(n) a violent stirring or movement; noisy confusion, excitement; a stirring up of public enthusiasm

syn: disquiet, uneasiness, upset

ant: peace of mind, composure, calm

(v) to say suddenly or without thinking

syn: blab, let slip

(adj): arranged in order of time of occurrences

syn: in time sequence, consecutive

(n) a face, facial expression

(v) to tolerate or approve

syn: (v) support, condone

ant: (v) disapprove of

(v) to make or become smaller, reduce in size

Syn: lessen, decrease, dwindle

Ant: increase, enlarge, augment

(v) to please greatly; to charm, put under a magic spell

Syn: delight, thrill, bewitch 

Ant: bore, nauseate, disgust

(v) to change continually; to move up and down

Syn: waver, seesaw, oscillate

Ant: stay put, remain unchanged

(v) to bring up, give care to; to promote, encourage

(adj) in the same family but not related by birth

Syn: (v) support, nurture, cultivate

Ant: (v) stifle, smother, quash, discourage

(v) to humble oneself, act in a fearful and servile way; to lie face downward; to indulge in something base or unworthy

Syn: crouch, cower, cringe, wallow

(n) work done by hand; a trade requiring hand skill

syn: handiwork, manual art

(adj) extremely funny, causing loud amusement

Syn: highly amusing, side-splitting

Ant: boring, dull, humorless, heartrending

(v) to set on fire, cause to burn; to heat up, excite

Syn: inflame, light, kindle

Ant: quench, extinguish, douse, put out

(n) the great size or importance of something

Syn: extent, immensity, enormity

Ant: smallness, unimportance, insignificance

(adj) large and heavy; great in size or scope

Syn: bulky, huge, immense, monumental

Ant: flimsy, frail, thin

(adj) of or like a mother

Syn: motherly, protective, sympathetic

Ant: fatherly, paternal

(v) to lose in interest, attraction or effectiveness, to become tiresome

(n) a dark covering, something that conceals

Syn: (v) bore, weary, (n) gloom, shadow

Ant: (v) intrigue, fascinate; (n) light, brightness

(adj) well thought of, having a good reputation

Syn: reliable, respectable, trustworthy

Ant: shady, unsavory, questionable

(v) to love and respect deeply, honor greatly

Syn: greatly admire, esteem, cherish 

Ant: scorn, disdain, mock, deride

(n) a narrative of heroic exploits; a long, detailed account

Syn: heroic tale, epic, chronicle

(adj) dull, boring; old-fashioned, hidebound; lumpy, thick

Syn: stuffy, tiresome, blah

Ant: forward-looking, avant-garde, progressive