Unit 3 Vocabulary Synonyms

Name______Date______Period____ Unit 3 Vocabulary – Synonyms

Directions: Choose the vocabulary word that is most nearly the same and write the word on the line given.

1. an element, component, constituent, factor______

2. to emerge, surface, appear, hover, tower______

3. to scorch, char, sear______

4. to end, conclude, terminate, climax______

5. varied, assorted, motley______

6. to oblige, humor; to coddle, pamper______

7. perpendicular, vertical; honest, virtuous______

8. educated, trained, able to read/write______

9. total, unqualified______

10. unparalleled, distinctive, singular______

11. to boil, churn, foam______

12. a formal speech or address______

13. to prove, confirm, validate, substantiate______

14. to ponder, meditate; to worry, agonize______

15. a loafer; to hum, buzz, purr______

16. crabby, cranky, testy; stubborn______

17. to crave, long for, desire, want______

18. gloss, sheen, brillance______

19. lively, energetic, vigorous______

20. to prod, urge, spur on, incite ______Unit 3 - Antonyms

Directions: Choose the vocabulary word that is most nearly opposite in meaning. Write the word on the given line.

1. to begin, initiate, kick off, commence______

2. to curb, check, restraint______

3. agreeable, amiable, pleasant______

4. a hard worker, workaholic______

5. horizontal, prone; dishonest, corrupt______

6. ignorant, unschooled, unlettered ______

7. ordinary, commonplace, run-of-the-mill______

8. to have no desire for______

9. dull, lifeless, dead, flat ______

10. to deny, refuse______

11. to disprove, refute, discredit______

12. identical, uniform, homogenous______

13. tarnish, dullness______

14. to be calm and placid______

15. to burn to a crisp, incinerate______