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Word Bank Lesson 12-22

For lesson 22, the words doesn't contain any synonyms and antonyms so I did not put it. And there is one word "audiophile" which does not contain a definition in this website.
Audiophile - a person very interested in the quality of sound reproduction.
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  1. adage
    a condensed but memorable saying embodying an important fact
    I like adages because they help me remember important ideas. Adages can be helpful for preparing for tests or quizzes.
    Synonyms: aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, dictum, maxim, motto, precept, saw
    Antonyms: absurdity, ambiguity, foolishness, nonsense, paradox
  2. alliteration
    use of the same consonant at the beginning of each word
    I like alliteration because of the repetition of sounds.
    Synonyms: adumbration, allegory, alliteration , allusion, analogue, analogy, anaphora, anticlimax, antistrophe, antithesis, aposiopesis, apostrophe, asyndeton, bathos
    Antonyms: not rhyming, different
  3. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
    An allusion is a great way to link to other ideas. Many clever people use allusions when they talk.
    Synonyms: casual remark, charge, citation, connotation, denotation, figure of speech, implication, imputation, incidental mention, indication, inference, innuendo, insinuation, intimation, mention, play on words, quotation, remark, statement, suggestion
    Notes: allusion is an 'indirect mention,' illusion is 'false impression,' and delusion is 'deception' which is much stronger than illusion
    Antonyms: reality
  4. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
    An anthology contains the works of many authors. I can find many passages and articles in an anthology.
    Synonyms: album, analect, compendium, compilation, digest, garland, omnibus, selection, treasury
    Antonyms: single
  5. epic
    a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
    There are many epic poems about important events in history. Many epics from Roman and Greek history are still told today.
    Synonyms: heroic poem, legend, narrative, saga, tale
    Antonyms: short story
  6. hyperbole
    extravagant exaggeration
    Hyperbole is and exaggeration about a fact or idea. People who like to show off always add a bit of hyperbole when they talk.
    Synonyms: PR, amplification, big talk, coloring, distortion, embellishment, embroidering, enlargement, hype*, laying it on thick
    Antonyms: understatement
  7. melodramatic
    having excitement and emotional appeal
    Sometimes melodramatic movies can feel too heavy. Many people become melodramatic when they feel sad.
    Synonyms: artificial, blood-and-thunder, cliff-hanging, cloak-and-dagger, exaggerated, ham, hammy, histrionic
    Antonyms: calm, normal, untheatrical
  8. personify
    attribute human qualities to something
    Kung Fu Panda is an example of personification. Many cartoons are personifications of human.
    Synonyms: act out, body forth, contain, copy, emblematize, embody, epitomize, exemplify, express, exteriorize, externalize, hominify, humanize, illustrate, image, imitate, impersonate, incarnate, live as, make human
    Antonyms: disembody, exclude
  9. pseudonym
    a fake name used to engage in some activity
    Some authors use a pseudonym instead of their real names. Many singers don't use their actual names but they use pseudonyms instead.
    Synonyms: AKA, alias, ananym, anonym, assumed name, handle*, incognito*, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, pen name, professional name, stage name
    Antonyms: name
  10. serialize
    arrange serially
    A serialized TV drama is fun to watch because it has so many parts. The bookshelf at home was arranged in a serialized way.
    Synonyms: after, chronological, connected, constant, continuing, continuous, ensuing, following, going on, in order, in turn, understandable, uninterrupted
    Antonyms: broken, discontinuous, infrequent, intermittent, interrupted, unconsecutive
  11. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
    The teacher was barely audible above the noise in the auditorium. People have to talk with a loud and audible voice in a large crowd.
    Synonyms: aural, auricular, clear, deafening, detectable, discernible, distinct, hearable, loud, loud enough, perceptible, plain, resounding, roaring, sounding, within earshot
    Antonyms: inaudible
  12. coherence
    the state of sticking together
    The paper received a low grade because it lacked coherence. Coherency in writing a story is really important.
    Synonyms: adherence, attachment, bond, cementation, cling, clinging, comprehensibility, concordance, conformity, congruity, connection, consistency, consonance
    Antonyms: disagreement, incoherence, incongruity, nonsense, unintelligibility
  13. digress
    wander from a direct or straight course
    The lecture was interesting except when the speaker digressed and spoke about other topics. Weak speakers often digress about other things instead of the main topic.
    Synonyms: aberrate, be diffuse, beat about the bush, circumlocute, depart, divagate, drift, excurse, get off the point, get off the subject
    Antonyms: be direct, stay
  14. eloquent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
    President Obama is a very eloquent speaker. I am not a very eloquent person because I am poor at expressing myself.
    Synonyms: affecting, ardent, articulate, expressive, facund, fervent, fervid, fluent, forceful, glib, grandiloquent, graphic, impassioned, impressive, indicative, magniloquent, meaningful, moving, outspoken, passionate, persuasive, poignant, potent, powerful, revealing, rhetorical, sententious, significant, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken, stirring, suggestive, telling, touching, vivid, vocal, voluble, well-expressed
    Antonyms: dull, inarticulate
  15. garble
    distort or make false by mutilation or addition
    I could not hear my friend on the phone because the poor signal garbled his voice. You should not speak while eating or else your voice will be garbled.
    Synonyms: belie, color, confuse, corrupt, distort, doctor, falsify, jumble, misinterpret, mislead, misquote, misstate, mutilate, obscure, pervert, slant, tamper with, twist, warp
    Antonyms: decipher, order, pronounce, represent, translate, unscramble
  16. impromptu
    with little or no preparation or forethought
    Learning to perform in an impromptu was is sometimes very difficult. The impromptu skit was really good even though the actors did not prepare for it.
    Synonyms: ad-lib, dashed off, extemporaneous, extempore, extemporized, fake, faked, improv, improviso, off the cuff, offhand, played by ear, shot from the hip, spontaneous, spur-of-the-moment, thrown off, tossed off
    Antonyms: deliberate, designed, planned, premeditated, rehearsed
  17. orator
    a person who delivers a speech
    A great orator can be a great leader because he or she can inspire people. People who deliver speeches well are a good orator.
    Synonyms: declaimer, lector, lecturer, pontificator, preacher, public speaker, reciter, rhetorician, sermonizer
    Antonyms: listener
  18. proclaim
    declare formally
    It was proclaimed that all 7th graders would be given free ice cream at lunch. The judge proclaimed that the thief had to be put in jail.
    Synonyms: affirm, announce, annunciate, blast, blaze, blazon, broadcast, call, circulate, declare, demonstrate, disseminate, enunciate, evidence, evince, exhibit, expound, get on a soapbox, give out, herald, illustrate, indicate, manifest, mark, ostend, pass the word, profess, promulgate, publish, shoot off mouth, shout out, show, sound off, spiel*, spout, spread it around, stump, trumpet, utter, vent, ventilate, voice
    Antonyms: conceal, hide
  19. reiterate
    say, state, or perform again
    I often reiterate what I tell the students so that they can remember things well. Reiterating important vocabulary can help me remember it easily.
    Synonyms: come again, ditto*, double-check, echo, go over again, ingeminate, iterate, play back, recap, recapitulate, recheck, rehash, renew, repeat, reprise, resay, restate, retell, rewarn, say again
    Antonyms: take back
  20. terse
    brief and to the point
    Terse comments can often feel rude Writing terse answers can save more time.
    Synonyms: abrupt, aphoristic, boiled down, breviloquent, brusque, clear-cut, clipped, close, compact, compendiary, compendious, concise, condensed, crisp, cryptic, curt, cut to the bone, elliptical, epigrammatic, exact, gnomic, in a nutshell, incisive, laconic, lean, neat, pithy, pointed, precise, sententious, short and sweet, snappy, succinct, summary, taut, to the point, trenchant
    Antonyms: lengthy, long-winded, prolix, wordy
  21. applicable
    having relevance
    The methodology was not applicable to the problem. The answer to the test was applicable to the question.
    Synonyms: applicative, applicatory, apposite, apropos, apt, associable, befitting, felicitous, fit
    Antonyms: inapplicable, inappropriate, unsuitable
  22. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
    The new method was the most expedient way to solve the problem.
    Synonyms: advantageous, advisable, beneficial, convenient, desirable, discreet, effective
    Antonyms: inappropriate, inexpedient, unbeneficial, unprofitable, unworthwhile
  23. extraneous
    not belonging to that in which it is contained
    The extra assignment seemed extraneous to the course. I got information for my homework from an extraneous source.
    Synonyms: accidental, additional, adventitious, beside the point, extra, foreign, immaterial
    Antonyms: appropriate, basic, essential, integral, necessary, needed, pertinent, relevant
  24. functional
    designed for or capable of a particular use
    The software is fully functional and the iteration. The computer became functional again after the technician fixed it.
    Synonyms: handy, occupational, operative, practicable, practical, serviceable, useful
    Antonyms: broken, idle, malfunctioning, unfunctional
  25. futile
    producing no result or effect
    Emailing and E-journal late is futile. Not doing classwork can be futile because we wouldn't get points.
    Synonyms: abortive, barren, bootless, delusive, empty, exhausted, forlorn, fruitless, hollow, idle
    Antonyms: fruitful, hopeful, productive, profitable
  26. obsolete
    no longer in use
    Many products became obsolete after a few years. After using my phone for many years, it became obsolete.
    Synonyms: anachronistic, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dead
    Antonyms: contemporary, current, in vogue, modern, new, present, up-to-date
  27. opportune
    suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
    After the exams, the holiday came at an opportune time. The pizza came at the opportune time or else we would have starved.
    Synonyms: appropriate, apt, auspicious, convenient, favorable, felicitous, fit, fitting, fortuitous, suitable, applicable,
    Antonyms: disadvantageous, inauspicious, inopportune, unlucky, unsuitable
  28. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
    Being pragmatic can be helpful when dealing with emotional issues. If we are pragmatic it means that we are concerned with practical matters.
    Synonyms: businesslike, commonsensical, down-to-earth, efficient, hard, hard-boiled, hardheaded, concerned, difficult, stubborn
    Antonyms: idealistic, unreasonable
  29. relevant
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
    Homework should be relevant to the course activities. The answer in the test should be relevant with the question.
    Synonyms: accordant, ad rem, admissible, allowable, applicable, applicatory, apposite, appurtenant, apt, becoming, cognate, compatible, concerning, conformant, conforming, congruent, congruous, consistent, consonant, correlated, correspondent, fit, fitting, germane
    Antonyms: inapplicable, inappropriate, unsuitable
  30. utilitarian
    having a useful function
    The utilitarian value of a product is just part of what determines its price. Buying a utilitarian material is more worth it than buying a product that is useless.
    Synonyms: commonsensical, down-to-earth, effective, efficient, functional, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, nuts and bolts, pragmatic, pragmatical, realistic, sensible, serviceable, unidealistic, unromantic, useful
    Antonyms: impractical, unnecessary
  31. alliance
    the state of being joined in an association or coalition
    The alliance between the countries benefited all the citizens. During the world wars, countries became allies with each other.
    Synonyms: federation, fraternization, friendship, interrelation, kinship, league, marriage, matrimony, membership, mutuality, pact, participation, partnership, treaty, union
    Antonyms: antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war
  32. collaborate
    work together on a common enterprise or project
    The results can be good when students collaborate. I collaborated with my friends while doing homework.
    Synonyms: be in cahoots, coact, cofunction, collude, come together, concert, concur, conspire, cooperate, coproduce, do business with, get together, glue oneself to, go partners, work together, cooperate
    Antonyms: disagree, divorce, part
  33. colleague
    an associate that one works with
    The work colleague celebrated their birthdays. The colleague has to work with his boss all the time.
    Synonyms: aide, ally, assistant, auxiliary, buddy, chum, co-worker, coadjutor, cohort, collaborator, companion, compatriot, compeer, comrade, confederate, confrere, crony, friend, helper, pal, partner, teammate, workmate
    Antonyms: antagonist, detractor, enemy, opponent, opposer
  34. conspire
    act in agreement and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
    The teachers did not conspire to give bad grades. Bad people conspire with each other.
    Synonyms: be in cahoots, coact, cofunction, collude, come together, concert, concur, conspire, cooperate, coproduce, do business with, get together, glue oneself to, go partners, hook on, hook up, interface, join forces, join together, join up with
    Antonyms: disagree, divorce, part
  35. federation
    an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
    The sports federation controlled the schedule of games. The countries today are creating a federation.
    Synonyms: alliance, amalgamation, association, bunch, coalition, combination, confederacy, crew, crowd, entente, family, federacy, gang, league, mob, outfit, pool, ring, syndicate, syndication, tribe, union
    Antonyms: antagonism, discord, disunion, divorce, estrangement, hostility, rebellion, separation, war
  36. harmonious
    exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents
    The music was beautiful and harmonious. Living harmoniously is better than living alone.
    Synonyms: accordant, adapted, amicable, balanced, compatible, concordant, congenial, congruous, consonant, coordinated, cordial, dulcet, euphonious, harmonic, harmonizing, in accord, in chorus, in concert, in harmony, in step, in tune, in unison, like, matching, mellifluous, melodic
    Antonyms: cacophonous, disagreeable, discordant, dissonant, harsh, inharmonious, opposed, unfriendly, unlike
  37. interact
    do something together or with others
    I like to interact with my friends while we are online. We have to interact with many objects in one day.
    Synonyms: collaborate, combine, connect, contact, cooperate, get across, get the message, interface, interplay, interreact, join, keep in touch, merge, mesh, network, reach out, relate, touch, touch base, unite
    Antonyms: not speak
  38. populace
    people in general considered as a whole
    The populace of New York City is very international. Populace can mean people that are considered as a whole.
    Synonyms: commonality, commonalty, demos, masses, mob, multitude, plebeians, plebs, proletariat, public, rabble, society
    Antonyms: nobody/noone
  39. unanimous
    in complete agreement
    Everyone supported the decision making it unanimous. If people agree with each other on a topic, it becomes unanimous.
    Synonyms: accepted, accordant, agreed, agreeing, as one, assenting, collective, combined, common, communal, concerted, concordant, concurrent, consensual, consentient, consistent, consonant, harmonious, homogeneous, in complete accord, like-minded, of one mind, popular
    Antonyms: split
  40. uniform
    clothing of distinctive design worn by members of a group
    I forget to wear my uniform to work and I got into trouble. I have to wear my uniform to school everyday.
    Synonyms: OD, attire, costume, dress, garb, gown, habit, khaki, livery, monkey suit, olive drab, regalia, regimentals, robe, stripes, suit
    Antonyms: changing, different, divergent, inconsistent, varied
  41. chic
    elegant and stylish
    My new shirt is really chic. The clothing at the shopping mall is really chic.
    Synonyms: chichi*, clean*, current, dap, dapper, dashing, elegant, exclusive, faddish, last word, latest thing, mod, modern, modish, natty, sharp, smart, stylish, swank, trendy, voguish, with-it
    Antonyms: dull, old-fashioned, out-moded, unfashionable
  42. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
    His manners and charm made him quite debonair. Wearing good clothing may make a person look debonair.
    Synonyms: affable, buoyant, casual, cheerful, courteous, dashing, detached, happy, jaunty, lighthearted, nonchalant, pleasant, refined, smooth, sprightly, suave, urbane, well-bred
    Antonyms: awkward, clumsy, inelegant, uncharming, undebonair
  43. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
    Having not done his laundry for more than a week, the boy's clothes were disheveled. The bookshelf at school is really disheveled.
    Synonyms: bagged out, beat up, bedraggled, blowzy, dirty, disarranged, disarrayed, disordered, frowzy, grubby, messed up, messy, mussed up, mussy, ruffled, rumpled, scuzzy, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly, tousled, unbuttoned, uncombed, unfastidious, untidy, unzipped
    Antonyms: neat, ordered, orderly, tidy, unwrinkled
  44. dowdy
    lacking in stylishness or taste
    Her dowdy outfit was inappropriate for the dinner and dance event. The dowdy person looked really nerdy.
    Synonyms: antiquated, archaic, baggy, bedraggled, blowsy, bygone, dated, dingy, drab, dull, frowzy, frumpy, homely, moldy, old hat, out-of-date, outdated, outmoded, passé, plain, run-down, scrubby, shabby, slatternly, sloppy, slovenly, stodgy, tacky, tasteless, unfashionable, unkempt
    Antonyms: chic, classy, fashionable, modern
  45. drab
    a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown
    The decorations in the room seemed drab compared to the hallway which had been repainted. A drab decorated room makes the room look dull.
    Synonyms: arid, blah*, bleak, boring, brown, characterless, cheerless, desolate, dingy, dismal, dreary, dry, dull as dishwater, faded, flat, gloomy, gray, grungy, lackluster, lusterless, muddy, murky, run-down, same, shabby, somber, subfuse, unchanging, uninspired, vapid, zero*
    Antonyms: bright, colorful, inspired
  46. garb
    clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
    It is important to have the correct garb when you go to work. The stylish garb made him look good.
    Synonyms: apparel, appearance, array, attire, clothes, costume, dress, duds, feathers, form, garment, gear, guise, habiliment, habit, outfit, rags, raiment, robes, semblance, things*, threads, uniform, vestments, wear
  47. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
    The coach came to the game with a very ostentatious look. People like to impress others by acting in an ostentatious way.
    Synonyms: boastful, chichi*, classy, conspicuous, crass*, dashing, egotistic, exhibitionistic, extravagant, flamboyant, flatulent, flaunted, fussy, garish, gaudy, gay, glittery, grandiose, highfaluting, jaunty, loud, obtrusive, peacocky, pompous, pretentious, spectacular, splashy, splurgy, sporty
    Antonyms: modest, plain, quiet, reserved
  48. rumple
    disturb the smoothness of
    His suit was rumpled because it had not been ironed. My shirt is always rumpled after playing sports.
    Synonyms: bedraggle, cockle, crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, derange, dishevel, disorder, fold, mess up, muss up, pucker, ruck up, ruffle, screw up, scrunch, seam, tousle, wreathe
    Antonyms: flatten, iron, smooth
  49. unsightly
    unpleasant to look at
    The combinations of color and its strange shape made the building unsightly. The unsightly corpse of a person is really bad to look at.
    Synonyms: deformed, disagreeable, drab, dull, hideous, homely, horrid, lackluster, repulsive, revolting, ugly, unattractive, unpleasant, unprepossessing, unshapely
    Antonyms: beautiful, nice, pleasing, pretty, sightly
  50. veneer
    coating consisting of a thin layer of wood
    The synthetic veneer helped protect the car's paint job. If a motor cycle doesn't have a good veneer then it can break easily.
    Synonyms: appearance, coating, cover, covering, disguise, exterior, facade, face, finish, gloss, guise, layer, leaf, mask, overlay, semblance, show, surface, window dressing
    Antonyms: reality
  51. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
    Being agile helps when you are rock climbing. I have to be agile every time I move through quiet places.
    Synonyms: active, acute, alert, athletic, brisk, buoyant, bustling, clever, dexterous, easy-moving, energetic, fleet, frisky, limber, lithe, lively
    Antonyms: brittle, clumsy, stiff
  52. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
    The students dawdled between classes and received pink slips for being late. I always dawdle with my friends and talk about different topics.
    Synonyms: amble, bum around, dally, diddle-daddle, dilly-dally, drag, fool around, fritter away, get no place fast, goof off, hang around, hang out*
    Antonyms: forward, hasten, hurry, push, rush, speed
  53. distort
    twist and press out of shape
    The rain outside distorted the satellite TV signal. The video was distorted because of the bad editing.
    Synonyms: alter, angle, belie, bend, bias, buckle, change, collapse, color, con, contort, crush, curve, deceive, decline, deteriorate, deviate, disfigure, doctor*
    Antonyms: beautify, shape nicely, straight
  54. itinerary
    an established line of travel or access
    I showed my itinerary to my friends and they were really excited. Itinerary is like a travel diary of a person.
    Synonyms: beat, circuit, course, guide, guidebook, journey, line, outline, path, program, route, run, schedule, tour, way
    Antonyms: disorganization
  55. mobilize
    make ready for action or use
    The group mobilized early in the day and was finished with its work in the early evening. The car had to be mobilized before usage.
    Synonyms: activate, actuate, animate, assemble, call to arms, call up, catalyze, circulate, drive, gather, get ready, impel, make ready, marshal, muster, organize, prepare, propel, put in motion, rally, ready, set in motion, set off
    Antonyms: check, demobilize, end, halt, hold back, stop
  56. modify
    cause to change; make different
    Almost all great works of writing must be modified several times before they reach their final form. I have to modify my electronic portfolio before sending it to my teacher.
    Synonyms: adapt, adjust, become, convert, correct, customize, doctor, mutate, recast, redo, refashion, reform, remodel, reorganize, repair, reshape, revise, rework, shift gears, switch over, transfigure, transform, transmogrify, transmute, turn, turn one around
    Antonyms: leave alone, stagnate
  57. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
    He quivered because of the intense pressure of the job. I quiver every time I see something disgusting.
    Synonyms: convulsion, flash, glimmer, glitter, oscillation, palpitation, pulsation, shake, shimmer, shiver, shudder, sparkle, spasm, throb, tic, tremble, tremor, twinkle
    Antonyms: quiet, stillness
  58. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
    The tide receded and revealed a lovely collection of sea shells. The army receded after they realized that they were going to lose.
    Synonyms: abate, back, close, decline, decrease, depart, die off, diminish, drain away, draw back, drop, dwindle, ebb, fade, fall back, flow back, go away, go back, lessen, reduce, regress, retire, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress, return, shrink, sink, subside, taper, wane
    Antonyms: advance, forge, forward, increase
  59. supplant
    take the place or move into the position of
    Books might eventually be supplanted by tablet computers. Human's brain can be supplanted with micro chips in the future.
    Synonyms: back up, bounce, cast out, crowd, cut out, eject, expel, fill in, force, force out, front for, oust, outplace, overthrow, remove, ring, ring in, sit in, stand in, substitute, succeed, supersede, swap places with, take out, take over, take the place of, transfer, undermine, unseat, usurp
    Antonyms: add, include
  60. traverse
    journey across or pass over
    The group traversed the mountains for three days before they were able to see the Himalayas. I have to traverse across the desert for many hours before finding water.
    Synonyms: bisect, bridge, cover, crisscross, cross, cut across, decussate, do, go across, go over, intersect, move over, negotiate, pace, pass over, pass through, perambulate, peregrinate, ply, quarter, range, roam, span, track, transverse, travel over, tread, walk, wander
    Antonyms: advantage, aid, help
  61. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
    It is very insulting when a person belittles another person. The big bully always belittles the weaker ones.
    Synonyms: bad-mouth, blister, criticize, cut down to size, cut to the quick, decry, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, diminish, discount, discredit, disparage, dispraise, downgrade, downplay, dump on, knock*, lower, minimize, pan, pooh pooh, poor mouth
    Antonyms: build up, exaggerate, praise, value
  62. envelop
    enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
    The fog enveloped the people as they walked down the street. The darkness enveloped the night sky.
    Synonyms: blanket, cage, cloak, conceal, contain, coop, corral, cover, drape, embrace, encircle, enclose, encompass, enfold, engulf, enshroud, enwrap, fence, gird, girdle, guard, hem
    Antonyms: free, let go, let loose, open, release, uncover, unwrap
  63. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
    The company exploited the customers the need for TV. The bad guys exploited the people's mind with evil things.
    Synonyms: accomplishment, adventure, attainment, coup, deed, do, effort, enterprise, escapade, feat, job, maneuver, performance, stroke, stunt, tour de force, venture
    Antonyms: cherish, esteem, honor, respect, revere, treasure
  64. facilitate
    make easier
    The coach facilitated the process of establishing teamwork. I facilitated the test by memorizing important details.
    Synonyms: aid, ease, expedite, forward, further, grease the wheels, hand-carry, help, make easy, open doors, promote, run interference for, simplify, smooth, speed, speed up, walk through
    Antonyms: block, check, delay, detain, hinder, prohibit, stop
  65. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
    To forsake our parents is a terrible thing to do. Forsaking important people is really bad.
    Synonyms: abdicate, cast off, change one's tune, desert, disclaim, disown, drift away, forgo, forswear, give up, have done with, jettison, jilt, kiss goodbye, leave, leave flat, leave high and dry, quit, relinquish, renounce, repudiate, resign
    Antonyms: go back, rediscover, return, revert
  66. impair
    make worse or less effective
    Eating unhealthy food impairs our ability to feel energetic. The virus impaired my computer.
    Synonyms: blemish, blunt, cheapen, damage, debase, debilitate, decrease, destroy, deteriorate, devaluate, devalue, diminish, ding, disqualify, enervate, enfeeble, hurt, injure, invalidate, lessen, lose strength, make useless, mar, prejudice
    Antonyms: aid, assist, help
  67. inflict
    impose something unpleasant
    Inflicting punishment is the work of the administration. The teacher inflicted the students with a punishment.
    Synonyms: administer, apply, bring upon, command, deal out, deliver, dispense, exact, expose, extort, force, force upon, give, give it to, lay down the law, levy, mete out, require, stick it to, strike, subject, visit, wreak
    Antonyms: avoid, back out, desist, give up, hold back, pass up
  68. inhumane
    reflecting a lack of pity or compassion
    Asking people to live without enough food is inhumane. Killing innocent people is really inhumane.
    Synonyms: barbaric, barbarous, bestial, brutal, cannibalistic, cold-blooded, cruel, devilish, diabolical, fell, ferocious, fiendish, fierce, grim, hateful, heartless, implacable, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, merciless, pitiless, relentless
    Antonyms: animate, human/humane, sensate
  69. rehabilitate
    restore someone to a good state of health or reputation
    The athlete rehabilitated her leg after surgery. Animals have to rehabilitate in different surroundings.
    Synonyms: change, clear, convert, fix up, furbish, improve, make good, mend, rebuild, reclaim, recondition, reconstitute, reconstruct, recover, redeem, reestablish, reform, refurbish, rehab, reinstate, reintegrate, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, renew, restitute, restore, save
    Antonyms: destroy, hurt, ruin
  70. rejuvenate
    make younger or more youthful
    The students felt rejuvenated after the holiday. I felt rejuvenated after playing games of my childhood.
    Synonyms: breathe new life into, do, do up, exhilarate, give face lift to, give new life to, make young again, modernize, reanimate, reclaim, recondition, reconstruct, recover, refresh, refurbish, regenerate, rehab
    Antonyms: destroy, kill, ruin
  71. buttress
    a support usually of stone or brick
    The bad quality of air buttressed the argument for stronger environmental control. The buttress of the castle was about to collapse.
    Synonyms: abutment, column, mainstay, pier, prop, reinforcement, shore, stanchion, stay, strut, underpinning
    Antonyms: hinder, not support, obstruct, prevent, undermine
  72. defensible
    capable of being justified or protected
    The fort was built so that it would be defensible against attackers. Medieval age empires have to build a defensible wall.
    Synonyms: condonable, defendable, excusable, fit, logical, pardonable, permissible, plausible, proper, tenable, valid, vindicable, warrantable
    Antonyms: indefensible, invalid, unjustifiable, unvindicable
  73. durable
    existing for a long time
    Sometimes it is better to buy durable clothes which last a long time rather than buying the latest fashion. Durable products last way longer than cheap products.
    Synonyms: abiding, constant, dependable, diuturnal, enduring, fast, firm, fixed, impervious, lasting, long-continued, perdurable, perduring, permanent, persistent, reliable, resistant, sound, stable, stout, strong, substantial, tenacious, tough
    Antonyms: fragile, impermanent, poorly made, temporary, undependable, unsturdy, weak
  74. fortify
    make strong or stronger
    Taking vitamins is one way to fortify the body against health problems. Medieval age empires have to fortify walls and make it stronger.
    Synonyms: brace, build up, bulwark, buttress, charge up, consolidate, embattle, entrench, garrison, gird, prepare, prop, protect, punch up, ready, reinforce, secure, shore up, soup up, steel*, step up, strengthen, support
    Antonyms: decrease, hurt, injure, weaken
  75. invigorate
    give life or energy to
    I feel invigorated after I go for a swim. Sick people feel invigorated after taking medicine.
    Synonyms: activate, animate, brace, buck up, energize, enliven, excite, exhilarate, fortify, freshen, galvanize, harden, inspirit, liven up, nerve, pep up, perk up, pick up, quicken, rally, refresh, reinforce, rejuvenate
    Antonyms: bore, depress, dishearten, dull, enervate
  76. potent
    having or wielding force or authority
    The medicine was extremely potent and the patient began to recover quickly. Magicians have the potent to manipulate people's mind.
    Synonyms: almighty, authoritative, ball of fire, cogent, commanding, compelling, convincing, dominant, dynamic, efficacious, forcible, full-bodied, go-getter, great, gutsy, impressive, influential, lusty, mighty, persuasive
    Antonyms: disabled, fragile, helpless, impotent, incapable, ineffective, weak
  77. quell
    suppress or crush completely
    The raucous football fans were quelled by the police. The insects were quelled by the huge body.
    Synonyms: annihilate, conquer, crush, extinguish, hush up, kill, overcome, overpower, put down, put the lid on, queer, quench, shut down, silence, sit on, stamp out, stifle, stop, subdue, subjugate, vanquish
    Antonyms: succeed, win
  78. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
    Some people are recalcitrant whenever they are asked to do something. People who are recalcitrant are people who refuse to do things that others ask.
    Synonyms: contrary, contumacious, defiant, fractious, indomitable, insubmissive, insubordinate, intractable, obstinate, opposing, radical, rebellious, refractory, resistant, resisting, stubborn, undisciplinable, undisciplined
    Antonyms: amenable, obedient, passive
  79. resistant
    disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
    The blanket was made to be resistant to fire. Cockroaches are resistant to uranium.
    Synonyms: contrary, defiant, disobedient, opposing, rebellious, unyielding
    Antonyms: receptive, susceptible
  80. valor
    courage when facing danger
    The nurse showed great valor when treating the war casualties. Soldiers have to protect their valor in wars.
    Synonyms: backbone*, boldness, courage, dash*, defiance, derring-do, determination, fearlessness, fight, firmness, fortitude, gallantry, grit, guts*, hardihood, heart, heroism, indomitableness, intestinal fortitude, intrepidity, invincibility, mettle, moxie*, nerve, pluck, prowess, resolution, sand*, spirit, spunk, starch, stomach*, tenacity, valiance, valiancy
    Antonyms: cowardice
  81. discard
    anything that is cast aside
    I discarded the empty juice box. Non-usable things are discarded.
    Synonyms: abandon, abdicate, abjure, adios, banish, can*, cancel, cashier, cast aside, chuck, deep-six, desert, dispatch, dispense with, dispose of, dispossess, ditch, divorce, do away with, drop, dump, eject
    Antonyms: embrace, keep, retain
  82. dispel
    cause to separate and go in different directions
    I dispelled the notion that I like Coco-Cola. The group dispelled in different directions to find water.
    Synonyms: allay, banish, beat off, break it up, break up, bust up, cancel, chase away, crumble, deploy, disband, disintegrate, dismiss, disperse, dissipate, distribute, eject, eliminate, expel, oust, repel, resolve, rout, scatter, scramble, split up
    Antonyms: accumulate, collect, garner, gather, recall
  83. disperse
    move away from each other
    The crowd dispersed after the concert finished. The students dispersed after they finished their exams.
    Synonyms: banish, besprinkle, break up, broadcast, cast forth, circulate, deal, diffuse, disappear, disband, disburse, discharge, dislodge, dismiss, dispel, disseminate, dissipate, dissolve
    Antonyms: arrange, assemble, collect, garner, gather
  84. displace
    cause to move, usually with force or pressure
    The water was displaced when too many people got into the small plastic swimming pool. Most people displace the books in the library after they read them.
    Synonyms: change, crowd out, derange, disarrange, disestablish, dislocate, dislodge, displant, dispossess, disturb, eject, evict, expel, expulse, force out, lose, mislay, misplace, relegate, shift, transpose, unsettle, uproot
    Antonyms: leave
  85. disqualify
    make unfit or unsuitable
    I was disqualified from the game because I had the wrong equipment. People who are not good at singing are disqualified from the Talent Show.
    Synonyms: conciliate, cripple, deactivate, debilitate, deescalate, demilitarize, demobilize, disable, disband, disqualify , incapacitate, invalidate, neutralize, occupy, pacify, paralyze, prostrate, skin, strip, subdue, subjugate, unarm, weaken
    Antonyms: arm
  86. evict
    expel or eject without recourse to legal process
    I was evicted from my apartment for failing to pay the rent on time. Many bad people are evicted to jail for committing crime.
    Synonyms: boot out, bounce*, chase, dislodge, dismiss, dispossess, eject, expel, extrude, force out, heave-ho, kick out, oust, out, put out, remove, send packing, show out, show the door, shut out, toss out on ear, turn out
    Antonyms: admit, board, include, lease, receive, rent, take in, welcome
  87. excise
    remove by cutting
    The excise tax was used to increase revenue from the sale of products. The oil price excised yesterday.
    Synonyms: customs, duty, import tax, levy, surcharge, tariff, toll
    Antonyms: allow, approve, endorse, permit, sanction
  88. exile
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
    The man was exiled from his country because of his many crimes. The bully was exiled from school because of his bad acts.
    Synonyms: banishment, diaspora, dispersion, displacement, exclusion, expatriation, expulsion, extradition, migration, ostracism, proscription, relegation, scattering, separation
    Antonyms: import, take in, welcome
  89. extinguish
    put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
    The fire was extinguished with water The firemen came to extinguish out the fire at school.
    Synonyms: blot out, blow out, choke, douse, drown, out, quench, smother, snuff out, stamp out, stifle, suffocate, trample
    Antonyms: light
  90. purge
    rid of impurities
    The group was purged of all its malcontents. I was purged after I read the book.
    Synonyms: abolition, abstersion, catharsis, clarification, cleaning, cleanup, coup, crushing, disposal, disposition, ejection, eradication, evacuation
    Antonyms: holding, keeping, maintenance
  91. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
    The bomb annihilated the enemy troops. In wars, countries annihilate each other.
    Synonyms: abate, abolish, abrogate, annul, blot out, crush*, decimate, demolish, do in, eradicate, erase, expunge, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, finish off, invalidate, liquidate
    Antonyms: help, preserve, revive, save
  92. contaminate
    make impure
    The food was contaminated because of the dirty utensils. The water was contaminated because of the trash that people throw.
    Synonyms: alloy, befoul, corrupt, debase, debauch, defile, deprave, desecrate, dirty, harm, infect, injure, muck up, pervert, poison, pollute, profane, radioactivate, soil, spoil, stain, sully, taint, tarnish, vitiate
    Antonyms: clean, cure, heal, purify, sterilize
  93. corrode
    cause to deteriorate due to water, air, or an acid
    The metal corroded after being exposed to water and dirt for a long period of time. The wood started to corrode because of the expose to water and air.
    Synonyms: bite, canker, consume, corrupt, destroy, deteriorate, erode, gnaw, impair, oxidize, rot, rust, scour, waste
    Antonyms: aid, build, fortify, help
  94. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
    The performance was curtailed when the star became ill. The Talent Show had to be curtailed because of the terrorist attack.
    Synonyms: abbreviate, boil down, chop, clip, contract, cramp, cut, cut back, decrease, diminish, dock, downsize, get to meat, halt, lessen, lop
    Antonyms: extend, increase, lengthen, prolong
  95. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
    The food supplies were depleted when the new shipments did not arrive on time. If humans use to much resources today, it will be depleted in the future.
    Synonyms: bankrupt, bleed, decrease, dig into, diminish, drain, draw, dry up, empty, evacuate, expend, finish, impoverish, lessen, milk, reduce, sap, spend, squander, suck dry, undermine, use up, wash up, waste, weaken
    Antonyms: add, augment, expand, fill, give, increase
  96. deteriorate
    become worse or disintegrate
    My knowledge of the Japanese language deteriorated over time after I left Japan. His behavior started to deteriorate after he became friends with bullies.
    Synonyms: adulterate, alloy, be worse for wear, become worse, break, corrode, corrupt, crumble, debase, debilitate, decline, decompose, degrade, deprave, depreciate, descend
    Antonyms: accumulate, collect, gather, neglect, not use, store
  97. extinct
    no longer in existence
    The dinosaurs suddenly became extinct and no one is sure why. Humans might also become extinct if something bad happens.
    Synonyms: abolished, archaic, asleep, bygone, cold*, dead and gone, deceased, defunct, departed, disappeared, done for, doused, ended, exanimate, exterminated, extinguished
    Antonyms: alive, existing, extant, living
  98. negate
    make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of
    The efforts to improve the situation were negated as new problems arose. The medicine negated the virus that infected the person.
    Synonyms: abate, abolish, abrogate, annihilate, annul, belie, blackball, break with, cancel, cancel out, controvert, countercheck, cross*, deny, ding, disaffirm, disallow, disprove, dump
    Antonyms: allow, approve, permit
  99. rancid
    having an offensive smell or taste
    The milk had been left out of the refrigerator for three days and it became rancid. The rancid smell of rotten meat was unbearable.
    Synonyms: bad, carious, contaminated, curdled, decomposing, disagreeable, disgusting, evil-smelling, feculent, fetid, foul, frowzy, fusty, gamy, high, impure, loathsome, malodorous, moldy, musty, nasty, nidorous, noisome
    Antonyms: perfumed, sweet
  100. squander
    spend thoughtlessly; throw away
    I squandered my money at the casino. Greedy people squander their money on unimportant things.
    Synonyms: be prodigal with, be wasteful, blow*, cash out, consume, dissipate, expend, frivol, frivol away, go through, lavish, misspend, misuse, prodigalize
    Antonyms: hoard, save, set aside
  101. acrophobia
    a morbid fear of great heights
    My acrophobia causes me to become dizzy when i stand in high places. People with acrophobia can become really scared when they are in high places.
    Synonyms: fear of heights
    Antonyms: fear of short heights
  102. agoraphobia
    a morbid fear of open spaces
    My agoraphobia makes me feel nervous when I visit public areas. Nervous people often have agoraphobia.
    Synonyms: fear of open spaces
    Antonyms: claustrophobia
  103. ailurophobia
    a morbid fear of cats
    I love dogs and not cats because I suffer from ailurophobia. Cats can make people with ailurophobia really scared.
    Synonyms: fear of cats
  104. anglophile
    an admirer of England and English things
    Even though I am from the United States I am not exclusively an anglophile. An anglophile is a person who is fond of English culture.
    Synonyms: loves english culture
    Antonyms: hates own culture
  105. bibliophile
    someone who loves and usually collects books
    The bibliophile refused to buy a tablet computer. I don't like to read books so I am not a bibliophile.
    Synonyms: loves reading
  106. claustrophobia
    a morbid fear of being closed in a confined space
    I felt claustrophobic in the tiny room. People with claustrophobia can even get heart attacks in small places.
    Synonym: fear of small spaces
    Antonym: agoraphobia
  107. hydrophobia
    a morbid fear of water
    My hydrophobia causes me to avoid the sport of sailing. People with rabies often have hydrophobia.
    Synonyms: fear of water
    Antonyms: fear of dehydration
  108. xenophobia
    a fear of foreigners or strangers
    The xenophobic man hated every international guest who entered his country. People who have xenophobia are often racist.
    Synonyms: racist
  109. zoophobia
    a morbid fear of animals
    My zoophobia leads me to avoid places where animals are kept. I have zoophobia so I never liked going to places with animals.
    Synonyms: fear of animals

    ***** Audiophile - a person really interested in the quality of sound reproduction
    ***** Sample Sentences: The studio technician was an expert audiophile.
    : I am not an audiophile because I am not good at hearing.
Created on 二月 28, 2013 (updated 三月 13, 2013)

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