glaring and flagrant; antonyms include unnoticeable and paltry.
• Equivocate: To speak in a way that allows for multiple interpretations; synonyms include hedge and palter; antonym is to speak clearly.
• Evanescent: Quickly fading; synonyms are ephemeral and transient; antonyms include everlasting and immortal.
• Irresolute: Unable to decide; synonyms include indecisive and wavering; antonyms are determined and unwavering.
• Nebulous: Vague or unclear; synonyms include hazy and indeterminate; antonyms are distinct and clear.
• Novice: A beginner in an activity; synonyms are neophyte and apprentice; antonyms include veteran and expert.
• Penury: Extreme poverty; synonyms are destitution and indigence; antonyms include affluence and luxury.
• Pretentious: Striving to impress unnecessarily; synonyms are ostentatious and inflated; antonym is modest.
• Recapitulate: To summarize or review a series of facts; synonyms include summarize and go over.