Vocabulary: Synonyms/ Opposites

Synonyms/Opposites

1.       Batter(v.) – beat, pound, pummel, hit.

2.       Bay (n.) – inlet, gulf, bight.

3.       Bear (v.) – 1. Carry, convey, transport; 2. Suffer, endure, stand, tolerate

4.       Bearing (n.) – 1. Manner, posture, conduct; 2. Direction, course, position

5.       Becoming (adj.) 1. Pretty, graceful, neat; 2. Suitable, fit, proper

6.       Bewilder (v.) – mystify, perplex, puzzle, confuse

7.       Bid (v.) – 1. Command, order, enjoin 2. Offer, tender, propose

8.       Bland (adj.) – smooth, kind, tasteless, insipid

9.       Bleak (adj.) – cheerless, dismal, dreary, bare, barren

10.   Blight (n.) – disease, mildew, sickness