| A | B |
|---|
| abscond | to run off and hide |
| access | approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an increase |
| anarchy | lack of government and law; confusion |
| anarchy ( antonyms) | law and order; peace and quiet |
| arduous | hard to do, requiring much effort |
| auspicious | favorable; fortunate |
| biased | favoring one side unduly; prejudiced |
| biased ( antonyms) | fair, impartial, unprejudiced, just |
| daunt | to overcome with fear, intimidate; to dishearten; discourage |
| inanimate | not having life; without energy or spirit |
| inanimate (antonyms) | living alive, energetic, lively, sprightly |
| incinerate | to burn to ashes |
| larceny | theft |
| pompous | overly self-important in speech and manner |
| rectify | to make right; correct |
| rectify ( antonyms) | mess up, botch, bungle |
| reprieve | a temporary relief or delay |
| revile | to attack with words, call bad names |
| accomplice | a person who takes part in a crime |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| annihilate (antonyms) | foster, promote, encourage, nurture |
| arbitrary | unreasonable, based on one's wishes or whims |
| catalyst | a substancethat causes or hastens a chemical reaction |
| facilitate | to make easier; to assist |
| facilitate (antonyms) | hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede |
| incorrigible | not able to be corrected; beyond control |
| morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner |
| morose (antonyms) | cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant |
| opaque | not letting light through |
| opague (antonyms) | transparent, clear, bright, perceptive |
| paramount | chief in importance, above all others |
| rebut | to offer argujments or evidence that contradicts an assertion; to refute |
| reprimand | to scold; find fault with |
| slapdash | careless and hasty |
| stagnant | not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive |
| stagnant (antonyms) | flowing, running, fresh, sweet |
| succumb | to give way to superior force, yield |
| atone | to make up for |
| credible | believable |
| defray | to pay for |
| diligent | hardworking, industrious, not lazy |
| ghastly | frightful, horrible, deathly pale |
| ghastly (antonyms) | pleasant, agreeable, attractive, delightful |
| hamper | to hold back |
| impoverished | poor, in a state of poverty, depleted |
| impoverished (antonyms) | rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous |
| incessant | never stopping, going on all the time |
| intricate | complicatied; difficult to understand |
| intricate (antonyms) | simple uninvolved, uncomplicated |
| lucid | easy to understand, clear; rational |
| prim | overly neat, precise, proper, or formal |
| prim (antonyms) | dowdy, frumpy, sloppy |
| supplant | to take the place of |
| taunt | to jeer at, mock |
| tenacious | holding fast; holding together firmly |
| tenacious ( anotnyms) | yielding, weak, gentle |
