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Austere
(adj.) severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury, simple, plain; harsh or sour in flavor
Synonyms: forbidding, rigorous, puritanical, ascetic, unadorned, subdued
Antonyms: mild indulgent, luxurious, flamboyant
Beneficent
(adj.) preforming acts of kindness or charity; conferring benefits, doing good
Synonyms: humanitarian, magnanimous, charitable
Antonyms: selfish, cruel, harmful, deleterious
Cadaverous
(adj.) pale, gaunt, resembling a corpse
Synonyms: corpselike, wasted, haggard, emaciated, ghastly
Antonyms: robust, portly, rosy, the picture of health
Concoct
(verb) to prepare by combing ingredients, make up (as a dish), to devise, invent, fabricate
Synonyms: create, fashion, rustle up
Crass
(adj.) coarse, unfeeling, stupid
Synonyms: crude, vulgar, tasteless, oafish, obtuse
Antonyms: refined, elegant, tasteful, polished, brilliant
Debase
(verb) to lower in character, quality, or value; to degrade, adulterate; to cause to deteriorate
Synonyms: cheapen, corrupt, demean, depreciate
Antonyms: elevate, uplift, improve, enhance
Desecrate
(verb) To commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently, to contaminate, pollute
Synonyms: profane, defile, violate
Antonyms: revere, honor, venerate, consecrate
Disconcert
(verb) to confuse; to disturb the composure of
Synonyms: upset, rattle, ruffle, faze, perturb
Antonyms: relax, calm, put at ease
Grandiose
(adj.) grand in an impressive or stately way; marked by pompous affectation or grandeur, absurdly exaggerated
Synonyms: majestic, bombastic, highfalutin
Antonyms: simple, modest, unaffected, humble
Inconsequential
(adj.) trifling, unimportant
Synonyms: trivial, negligible, petty, paltry
Antonyms: important, essential, crucial, vital
Infraction
(noun) a breaking of a law or obligation
Synonyms: violation, transgression, breach, offense
Mitigate
(verb) to make milder or softer, to moderate in force or intensity
Synonyms: lessen, relieve, alleviate, diminish
Antonyms: aggravate, intensify, irritate, exacerbate
Pillage
(verb) to rob of goods by open force (as in war), plunder; the act of looting; booty
Synonyms: ravage, sack, loot
Prate
(verb) to talk a great deal in a foolish or aimless fashion
Synonyms: chatter, prattle, blab blabber, palaver
Antonyms: come to point, not waste words
Punctilious
(adj.) very careful and exact, attentive to fine points of etiquette or property
Synonyms: precise, scrupulous, exacting, fussy, finicky
Antonyms: careless, negligent, lax, perfunctory
Redoubtable
(adj.) inspiring fear or awe, illustrious, eminent
Synonyms: formidable, fearsome, awesome, august
Antonyms: laughable, risible, contemptible
Reprove
(verb) to find fault with, scold, rebuke
Synonyms: chide, chastise, upbraid, reproach
Antonyms: praise, commend, laud, pat on back
Restitution
(noun) act of restoring someone or something to the rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loan or a damage
Synonyms: compensation, reimbursement, redress, restoration
Stalwart
(adj.) strong and sturdy; brave; resolute; a brave person; a strong supporter; one who takes and uncompromising position
Synonyms: sturdy, stout, intrepid, valiant; mainstay
Antonyms: weak, infirm, irresolute, vacillating
Vulnerable
(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected
Synonyms: defenseless, exposed, unguarded
Antonyms: invincible, protected, safe, secure
Acrimonious
(adj.) stinging, bitter in temper or tone
Synonyms: biting, caustic, rancorous, hostile, peevish
Antonyms: gentle, warm, mild, friendly, cordial
Bovine
(adj.) Resembling a cow or an ox; sluggish, unresponsive
Synonyms: stolid, dull, slow stupid
Antonyms: alert, sharp, bright, keen, quick
Consternation
(noun) dismay, confusion
Synonyms: shock, amazement, bewilderment
Antonyms: calm, composure, aplomb
Corpulent
(adj.) fat; having a large, bulky body
Synonyms: overweight, heavy, obese, stout, portly
Antonyms: slender, lean, spare, gaunt, emaciated
Disavow
(verb) to deny responsibility for or connection with
Synonyms: disown, disclaim, retract, abjure
Antonyms: acknowledge, admit, grant, certify
Dispassionate
(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion
Synonyms: unbiased, disinterested, cool, detached
Antonyms: committed, engaged, partial, biased
Dissension
(noun) disagreement, sharp difference of opinion
Synonyms: strife, discord, contention
Antonyms: agreement, accord, harmony
Dissipate
(verb) to cause to disappear; to scatter, dispel; to spend foolishly, squander; to be extravagant in pursuit of pleasure
Synonyms: disperse, strew, diffuse, waste
Antonyms: gather, collect, conserve, husband
Expurgate
(verb) to remove objectionable passages or words from a written text; to cleanse, purify
Synonyms: purge, center, bowlderize
Gauntlet
(noun) an armored or protective glove; a challenge; two lines of men armed with weapons with which to beat a person forced to run between them; an ordeal
Synonyms: dare, provocation, trial, punishment
Hypothetical
(adj.) based on an assumption or guess; used as a provisional or tentative idea to guide or direct investigation
Synonyms: assumed, supposed, conjectural, conditional
Antonyms: actual, real, tested, substantiated
Ignoble
(adj.) mean, low, base
Synonyms: inferior, unworthy, dishonorable, sordid
Antonyms: admirable, praiseworthy, lofty, noble
Impugn
(verb) to call in to question; to attack as false
Synonyms: challenge, deny, dispute, query, question
Antonyms: confirm, prove, verify, validate
Intemperate
(adj.) immoderate, lacking in self-control; inclement
Synonyms: excessive, extreme, unrestrained, inordinate
Antonyms: moderate, restrained, cool and collected
Odium
(noun) hatred, contempt; disgrace or infamy resulting from hateful conduct
Synonyms: abhorrence, opprobrium, shame, ignominy
Antonyms: esteem, admiration, approbation
Perfidy
(noun) faithlessness, treachery
Synonyms: betrayal, disloyalty, treason, duplicity
Antonyms: faithfulness, loyalty, steadfastness
Relegate
(verb) to place in a lower position; to assign, refer, turn over; to banish
Synonyms: transfer, consign, demote, exile
Antonyms: promote, elevate, advance, recall
squeamish
(adj.) inclined to nausea; easily shocked or upset; excessively fastidious or refined
Synonyms: nauseated, queasy, delicate, oversensitive, priggish
Subservient
(adj.) subordinate in capacity or role; submissively obedient; serving to promote some end
Synonyms: secondary, servile, obsequious, useful
Antonyms: primary, principle, bossy, domineering
Susceptible
(adj.) open to; easily influenced; lacking in resistance
Synonyms: vulnerable, receptive, impressionable
Antonyms: resistant, immune
Abate
(verb) to make less in amount, degree, ect; to subside, become less, to nullify, to deduct, omit
Synonyms: diminish, decrease, subside, let up
Antonyms: intensify, increase, magnify, wax
Adulation
(noun) praise or flattery that is excessive
Synonyms: adoration, idolization, hero-worship
Antonyms: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium
Anathema
(noun) an object of intense dislike, a curse or strong denunciation
Synonyms: malediction, imprecation, abomination
Antonyms: benediction, blessing
Astute
(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing particular wisdom
Synonyms: acute, sagacious, judicious, wily
Antonyms: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb
Avarice
(noun) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth
Synonyms: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness
Culpable
(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation
Synonyms: guilty, delinquent, peccant
Antonyms: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious
Dilatory
(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt, intended to delay or postpone
Synonyms: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard
Antonyms: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious
Egregious
(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass
Synonyms: glaring, flagrant, blatant
Antonyms: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling
Equivocate
(verb) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or ambiguous
Synonyms: to talk out of both sides of one's mouth, palter, hedge
Antonyms: To speak one's mind plainly
Evanescent
(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy
Synonyms: ephemeral, transient, transitory
Antonyms: everlasting, immortal, imperishable
Irresolute
(adj.) unable to make up one's mind, hesitating
Synonyms: indecisive, vacillating, wavering
Antonyms: determined, decisive, unwavering
Nebulous
(adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; clouding in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct
Synonyms: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy vague, murky opaque, indeterminate
Antonyms: definite, distinct clear, sharply focused
Novice
(noun) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience
Synonyms: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice
Antonyms: veteran, past master, pro, expert
Penury
(noun) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency
Synonyms: destitution, want, indigence
Antonyms: affluence, abundance, luxury, opulence
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
Synonyms: inflated, ostentatious, affected
Antonyms: unassuming, unaffected, modest
Recapitulate
(verb) to review a series of facts, to sum up
Synonyms: review, summarize, go over
Resuscitate
(verb) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence
Synonyms: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate
Slovenly
(adj.) untidy, dirty, carless
Synonyms: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax
Antonyms: neat, tidy, careful, meticulous
Supposition
(noun) Something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence
Synonyms: assumption, presumption, hypothesis
Torpid
(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull
Synonyms: lethargic, otiose, languid
Antonyms: energetic, dynamic, vigorous
Accure
(verb) to grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result
Synonyms: collect, accumulate, proceed from
Antonyms: dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen
Annotation
(noun) a critical or explanatory note or comment, especially for a literary work
Bedlam
(noun) a state or scene of uproar and confusion
Synonyms: commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
Covert
(adj.) hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret; sheltered, secluded
Synonyms: undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
Antonyms: 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
(verb/noun/adj) to demand insistently (usually in payment of debt); a creditor; dark, dull, drab, dingy
Synonyms: hound, pester, harass, nag
Efficacious
(adj.) effective, producing results
Synonyms: effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
Antonyms: ineffective, worthless, useless
Equanimity
(noun) calmness, composure, refusal to panic
Synonyms: tranquility, imperturbability
Antonyms: excitability, flappability, agitation
Fortuitous
(adj.) accidental, occurring by happy chance
Synonyms: unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
Antonyms: intentional, deliberate, premeditated
Gist
(noun) 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
(noun) a strong denunciation or condemnation, abusive language; abusive, vituperative
Synonyms: vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
Antonyms: tribute, panegyric, encomium
Motley
(adj.) showing great variety; composed of different elements or many colors; a jester's costume; a jester
Synonyms: variegated, heterogeneous, diverse, a fool
Antonyms: uniform, homogenous, monochromatic
Munificent
(adj.) extremely generous, lavish
Synonyms: bounteous, liberal
Antonyms: stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious
Procrastinate
(verb) 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
Recondite
(adj.) exceedingly ordinary knowledge and understanding
Synonyms: esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
Antonyms: simple, uncomplicated
Reprobate
(noun) a depraved, vicious or unprincipled person, scoundrel; wicked, corrupt; to disapprove of, condemn
Synonyms: immoral, corrupt
Antonyms: saint, upright, virtuous, moral
Sedentary
(adj.) Characterized by or calling for continued sitting; remaining in one place
Abstemious
(adj.) moderate, sparing; 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; a representative group forming part of a larger body
Synonyms: conditional, dependent; a detachment
Antonyms: independent, unconnected, certain
Corroborate
(verb) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify
Antonyms: refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
Denizen
(noun) An inhabitant, resident
Synonyms: dweller, habitue
Antonyms: alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner
Discursive
(adj.) passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another; rambling, roving nomadic
Synonyms: disgressive, diffuse, wandering, episodic
Antonyms: short and to the point, succinct
Disseminate
(verb) 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: elegant, stylish, chic, fashionable
Florid
(adj.) highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
Synonyms: flushed, ruddy, flowery frilly, flamboyant
Antonyms: pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere, stark
Foist
(verb) to impose by fraud, to pass off as worthy or genuine, to bring about by stealth, dishonestly or coercion
Synonyms: pass off, palm off, fob off
Gauche
(adj.) awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
Synonyms: inept, uncouth, maladriot
Antonyms: adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic
Heresy
(noun) an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an idea that is generally held sacred
Synonyms: unorthodox belief, heterodoxy
Antonyms: orthodoxy
Inculcate
(verb) 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: intangibile, 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; a projection or bulge, a land form that projects upward/outward
Synonyms: striking, notable, protrusive, obvious
Antonyms: inconspicuous, recessive
Satiate
(verb) to satisfy completely, to fill to excess; full satisfied
Synonyms: gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge
Antonyms: starve, deprive entirely of
Sear
(verb) to make or become dry and withered; to char or scorch the surface of; to harden or make unfeeling; to parch, dessicate, singe
Specious
(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
Synonyms: deceptively plausible, sophistic, casuistic
Antonyms: valid, sound, solid, genuine