Vocabulary Level E Unit 7 Synonyms and Antonyms

abhor

syn.: detest, despise, abominate
ant.: admire, cherish, respect, relish

amend

syn.: modify, improve, correct

buffet

syn.: (v.) sock, thump, pummel, toss about

chaos

syn.: anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium
ant.: order, regularity, tranquillity

commodious

syn.: comfortable, ample, capacious
ant.: cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient

corrosive

syn.: caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful
ant.: bland, mild, benign, amiable

discern

syn.: perceive, detect, distinguish
ant.: overlook

extant

syn.: surviving, in existence
ant.: extinct, defunct, vanished

implicate

syn.: incriminate, entangle
ant.: absolve, exculpate

inter

ant.: unearth, exhume

martinet

syn.: taskmaster, slave driver

obviate

syn.: preclude, forestall, ward off

renegade

syn.: (noun) turncoat, defector, heretic
ant.: (noun) loyalist, patriot

reprehensible

syn.: objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious
ant.: commendable, blameless, meritorious

somber

syn.: mournful, dismal
ant.: bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty

squalid

syn.: dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject
ant.: neat, spruce, exalted, lofty

turbulent

syn.: tumultuous, unruly, agitated
ant.: calm, placid, tranquil, still

vociferous

syn.: clamorous, uproarious, blustering
ant.: quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued

voluminous

syn.: bulky, massive, copious, plentiful
ant.: scant, meager, brief, succinct

waive

syn.: decline, relinquish, forgo
ant.: claim, accept