| Term | Definition |
| abut | (v.) to join at one end or be next to; prop up
synonyms: border on, bolster |
| adage | (n.) a proverb, wise saying
Synonyms: maxim, saw, aphorism |
| banter | (v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease
(n.) talk that is playful and teasing
synonyms: (n.) joking, raillery
antonyms: (n.) serious talk |
| belittle | (v.) to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggest lack of importance or value.
Synonyms: minimize, underrate, disparage |
| chafe | (v.) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk,; to strain or press against; (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing
Synonyms: (v.) irritate, scrape
antonyms: (v.) soothe, mollify, please, elate |
| churlish | (adj.) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sensitivity; difficult to work with; rude
Synonyms: surly, ill tempered
Antonyms: courteous, civil, well- mannered |
| collaborate | (v.) to work with, work together
Synonyms: team up, join forces
Antonyms: work alone |
| crony | (n.) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy
Antonyms: enemy, rival |
| fervent | (adj.) very earnest, emotional, passionate; extremely hot
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, burning, blazing, scorching
Antonyms: blase', apathetic, restrained, emotionless |
| glut | (v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing
(n.) an oversupply
synonyms: (v) flood, inundate
(n.) surplus, plethora
antonyms: (n.) shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity |
| hover | (v.) to float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around
Synonyms: linger, waver, seesaw
Antonym: soar |
| instill | (v.) to add gradually; to introduce or cause to be taken in
Synonyms: implant, infuse, inculcate
Antonyms: root out, eradicate, extirpate |
| legendary | ( adj) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
Synonyms: mythical, fabulous, famous, celebrated |
| parry | (v.) to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid;
(n.) a defensive movement on fencing and other sportsmanship |
| plummet | (v.) to plunge straight down;
(n.) a weight fastened to a line
Synonym: (v.) take a nosedive
Antonyms: (v.) soar, skyrocket |
| prodigy | (n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
Synonyms: marvel, wonder, freak, genius
Antonyms: dumbbell, dunce, dullard |
| promontory | (n.) a high point of land extending into water
Synonyms: cliff, headland |
| prone | (adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely
Synonyms: prostrate, liable, apt
Antonyms: standing, upright, unlikely |
| pseudonym | (v.) a pen name, name assumed by a writer
Synonym: nom de plume |
| ravage | (v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin;
(n.) ruinous damage, destruction
Synonym: (v.) wreck, devastate
Antonym: (v.) spare |
| repercussion | (n.) an effect or conquence of some action or event, result; an echo or reverberation
Antonyms: cause, source |
| rubble | (n.) broken stones or bricks; ruins
Synonyms: wreckage, debris |
| servile | (adj.) of or relating to a slave; behaving like or suitable for a slave, menial; lacking spirit or independence, abjectly submissive
Synonyms: slavish, groveling, fawning
Antonyms: mastery, overbearing |
| sustain | (v.) to support, nourish, keep up; to suffer, undergo; to bear up under, withstand; to affirm the validity of
Synonyms: foster, maintain |
