Level F, Unit 15 (copy)

adamant

(adj.) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible; (n.) an extremely hard substance

*ANTONYMS:* (adj.) yielding, flexible, pliable

brouhaha

(n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

*SYNONYMS:* furor, hullabaloo, tumult, pandemonium

bulwark

(n.) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense;
(v.) to provide such defense or protection

*SYNONYMS:* (n.) stronghold, citadel, bastion, rampart
*ANTONYMS:* (n.) breach, weak point in the defense

choleric

(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered

*SYNONYMS:* irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious
*ANTONYMS:* affable, genial, even-tempered

cloy

(v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit

*ANTONYMS:* stimulate, whet

curtail

(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce

*SYNONYMS:* limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract
*ANTONYMS:* protract, extend

deference

(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior

*SYNONYMS:* respect, consideration, courtesy
*ANTONYMS:* contempt, disrespect, scorn, disdain

definitive

(adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done

*SYNONYMS:* exhaustive, authoritative
*ANTONYMS:* tentative, inconclusive

demeanor

(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien

*SYNONYMS:* conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage

enigmatic

(adj.) mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

*SYNONYMS:* baffling, mysterious, inexplicable
*ANTONYMS:* intelligible, understandable, fathomable

impromptu

(adj., adv.) , without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done;
(n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

*SYNONYMS:* (adj.) spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed
*ANTONYMS:* (adj.) rehearsed, planned, prepared, premeditated

mawkish

(adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor

*SYNONYMS:* sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy, nauseating
*ANTONYMS:* unsentimental, callous, insensitive

mollify

(v.) to soften, make gentle, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity

*ANTONYMS:* enrage, anger, aggravate, exacerbate

onus

(n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame

*SYNONYMS:* burden, obligation, duty, stigma

presentiment

(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune

*SYNONYMS:* foreboding, premonition, hunch

profligate

(adj.) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence, immoral; recklessly extravagant;
(n.) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending

*SYNONYMS:* (adj.) prodigal, improvident; (n.) spendthrift
*ANTONYMS:* (adj.) penny-pinching, frugal, economical

remit

(v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty or punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer

*SYNONYMS:* pay, absolve, subside, abate

requisite

(adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable

*SYNONYMS:* required, obligatory, incumbent
*ANTONYMS:* nonessential, superfluous, optional

sartorial

(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's)

thwart

(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

*SYNONYMS:* foil, baffle
*ANTONYMS:* aid, assist, abet, further