Purveyor

def:  a person or thing that habitually provides or supplies a particular thing or quality

syn:  equip

ant:

My dad is an excellent purveyor for our family

lament

def:  to regret deeply

syn:  grieve

antonym:  enjoyment

Everyone who partied this weekend laments what they have done.

Contradict

def:  to express the opposite of

syn:  counteract

antonym- agree

It's not a good idea to contradict your teacher during class.

Chastise

def:  to punish by beating or to criticize severely

syn: punish

antonm:  comfort

To chastise a slave was common in the old days.

Anon

def:  now

syn:  immediately

antonym:  later

I will go to sleep anon.

Harbinger

def:  one who signals the approach of another

syn:  messenger

ant:  withold

Mr. Hight was the harbinger for senior lead out at Prom.

Ere

def:  before

syn:  prior

ant:  afterword

Home phones were always used ere the invention of cell phones.

Prophecy

def:  a prediction of the future made under divine inspiration.

syn:  revelation

ant:  fact

The witches prophecy influenced Macbeth.

Heath

def:  An extensive tract of uncultivated open land covered with herbage and low shrubs; a moor

syn:  upland

ant:  

I visit my grandfather's heath every Sunday.

Corporal

def:  of or relating to the body

syn:  tangible

ant:  intangible

Schools are not allowed to use corporal punishment.

Trifles

def:  something of little importance or value; a small amount

syn:  trinket

ant:  valuable

There is only a trifle amount of food in Africa.

Sacrilegious

def:  Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred

syn:  irreverent

ant:  religious

The adults thought the kids sitting on a statue of Buddah outside China City were being sacrilegious.

Minion

def: a dependent or follower

syn:  subordinate

ant:  leader

Mary Blair is a minion of her mother.

Repose

def: noun tranquility; calmness

       verb to rest or relax

syn:  leisure

ant:  worry

I am definitely not reposed about this english quiz.

Equivocal

def;  deliberately misleading or vague

syn:  questionable

ant;  definite

She was equivocal about where she was this weekend.

Fantastical

def:  imaginary

syn:  unbelievable

ant:  ordinary

Unicorns are fantastical.

Surmise

def:  To infer without conclusive evidence.

syn:  speculation

ant:  doubt

I surmise that studying the vocabulary words will help me on my quiz.

Malice

def:  a desire to harm others or to see others suffer

syn:  resentment

ant:  kindness

She acted with malice when she hit her brother in the head.

Wanton

def:  unrestrained

syn: promiscuous

ant:  careful

Some girls are wanton with their bodies.

Metaphysical

def:  supernatural

syn:  preternatural

ant;  real

Superman is one of my favorite metaphysical characters.