anathema
(n) a hated, repellant person or thing ant: beloved
audit
(v) to check the accuracy of financial accounts or records
banter
(n) teasing; playful conversation ant: vituperation (bitter and abusive language)
castigate
(v) to criticize or punish severely ant: praise
disabuse
(v) to free someone from believing something false ant: lie
dither
(v) to hesitate nervously ant: settle
docile
(adj) easy to teach or manage; obedient ant: unmanageable
emaciated
(adj) extremely thin; wasted away ant: plump, fattened
gauche
(adj) lacking social graces; tactless (syn: awkward) ant: graceful
heresy
(n) the act of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine ant: orthodoxy (generally accepted doctrine/practice
ignominy
(n) public shame, disgrace, or dishonor ant: renown, eminence, repute
libation
(n) a drink, especially an alcoholic one
motley
(adj) made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors ant: uniform, homogeneous, similar
repine
(v) to be discontent as though yearning for something; to complain
restive
(adj) relentless and impatient ant: calm, relaxed
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