Level G, Unit Four: Synonyms & Antonyms

concord

Synonyms: agreement; a pact, covenant

concord

Antonyms: strife, discord, disagreement

frenetic

Synonyms: frenzied, frantic

frenetic

Antonyms: calm, controlled, relaxed

jocular

Synonyms: waggish, facetious, witty

jocular

Antonyms: solemn, grave, humorless, grim

nettle

Synonyms: to peeve, vex, annoy, irk

nettle

Antonyms: to please, delight; to soothe

recumbent

Synonyms: prone, prostrate, supine

recumbent

Antonyms: erect, upright

consummate

Synonyms: to clinch, conclude; masterful

consummate

Antonyms: to launch, kick off, begin

incarcerate

Synonyms: to imprison, jail, intern

incarcerate

Antonyms: to liberate, release, free

atrophy

Synonyms: degeneration, deterioration; to wither

atrophy

Antonyms: growth, development; to mature, develop

disarray

Synonyms: disorder, confusion, disorganization

disarray

Antonyms: order, organization, tidiness

incumbent

Synonyms: obligatory, mandatory, required

incumbent

Antonyms: optional; unnecessary

ludicrous

Synonyms: ridiculous, laughable, absurd

ludicrous

Antonyms: heartrending, poignant, pathetic

pusillanimous

Synonyms: cowardly, craven, lily-livered

pusillanimous

Antonyms: stouthearted, courageous, daring

mordant

Synonyms: caustic, acrimonious, sardonic

mordant

Antonyms: bland, mild, gentle, soothing

stratagem

Synonyms: a ruse, a trick, ploy

glean

Synonyms: to collect, to cull, pick up, gather

exigency

Synonyms: urgency, a need, demand

bastion

Synonyms: a citadel, stronghold

flotsam

Synonyms: floating wreckage, debris

pecuniary

Synonyms: monetary, financial

grouse

Synonyms: to gripe, complain, kvetch