A complete failure

S: disaster, debacle, mess, bomb, flop,

A: triumph, success, hit

Likely to change for no apparent reason; inconstant

S: changeable, capricous, unstable, mercurial, erratic, variable, flighty, fitful, volitile

A: steadfast, constant, immutable, steady

To steal slyly, especially small things

S: pilfer, purloin, shoplift, pinch, rip off, snatch, heist, swipe

skill delicacy or subtlety in doing something or handling a situation

S: artfulness, craftiness, shrewdness, adroitness, dexterity, facility, savior faire, know--how, savvy, maneuver, contrive, finagle, maipulate

Extremely and delibertly conspicuou; glaring

S: shocking, gross, rank, heinous, atrocious, scandalous, disgraceful, brazen, egregious, arrant

A: negligible, insignificant, minor

to show off in a conspicuous or offensive way

S: display, parade, exhibit, sprt, spotlight

A: hide, conceal, screen, coverup, downplay, soft-pedal, de-emphasize

To treat openly with scorn or contempt

S: mock, scoff at,  jeer at, deride, disparage, ridicule, sneer at, defy

A: respect, observe, abide by; esteem, venerate, honor

to change continually from one position to the other

S: waver, vacillate, oscillate, seesaw

a minor, often ammusing, fault or weakness in character

S: frality, failing, flaw, defect, shortcoming, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity, oddity, quirk, eccentricity, crotchet

A: forte, strong point, long suit

To secure an advantage or prevent a lose by previous action

S: hinder, thwart, frustrate, preclude, obviate, prevent ward off, fend off, stave off, anticipate.

• arousing fear or admiration because of the unusual size or superiority of the thing involved

S: awesome, redoubtable, alarming, frightening, terrifying, horrifying, mind-boggling, impressive, huge, tremendous

A: unimpressive, inconsequential, insignificant, paltry, puny, negligible, simple, easy, undemanding

occuring by chance or accident

S: accidental, unplanned, inadvertant, casual, unforeseen, unexpected, unanticipated

a. Thrifty or economical in the use of money

b. involving little expense;meager

S: sparing careful prudent provident scampy skimpy paltry stingy parsiminious penurious niggardly tightfisted penny-pinching

A: lavish extravagant prodigal improvident

excessive and for that reason offensive to good taste and obviously insencere

S:inordinate, extravagent, gross, immoderate, overdone, repulsive, disgusting, nauseating, odious, loathsome, vulgar, crass, tasteless

A: modest, understated, muted, subdued, toned, down, quiet

Incapable or producing the desired result, unsuccessful or ineffective

S: vain, fruitless, unavailing, idle, inefffectual, bootless, pointless, useless

A: effective, effectual, efficacious, successful