rapport and goodwill

syn: friendship; amnity

ant: enmity; hostility

fragile; easy to break

syn: delicate; breakable

ant: sturdy; strong

a suspension of activity; and authorized delay

syn: postponement; cessation

ant: rush; continuation

fervent; fanatical

syn: passionate; enthusiastic

ant: uninterested; indifferent

to dry out; to remove moisture

syn: dehydrate

ant: moisten; dampen

causing mental or physical pain

syn: distressing; agonizing

ant: pleasant; comforting

full; abundant

syn: supplied; abounding; rife

ant: lacking; empty

tiresome and long; seemingly endless

syn: tedious

ant: fleeting; limited

suitable for cultivation of land

syn: fecund; fertile

ant: barren; infertile

mournful; gloomy

syn: somber; depressing

ant: joyful

to shorten

syn: abridge; abbreviate

ant: lengthen; increase

occurring or seeming to occur everywhere; omnipresent

syn: universal

ant: nonexistent

everyday language

syn: nonstandard

ant: literary

composure; calmness

syn: sangfroid; poise

ant: anxiety; agitation

a transformation or dramatic change

syn: mutation

ant: stasis

a fight; an uproar

syn: brawl; quarrel; altercation

ant: agreement

unconcerned; indifferent

syn: detached; relaxed

ant: ixcited; concerned; alarmed

a trace or evidence of something that once existed

syn: remnant; hint

strictly disregarding individual differences or circumstances

syn: ruthless; undiscriminating

ant: sympathetic; compassionate

dark and forbidding

syn: shadowy

ant: bright; illuminated

boundless authority; unlimited power to act

syn: license; sanction; free rein

ant: restriction

worldly; sophisticated

syn: cultured

ant: provincial

abundant; prevalent

syn: overflowing; rampant

ant: lacking; limited

technical names or naming system in an art or science

syn: terminology

a robber or bandit

syn: highwayman; outlaw

haughty; scornful

syn: arrogant; derisive

ant: humble; polite