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abate
(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit
SYN: diminish, decrease, subside, let up
ANT: intensify, increase, magnify, wax
adulation
(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive
SYN: adoration, idolization, hero-worship
ANT: ridicule, derision, odium
anathema
(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)
SYN: malediction, imprecation, abomination
ANT: benediction, blessing
astute
(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
SYN: acute, sagacious, judicious, wily
ANT: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb
avarice
(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
SYN: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness
culpable
(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
SYN: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy
ANT: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious
dilatory
(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone
SYN: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard
ANT: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious
egregious
(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)
SYN: glaring, flagrant, blatant
ANT: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling
equivocate
(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
SYN: to talk out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge
ANT: to speak one's mind plainly
evanescent
(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy
SYN: ephemeral, transient, transitory
ANT: everlasting, immortal, imperishable
irresolute
(adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
SYN: indecisive, vacillating, wavering
ANT: determined, decisive, unwavering
nebulous
(adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
SYN: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, opaque, indeterminate
ANT: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused
novice
(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)
SYN: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice
ANT: veteran, past master, pro, expert
penury
(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
SYN: destitution, indigence
ANT: affluence, luxury
pretentious
(adj.) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one's skill or abilities, ambitious
SYN: ostentatious, inflated
ANT: unaffected, modest
recapitulate
(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up
SYN: review, summarize, go over
resuscitate
(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
SYN: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate
slovenly
(adj.) untidy, dirty, careless
SYN: unkempt, slatternly, lax
ANT: neat, meticulous
supposition
(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
SYN: assumption, presumption, hypothesis
torpid
(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull
SYN: lethargic, languid
ANT: energetic, vigorous
accrue
(v.) To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
SYNONYMS: collect, accumulate, proceed from
ANTONYMS: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen
annotation
(n.) A critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
bedlam
(n.) A state or scene of uproar and confusion
SYNONYMS: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
ANTONYMS: peace and quiet, order, tranquility
covert
(adj.) Hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
SYNONYMS: (adj.)undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
ANTONYMS: (adj.) open, overt, undisguised
debonair
(adj.) Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and appearance
SYNONYMS: carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
ANTONYMS: distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish
dun
(v.) To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; (n.) A creditor; (adj.) Dark, dull, drab, dingy
SYNONYMS: hound, pester, harass, nag
efficacious
(adj.) Effective, producing results
SYNONYMS: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
ANTONYMS: ineffective, worthless, useless
equanimity
(n.) Calmness, composure, refusal to panic
SYNONYMS: tranquility, imperturbability
ANTONYMS: excitability, flappability, agitation
fortuitous
(adj.) Accidental, occurring by a happy chance
SYNONYMS: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
ANTONYMS: intentional, deliberate, premeditated
gist
(n.) The essential part, main point, or essence
SYNONYMS: substance, core, nucleus
gratuitous
(adj.) Freely given; not called for by circumstances, unwarranted
SYNONYMS: voluntary, unjustified, uncalled-for
ANTONYMS: justified, warranted
imperious
(adj.) Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, compelling
SYNONYMS: domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
ANTONYMS: fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming
invective
(n.) A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language
SYNONYMS: (n.) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
ANTONYMS: (n.) tribute, panegyric, encomium
motley
(adj.) Showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors
(n.) A jester's costume; a jester
SYNONYMS: (adj.) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; (n.) fool
ANTONYMS: (adj.) uniform, homogeneous, monochromatic
munificent
(adj.) Extremely generous, lavish
SYNONYMS: bounteous, liberal
ANTONYMS: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious
procrastinate
(v.) To delay, put off until later
SYNONYMS: stall, temporize, dillydally
provocative
(adj.) Tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying
SYNONYMS: stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
ANTONYMS: dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating
recondite
(adj.) Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
SYNONYMS: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
ANTONYMS:simple, uncomplicated
reprobate
(n.) A depraved, vicious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel
(v.) To disapprove of, condemn
SYNONYMS: (n.) scoundrel, blackguard; (adj.) immoral, corrupt
ANTONYMS: (n.) saint; (adj.) upright, virtuous, moral
sedentary
(adj.) Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
SYNONYMS: seated, stationary, static
ANTONYMS: active, peripatetic, migratory
abstemious
(adj.) moderate, sparing (as in eating and drinking); characterized by abstinence and self-discipline
SYNONYMS: temperate, sober, moderate
ANTONYMS: indulgent, immoderate, intemperate
censurable
(adj.) deserving of blame or correction
SYNONYMS:blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
ANTONYMS: commendable, laudable, meritorious
contingent
(adj.) likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain events or conditions; happening by chance; (n.) a representative group forming part of a larger body
SYNONYMS: (adj.) conditional, dependent; (n.) a detachment
ANTONYMS: (adj.) independent of, unconnected with, certain
corroborate
(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
ANTONYMS: (adj.) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
denizen
(n.) an inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place
SYNONYMS: resident, dweller, habitue
ANTONYMS: alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner
discursive
(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic
SYNONYMS: digressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
ANTONYMS: short and to the point, succinct
disseminate
(v.) to scatter or spread widely
SYNONYMS: disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate
ANTONYMS: bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide
dowdy
(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste
SYNONYMS: frumpy, tacky, frowsy, drab
ANTONYMS: chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable
florid
(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
SYNONYMS: flushed, ruddy, flowery, frilly, flamboyant
ANTONYMS: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark
foist
(v.) to impose by fraud; to pass off as worthy or genuine; to bring about by stealth, dishonesty, or coercion
SYNONYMS: pass off, palm off, fob off
gauche
(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
SYNONYMS: inept, uncouth, maladroit
ANTONYMS: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic
heresy
(n.) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
SYNONYMS: unorthodox, belief, heterodoxy
ANTONYMS: orthodoxy
inculcate
(v.) to impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistently and earnestly
SYNONYMS: instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue
ANTONYMS: efface, extirpate, root out
palpable
(adj.) capable of being touched or felt; easily seen, heard, or recognized
SYNONYMS: tangible, plain, obvious, manifest
ANTONYMS: intangible, insubstantial, incorporeal
perceptive
(adj.) having sympathetic insight or understanding, capable of keen appreciation
SYNONYMS: insightful, discerning, observant
ANTONYMS: dense, thick, obtuse, dim-witted
pernicious
(adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
SYNONYMS: injurious, deleterious, baleful, noxious
ANTONYMS: harmless, innocuous, salutary, salubrious
salient
(adj.) leaping, jumping, or springing forth; prominent, standing out, conspicuous; (n.) a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward or outward
SYNONYMS: (adj.) striking, notable, protrusive, obvious
ANTONYMS: (adj.) inconspicuous, recessive
satiate
(v.) to satisfy completely; to fill to excess; (adj.) full, satisfied
SYNONYMS: (v.) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge
ANTONYMS: (v.) starve, deprive entirely of
sear
(v.) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to patch, dessicate, singe
specious
(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
SYNONYMS: deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic
ANTONYMS: valid, sound, solid, genuine
absolve
(v.) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
SYNONYMS: acquit, exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon
ANTONYMS: condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate
caricature
(n.) a representation in which the subject's characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way
SYNONYMS: (n.) cartoon, burlesque, parody, lampoon
clangor
(n.) a loud ringing sound; (v.) to make a loud ringing noise
SYNONYMS: (n.) din, clamor, uproar
ANTONYMS: (n.) silence, stillness, peace and quiet
contiguous
(adj.) side by side, touching; near; adjacent in time
SYNONYMS: adjoining, abutting, next door to
ANTONYMS: detached, apart, distant, remote
cupidity
(n.) an eager desire for something; greed
SYNONYMS: avarice, rapacity, craving, lust
ANTONYMS: generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification
deleterious
(adj.) harmful, injurious
SYNONYMS: detrimental, destructive, pernicious, damaging
ANTONYMS: helpful, beneficial, harmless, innocuous
enhance
(v.) to raise to a higher degree; to increase the value or desirability of
SYNONYMS: improve, magnify, heighten, elevate
ANTONYMS: diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade
enthrall
(v.) captivate, charm, hold spellbound; to enslave; to imprison
SYNONYMS: fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch
ANTONYMS: bore to tears, repel, put someone off
extenuate
(v.) to lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses.
SYNONYMS: moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay
ANTONYMS: intensify, aggravate, worsen, exacerbate
implicit
(adj.) implied or understood though unexpressed; without doubts or reservations, unquestioning; potentially contained in
SYNONYMS: inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional
ANTONYMS: explicit, expressed, stated, revealed
incisive
(adj.) sharp, keen, penetrating
SYNONYMS: acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant
ostentatious
(adj.) marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
SYNONYMS: flashy, overdone, affected, flamboyant
ANTONYMS: modes, plain, simple, demure, retiring
paragon
(n.) a model of excellence or perfection
SYNONYMS: exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model, good example
politic
(adj.) prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed; artful, expedient
SYNONYMS: tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect
ANTONYMS: unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash
prosaic
(adj.) dull, lacking in distinction and originality; matter-of-fact, straightforward; characteristic or prose, not poetic
SYNONYMS: commonplace, humdrum, literal, pedestrian
ANTONYMS: remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired
redundant
(adj.) extra, excess, more than is needed; wordy, repetitive; profuse, lush
SYNONYMS: unnecessary, superfluous, verbose, prolix
ANTONYMS: succinct, terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate
sanctimonious
(adj.) making a show of virtue or righteousness; hypocritically moralistic or pious, self-righteous, canting, holier-than-thou
ANTONYMS: heartfelt, sincere, humble
scintillating
(adj., part.) sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant (applied to mental or personal qualities)
SYNONYMS: stimulation, lively, glittering, flashing
ANTONYMS: dull, boring, insipid, flat, tame, vapid
winsome
(adj.) charming, attractive, pleasing
SYNONYMS: winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing
ANTONYMS: unattractive, unappealing, repulsive
inimical
(adj.) tending to cause harm; being oppositional or adverse
SYNONYMS:: unfriendly, hostile, antagonistic, contrary