Abrogate
(v.) to repeal, cancel, declare null and void Synonyms: annul, revoke Antonyms: renew, ratify
Ambient
(adj.) completely surrounding, encompassing Synonyms: - Antonyms: -
Asperity
(n.) roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness Synonyms: rigor, harshness Antonyms: mildness, blandness, softness, lenience
Burnish
(v.) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish; (n.) gloss, brightness, luster Synonyms: (v.) shine, buff Antonyms: (v.) dull, abrade
Cabal
(n.) a small group working in secret Synonyms: ring, gang, plot, conspiracy Antonyms: -
Delectable
(adj.) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory; (n.) an appealing or appetizing food or dish Synonyms: (adj.) scrumptious Antonyms: (adj.) repugnant, repulsive, distasteful
Deprecate
(v.) to expres mild disapproval; to belittle Synonyms: deplore, frown upon Antonyms: smile on, approve
Desuetude
(n.) disuse, the state of being discontinued
Detritus
(n.) loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction Synonyms: wreckage, ruins, rubble Antonyms: -
Ebullient
(adj.) overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling Synonyms: exhilarated, elated Antonyms: gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blasé
Eclectic
(adj.) draw from different sources; (n.) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources Synonyms: (adj.) selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose Antonyms: (adj.) uniform, monolithic
Emanate
(v.) to proceed or come forth from some point of origin, issue, originate; to send forth
Flaccid
(adj.) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness Synonyms: soft, flabby; Antonyms: hard, solid
Impecunious
(adj.) having little or no money Synonyms: impoverished, indigent Antonyms: affluent, wealthy, prosperous, rich
Inexorable
(adj.) inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding Synonyms: ineluctable, obdurate Antonyms: avoidable, yielding, pliant
Moribund
(adj.) dying, on the way out Synonyms: obsolescent; Antonyms: thriving
Necromancer
(n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard Synonyms: sorcerer, conjurer Antonyms: -
Onerous
(adj.) burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty Synonyms: weighty; Antonyms: light, easy, undemanding, untaxing
Rife
(adj.) common, prevalent, widespread, happening often, full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete Synonyms: - Antonyms: devoid of, lacking
Rudiments
(n. pl.) the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything Synonyms: basics, fundamentals Antonyms: -
Sequester
(v.) to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody Synonyms: segregate, isolat, closet Antonyms: -
Winnow
(v.) to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable; to remove the chaff from the wheat by blowing air on it; to blow on, fan Synonyms: sift, strain, filter, sort Antonyms: -