Nature 1. alder (noun): any shrub or tree belonging to the birch family ANT: cedar (Alder usually grow in moist places in the northern region.)
2. bajada (noun): an alluvial plain formed at the base of a mountain by the coalescing of several alluvial fans SYN: valley (The bajada of a mountain can make great shelter.)
3. bergschrund (noun): a crevasse, or series of crevasses, at the upper end of a mountain glacier ANT: flat land (As she finally climb to the top of the mountain, she fell into a bergschrund and broke her leg.)
4. cadence (noun): a rhythmic pattern that is non-metrically structured ANT: tone deaf (The cadence of the waterfall is the most relaxing rhythm ever.)
5. cedar (noun): any several trees belonging to the genus Cedrela SYN: cedar wood (The cedar wood cause the furniture to become more comfortable.)
6. cordillera (noun): a chain of mountains SYN: Alps. (The cordillera was a beautiful scenery for a picture.)
7. crevasses (noun): a deep cleft in glacial ice or in the earth’s surface SYN: fissure (He was not looking where he was going; therefore, he accidentally fell into a crevasses.)
8. cumulonimbus (noun): a cloud of a class indicative of thunderstorm condition ANT: non-cumulonimbus (The captain steer clear of the northern route due to cumulonimbus.)
9. diorite (noun): a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende ANT: plagioclase (The adventurer picked up a diorite as a trophy for his rock collection.)
10. environs (noun): the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs SYN: bound (The environ of this part of town is usually boring due to the lack of stores.)
11. escarpments (noun): a long cliff like ridge of land, or rock that is formed by faulting of the earth’s crust SYN: escarp (Almost falling, he grab onto an escarpment to pull himself up from the cliff.)
12. fecund (adj): producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc. SYN: rich (The fecund farmland allowed the farmer to plant watermelon.)
13. feral (adj): existing in a natural state, as animals or plants ANT: tame (The feral wolf was violent to the trespassers.)
14. flora (noun): the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and considered as a whole ANT: fauna (The flora of the Amazon jungle tends to be more healthy due to the rainfall.)
15. irrigation (noun): the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops SYN: arable (The irrigation of the land allow the farmer to plant plants on rich soil.)
16. labyrinthine (adj): pertaining to or resembling a labyrinth SYN: puzzle (The maze of the grassy bush remains him of a labyrinthine.)
17. panhandle (noun): long narrow, projecting strip of territory that is not a peninsula ANT: bordering (The panhandle of Alaska is very dangerous due to its extreme cold weather.)
18. primordial (adj): first formed SYN: originated (The glacier seems to be primordial during the Ice Age.)
19. ramparts (noun): anything serving as a bulwark or defense SYN: shield. (He use the tree branch as a rampart for protection.)
20. reservoir (noun): a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored ANT: desert (After rain has fallen, the barrel became a reservoir for water.)
21. taiga (noun): the coniferous evergreen forests of sub arctic lands SYN: amazons (Ryuji loves to live near the taiga because of its beautiful scenery.)
22. tendrils (noun): threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants SYN: vines (He though it was a great idea to lean onto a tendrils, but it turns out that the leaf was actually poison ivy.)
Psychology 23. admonish (verb): to caution, advise, or counsel against something ANT: encourage (He admonish her to stay away from the ocean.)
24. anomaly (noun): a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form SYN: abnormality (The anomaly of the king was quite strange in the way he dealt with the problem.)
25. austerity (noun): strict economy ANT: leniency (The country’s austerity left its citizen with destitute.)
26. bigamist (noun): a person who cheated on their love one ANT: faithful (He found out that his dad was a bigamist.)
27. bereavement (noun): a period of mourning after a loss, especially after the death of a loved one ANT: relieved (It took ten months bereavement, when she heard the news about her son’s death.)
28. delirious (adj): wild with excitement SYN: hype (She yelled nonsense stuff when her favorite team won; many people though she was delirious.)
29. desideratum (noun): something wanted or needed ANT: throw away (The decision to climb up the mountain was his desideratum.)
30. eremite (noun): a hermit or recluse SYN: anti-social (She was always by herself; she was a eremite.)
31. estranged (adj): displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation SYN: alienated (She felt estranged when she was picked last for a sport.)
32. escapade (noun): a reckless adventure SYN: caper (Her escapade was so dangerous that it left her nearly dead.)
33. equanimity (noun): mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension SYN: clutch (He showed that he can be equanimity when he was pressured to do an activity in less than seven seconds.)
34. exuberant (adj): effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic SYN: energetic (The boy was exuberant about his Christmas present.)
35. hegira (noun):any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place SYN: nomadic (He started a hegira due to the destitute in his birthplace.)
36. insurrectionists (noun): an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance against civil authority or an established government SYN: rebel (A group of people were insurrectionists when they try to overthrow the government.)
37. itinerant (adj): working in one place for a comparatively short time and then moving on to work in another place SYN: nomadic (Bob was an itinerant. He would always have a job every two weeks).
38. lumpen (adj): stupid or unthinking SYN: dumb (Traveling alone in the Alaskan wilderness can be consider a lumpen activity.)
39. monomania (noun): an inordinate or obsessive zeal for or interest in a single thing SYN: addiction (His monomania for adventure cost him his life.)
40. odyssey (noun): a long series of wanderings or adventures SYN: voyage (The odyssey to go across the pacific ocean showed to be very disastrous due to extreme weather.)
41. ostensibly (adj): apparent, evident, or conspicuous ANT: cryptic (The ostensibly of the spot on the frog indicate the fact that it was poisonous.)
42. reverie (noun): a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing SYN: yoga (The monk was in a reverie state during praying time.)
43. sanctimonious (adj): making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness ANT: religious (He was a sanctimonious; always trying to disprove the belief of any religion.)
44. sojourn (noun): a temporary stay SYN: vacation (His sojourn in Hawaii only lasted a week.)
45. vagabonds (adj): wandering from place to place without any settled home SYN: nomadic (The vagabonds settled at the hot spring , but soon after changed location after a few days.)
46. vagrant (noun): a person who wanders about idly and has no permanent home or employment SYN: vagabond (She was a vagrant; she kept wandering the country to find the samurai that smells of sunflower.)
Equipment 47. banalities (noun): the condition or quality of freshness or originality SYN: fresh (The best part about this restaurant is that their fruits are banalities.)
48. carapace (noun): a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle SYN: armor (The carapace armor saved him from a bullet to the heart.)
49. creosote (noun): an oily liquid use to preserve wood ANT: uncreosoted (She use the creosote to allow the firewood to be use later.)
50. demarcates (verb): to separate distinctly ANT: aggregate (She demarcates her blue socks from the white socks.)
51. elasticity (noun): flexibility ANT: non-elastic (The elasticity of the rubber band allows her to bind items together.)
52. haphazard (adj): characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance; aimless ANT: organized (His haphazard personality left him panicking when he forgot to pack matches.)
53. humdrum (adj): lacking variety SYN: boring (The movie was very humdrum due to the bad acting.)
54. lacerations (noun): a rough, jagged tear SYN: rip (The sharp thorn made a laceration to his pants.)
55. onerous (adj): burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship SYN: arduous (The weight of the backpack seems to be onerous to his speed.)
56. parka (noun): a fur coat, shirt like and hooded, for wear in the arctic and other regions of extreme cold. SYN: jacket (She wore a parka to brace herself for the coldness of Alaska.)
57. plebeian (adj): belonging or pertaining to the common people ANT: rare (Jeans is a plebeian as it is very popular with common people.)
58. plodding (verb): to walk heavily or in a slow manner SYN: trudge (She was plodding due to the snow that was in her way.)
59. surrogate (noun): a substitute SYN: replacement (Instead of peanut butter, he use jelly as a surrogate.)
60. unencumbered (adj): not burdened or weighed down, as with bulky or heavy objects ANT: encumbered (Good thing her backpack is very light; therefore she is unencumbered by the object.)
61. unkempt (adj): uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy SYN: unpolished (The old yellow car was unkempt , therefore, it ended up rusted and ugly.)
Science 62. aggravation (noun): an increase in intensity, seriousness, or severity; act of making worse SYN: exacerbate (The doctor gave the patient the wrong medicine. Instead of curing the sickness, it become more aggravation.)
63. alkaloids (noun): Any of a large class of organic, nitrogen-containing ring compounds of vegetable origin and sometimes synthesized SYN: morphine (The poison of the potato had contain traces of alkaloid.)
64. amalgam (noun): an alloy of mercury with another metal or metals SYN: blend (The object seems to be made of a combination of amalgam because of its metallic feature.)
65. antimony (noun): a brittle while metallic element occurring in nature to be combined in medicine ANT: non-antimony (Upon being sick, luckily she found an antimony to cure her sickness.)
66. botanists (noun): a person who studies plants SYN: botany (The botanist is very talented and can identify any plant she sees.)
67. calisthenics (noun): exercises that is designed to improve health SYN: workout (She would do calisthenics to ready herself against the ten mile run).
68. doctorate (noun): a doctor of philosophy ANT: bachelor (The doctorate studied John Locke’s ideology to acquire more knowledge about philosophy.)
69. ethnobotany (noun): the plant lore and agricultural customs of a people SYN: anthropology (The ethnobotany explains the tradition of Native Americans’ medicine making.)
70. glycoprotein (noun): any group of complex proteins, containing a carbohydrate combined with a simple protein ANT: monosaccharide (The meal that the family had over Thanksgiving had a lot of glycoprotein.)
71. hydrologists (noun): the science dealing with the occurrence, circulation, distribution, and properties of the waters of the earth and its atmosphere SYN: hydrogeology (The hydrologists allows the people to stir the canoe into a safe zone).
72. kerosene (noun): a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons used as fuel SYN: gas (The kerosene allowed the grill to function more overtime.)
73. kinesthetic (noun): the sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense SYN: joint aches (Due to overworking, his muscles become kinesthetic.)
74. phantasmagoria (noun): a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as a dream or as created by the imagination SYN: mirage (While traveling through the desert, the young boy kept having phantasmagoria of ponds of water.)
75. pharmacopoeia (noun): a book published with information on drugs, formulas, methods for making medicines SYN: catalog (If it wasn’t for the pharmacopoeia, the traveler will never learn how to tend the wound.)
76. subcutaneous (adj): situated or lying under the skin, as tissue SYN: injection (The subcutaneous was left unattended and became infected.)