All this was perplexing and upsetting. For at the time I had already made up my mind that imperialism was an evil thing and the sooner I chucked up my job and got out of it the better. Theoretically and secretly, of course I was all for the strugglers and against their oppressors. a perplexing [antonym] b upsetting [antonym] c imperialism [synonym] d evil [antonym] e sooner [antonym] f chucked [synonym] g better [antonym] h theoretically [synonym] i secretly [synonym] j oppressor [synonym]