Vocabulary 8 Unit 13 Synonyms and Antonyms

impediment

• obstruction

• advantage

• asset

• plus

loiter

• to hurry along

• to linger in an aimless way

• to rush to a destination

• to engage in a productive activity

adapt

• regulate

• remain unchanged

• ignore

• resist

plunder

• pillage

• gift

• sacrifice

• donate

attest

• witness

• deny

• disprove

• refute

forlorn

• woebegone

• jaunty

• buoyant

• chipper

simper

• snicker

• grimace

• frown

• giggle

imperative

• essential

• optional

• unnecessary

• nonessential

dovetail

• mesh

• clash

• jive

• be at odds

vaunted

• trumpeted

• downplayed

• soft-pedaled

• de-emphasized