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adj. failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed
syn. miscarried, fruitless, premature
ant. successful, realized, consummated |
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v. to spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors
syn. noise abroad; broadcast; blazon
ant. cover up, conceal, hush up |
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adj. insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive, humiliating
syn. virtuperative, scurrilous, excoriating
ant. laudatory, commendatory, deferential |
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n. a short saying; an authoritative statement
syn. maxim, precept, aphorism, axiom |
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v. to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place
syn. nestle, lodge, entrench
ant. unseat, desplace, oust |
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adj. attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions
syn. image-breaking, irreverent, heretical
ant. orthodox, conservative, reverent |
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| adv. in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things |
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adj. mutually destructive; characteristerized by great slaughter and bloodshed
syn. murderous, savage, ruinous
ant. peaceful, harmonious, constructive |
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adj. lacking skill or dexterity; lacking tact, perception, or judgement
syn. inept, awkward, clumsy,gauche
ant. skillful, dexterous, deft, tactful |
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adj. excessively or effusively sentimental
syn. mushy, mawkish |
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v. to change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust
syn. adapt, moderate |
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adj. foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciuosly weighty, pompous
syn. foreboding, ominous, pretentious
ant. auspicious, propitious, encouraging |
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n. knowledge of events or actions before they happen; foresight
syn. foreknowledge
ant. hindsight |
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n. something given in exchange or return for something else
syn. swap, trade |
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adj. conductive to health or well-being, wholesome
syn. beneficial, healthy, invigorating
ant. harmful, unhealthy, deleterious, noxious |
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adj. characterized by riotous or unrestrained revelry or licentiousness
syn. dissipated, debauched, orgiastic
ant. sedate, prim, decorous, seemly |
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n. a means of testing worth or genuineness
syn. criterion, yardstick, benchmark |
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adj. so shocking to the emotions as to cause lasting and substantial psychological damage
syn. jolting
ant. soothing, comforting, agreeable, pleasant |
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v. to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of
syn. degrade, undermine
ant. purify, fortify, strengthen, enhance |
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adj. fond of making jokes; characteristics of a joker; playfully humorous or droll
syn. whimsical, jocular
ant. serious, grave, grim, dour, humourless |
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