VOCABULARY 18

ADJACENT

• Synonym: bordering
• Antonym: separate
• "The monument is adjecent to the Lincoln Memorial"

HUMDRUM

• Synonym: mundane, commonplace
• Antonym: eventful, exciting
• "I live a humdrum life with my cats."

INTERMINABLE

• Synonym: everlasting
• Antonym: finite
• "The lecture felt interminable, but it did end."

VICIOUS

• Synonym: cruel
• Antonym: nice
• "The vicious lion attacked its prey."

CUMBERSOME

• Synonym: awkward
• Antonym: graceful
• "Moving heavy furniture can be cumbersome."

SPASMODIC

• Synonym: spastic
• Antonym: uninterrupted
• "The Tasmanian devil has spasmodic behavior!"

SPURIOUS

• Synonym: fake
• Antonym: authentic
• "We had no idea her teeth were spurious!"

UNBRIDLED

• Synonym: wild
• Antonym: restrained
• "They scoffed at the child's unbridled behavior."

INSIDIOUS

• Synonym: deceptive
• Antonym: honest
• "His insidious plan fooled us all."

OPULENT

• Synonym: rich
• Antonym: poor
• "Everyone dreams of an opulent lifestyle."

PLIABLE

• Synonym: flexible
• Antonym: rigid
• "Some pliable parents bend over backwards for their kids."

STOLID

• Synonym: unemotional
• Antonym: emotional
• "The Queen's Guards are the most stolid."