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Vocabulary Unit 14
English 9 Unit 14 Antonyms and Synonyms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| S-(v)join, acquire, appropriate, procure | annex |
| S-sever, halve, sunder, adhere, clasp | cleave |
| S-(adj)hospitable, affable, warm, convival. A-(adj)gruff, unfriendly, unsociable | cordial |
| S-foundation, base, underpinning, support | cornerstone |
| S- disaster, fiasco, calamity. A-success, triumph, victory, coup | debacle |
| S-enfeeble, sap, enervate. A-enliven, stimulate, energize, encite | devitalize |
| S-entangle, ensnarl. A-Disentangle, separate, disconnect. | embroil |
| S-absolve, acquit, vindicate, exculpate. A-implicate, incriminate, inculpate. | exonerate |
| S-superfial, pat, oily, unctuous, facile. A-halting, tongue-tied, speechless, awkward | glib |
| S-random, accidental, slapdash. A-deliberate, purposeful, orderly, meticulous. | haphazard |
| S- ad-lib, play it by ear, wing it, extemporize. A-plan, rehearse, practice, prepare. | improvise |
| S-spur, kindle, provoke, instigate, prompt. A- check, curb, impede, restrain, smother. | incite |
| S- inpouring, inrush, invasion. A- outpouring, exodus, departure. | influx |
| S-wanness, lividness, bloodlessness. A-flush, blush, rosiness, bloom. | pallor |
| S-lineage, ancestry, genealogy | pedigree |
| S-sheer, abrupt, sharp. A-gradual, shallow, graded, incremental | precipitous |
| S-extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous. A- sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient. | profuse |
| S-unite, conciliate, mend fences. A-antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge between. | reconcile |
| S-(v)manacle, enslave;(n)handcuffs, bonds, irons. A-free, emancipate, liberate. | shackle |
| S-frayed, seedy, ragged, shopworn, trite. A- luxurious, plush, costly, sumptuous. | threadbare |