Vocabulary Workshop Level C Unit 7 Vocabulary Synonyms and Antonyms

acme

Synonyms: summit, top, peak, pinnacle /Antonyms:low point, bottom, nadir

attribute

Synonyms: (n.) trait; (v.) ascribe

belittle

Synonyms: minimize, underrate, disparage /Antonyms:exaggerate, magnify, overestimate

convey

Synonyms: carry, send, impart

doctrine

NONE; similar words: belief, principle, or teaching

excise

Synonyms:(v.) cut out, delete, expunge /Antonyms:(v.) put in, insert, interpolate

exotic

Synonyms: strange, alien, picturesque, colorful, /Antonyms:native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace

haggard

Synonyms: drawn, gaunt, wasted /Antonyms:healthy, glowing, radiant, hale and hearty

jaunty

Synonyms: unconcerned, lighthearted /Antonyms:downcast, dejected, glum

juncture

Synonyms: union, seam, joint, turning point

menial

Synonyms:(n.) underling, scullion, servant /Antonyms: (adj.) lofty, elevated; (n.) boss, master

parry

NONE; similar words: deflect, evade, avoid

predatory

Synonyms: looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious

ravage

Synonyms:(v.) wreck, devastate /Antonyms: (v.) spare

stance

Synonyms: posture, bearing

tawdry

Synonyms: loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar /Antonyms:refined, tasteful, subdued, muted

turncoat

Synonyms: traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade/Antonyms:loyalist, diehard

unassuming

Antonyms: conceited, pretentious, self-important

wallow

Synonyms:(v.) delight in, bask in

waver

Synonyms: hesitate, falter /Antonyms:stand firm, be resolute