Unit 1 Vocab (synonyms/antonyms) Flashcards
(syn) greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive
acquisitive
(ant) altruistic, unretentive
acquisitive
(syn) expropriate, usurp, commandeer
arrogate
(ant) relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon
arrogate
(syn) stale, insipid
banal
(ant) fresh, novel, original, new
banal
(syn) overwork
belabor
(syn) nit-picking, caviling
carping
(ant) approving, uncritical
carping
(syn) connected, unified, consistent, cohesive
coherent
(ant) muddled, chaotic, disjointed
coherent
(syn) harden, jell, coagulate, solidify
congeal
(ant) melt, liquefy
congeal
(syn) copy, mimic, rival, match, measure up to
emulate
(syn) panegyric, eulogy, commendation
encomium
(ant) condemnation, castigation, criticism
encomium
(syn) abstain from, steer clear of, forgo
eschew
(ant) embrace, adopt
eschew
(syn) pertinent
germane
(ant) irrelevant, extraneous, inappropriate
germane
(syn) unquenchable, ravenous, voracious
insatiable
(syn) uncompromising, unyielding, obdurate
intransigent
(ant) lukewarm, halfhearted, yielding
intransigent
(syn) malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative
invidious
(ant) complimentary, flattering, ameliorative
invidious
(syn) liberality, munificence, bounty
largesse
(ant) stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness
largesse
(syn) scouting expedition
reconnaissance
(syn) verify, confirm, validate, authenticate
substantiate
(ant) refute, disprove, invalidate
substantiate
(syn) tight-lipped, uncommunicative, laconic
taciturn
(ant) garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose
taciturn
(syn) hedge, dillydally, procrastinate
temporize
(syn) defensible, justifiable, maintainable
tenable
(ant) indefeasible, unjustifiable
tenable
