Vocabulary Words –03.11.2016

1.anxious(adjective):full of mental distress

Synonyms:afraid,apprehensive

Antonyms:bold,brave

Example Sentence:For perhaps five minutes there was an anxious silence upon the vessel.

2.antithetical(adjective):of the nature of

Synonyms:contradictory,contrary

Antonyms:discrepant,incompatible

Example Sentence:Why speak of the God of nature and the God of grace as two antithetical.

3.befuddlement(verb):to confuse

Synonyms:baffle,bewilder

Antonyms:clarify,clear up

Example Sentence:It is a flat public loss, another attempt to befuddle our thinking.

4.dunderhead(noun):a dunce

Synonyms:ass,birdbrain

Antonyms:brain,genius

Example Sentence: Look at me, Sariette, old boy, and tell me if I look like a dunderhead.

5.exasperate(verb):to irritate or provoke to a high degree

Synonyms:agitate,annoy

Antonyms:aid,appease

Example Sentence:It would not subdue the savages it would only exasperate them.