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Vocabulary Lesson 4
Synonyms and Antonyms
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Literature
12th Grade
02/07/2008

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Term
affinity
Definition
synonyms: inclination, penchant
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affinity
Definition
antonyms: distaste, aversion
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bilious
Definition
synonyms: choleric, irascible, peevish, splenetic
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bilious
Definition
antonyms: sweet-tempered, genial, pleasant, delightful
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cognate
Definition
synonyms: allied, affiliated, relative
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cognate
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antonyms: dissimilar, unrelated
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corollary
Definition
synonyms: deduction, conclusion
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corollary
Definition
antonyms: axiom, postulate, premise
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derring-do
Definition
synonyms: audacity, bravado, pyrotechnics
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derring-do
Definition
antonyms: cowardice, timidity, poltroonery
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divination
Definition
synonyms: prophecy, augury
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elixir
Definition
synonyms: cure-all, nostrum, tonic
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folderol
Definition
synonyms: hoopla, gibberish
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folderol
Definition
antonyms: sense, significance
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gamut
Definition
synonyms: scope, compass, sweet
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hoi polloi
Definition
synonyms: rank and file
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hoi polloi
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antonyms: aristocracy, elite, upper class
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ineffable
Definition
synonyms: inexpressible, indescribable
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lucubration
Definition
synonyms: burning the midnight oil, deep thought
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mnemonic
Definition
synonyms: reminder, cue
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obloquy
Definition
synonyms: discredit, opprobrium, ignominy, dishonor
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obloquy
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antonyms: praise, acclaim, approbation
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pundit
Definition
synonyms: expert, authority, savant
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pundit
Definition
antonyms: layman, amateur, dilettante
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risible
Definition
synonyms: droll, ludicrous
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risible
Definition
antonyms: depressing, poignant, heartrending
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symptomatic
Definition
synonyms: indicative
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volte-face
Definition
synonyms: turnabout, 180 degree turn
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