Level G Unit 14 (all)

SYN: rapturous, ecstatic, transcendent

SYN: mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus

SYN: allurement, enticement, cajolery

ANT: harmonious, melodious, mellifluous

ANT: fair dealing

SYN: transfer, remit, convey

ANT: blunder, faux pas, gaffe

ANT: leisurely, relaxed

ANT: confirm, corroborate, support, admit

SYN: impending, looming

SYN: intrinsic, congenital

SYN: averse, indisposed

SYN: apparent; reveal, disclose

SYN: trivia, trifles

SYN: postponement, stoppage

SYN: panacea, elixir

SYN: outcast, untouchable, persona non grata

SYN: utopian, idealistic, impractical

SYN: withered, shriveled

ANT: bloated, distended

ANT: threat, intimidation

(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

ANT: distant, remote, faraway

ANT: learned, acquired, extrinsic, accidental

ANT: willing, eager, inclined

ANT: disconsolate, dejected, doleful

ANT: dwarf, pygmy, midget

ANT: unrevealed, hidden; hide, conceal

(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind; (v.) to show plainly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers
ANT: unrevealed, hidden; hide, conceal
SYN: apparent; reveal, disclose

It was manifest to many nineteenth-century Americans that the nation was destined to extend to the Pacific Ocean.
When the man began to manifest signs of hearing loss, he went to the specialist.
The passenger manifest helps investigators find out who is on board a plane.

ANT: essential

(NOUN) Small or trivial details, trifling matters.
(SYN: trifles)
(ANT: essentials)

Because the researcher was too concerned with the minutiae, she was unlikely to make an original discovery.

ANT: acceleration, escalation

(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
ANT: acceleration, escalation
SYN: postponement, stoppage

The conference was held to try to negotiate a moratorium on arms sales to both sides of the conflict.

(n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
SYN: elixir

The federal Food and Drug Administrations was created in part to keep unsavory characters from peddling nostrum to the public.

(n.) one who is rejected by a social group or organization
SYN: untouchable, person non grata

In most of the world today, those who are suffering from the disease of leprosy are no longer treated as pariah.

(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (n.) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
ANT: realistic, practical
SYN: utopian, idealistic, impractical

Ideas that once were considered visionary often become widely accepted over time.
The Reverend Matin Luther King, Lr., was a visionary whose dreams inspired the American civil rights movement.

ANT: realistic, practical

(adj.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)
SYN: withered, shriveled
ANT: bloated distended

The wizened old woman walked with the aid of a cane.

(adj.) blissful; rendering or making blessed
Synonyms: rapturous, ecstatic
Antonyms: disconsolate, dejected doleful

During the awards ceremony, the gold medal winner had a positively beatific expression on her face.

(n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
Syn: rapturous, ecstatic
Ant: disconsolate, dejected, doleful

The Loch Ness monster is a famous behemoth.

(n.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing
SYN: allurement, cajolery
ANT: intimidation

The king was often influenced by subtle blandishment.

(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
ANT: harmonious, melodious, mellifluous

The scene opened with cacophonous laughter coming from three witches gathered around a steaming cauldron.

(n) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
ANT: fair dealing

The accountants used legal chicanery to cover up the company's shaky financial position.

(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use
SYN: remit, convey

The ship's captain consign many duties to her trusted first mate.

(n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
ANT: blunder, faux pas, gaffe

The surprise coup by high-ranking military officers toppled the weak government in a matter of hours.

(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute

Common euphemism for die include the expressions pass away and go to the other side.

(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
ANT: leisurely

The journalist wrote with febrile intensity.

(V) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
ANT: confirm, corroborate, support, admit

Some wished to gainsay the conclusions of he United States Supreme Court in the matter of the 2000 presidential election.

(adj.) about to happen, threatening
SYN: looming
ANT: distant, remote, faraway

An imminent hurricane forced the islanders back to the mainland.

(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
SYN: congenital
ANT: learned, acquired, extrinsic, accidental

Musical excellence often comes from innate ability.

(adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
SYN: averse, indisposed
ANT: eager, inclined

My hard-working grandfather was loath to retire.