cryptic

adjective

secret; concealed; puzzling

The cryptic message puzzled us with it's secret meaning.

synonyms: secret; puzzling

antonyms: overt; clear; understandable

curtail

verb

to cut short

The poor dog's tail was only a stub after his owners had it curtailed.

synonyms: halt; downsize

antonyms: extend; increase

emit

verb

to give off

My friends are always happy and emit a vibe that I enjoy being around.

synonyms: shed; radiate

antonyms: conceal; suppress

eventuate

verb

to result in after a while

His continous bad behavior will eventuate in an office referral.

synonyms: come about; result

antonyms: cause; source

haven

noun

a place of safety

The tornado victims fled to a underground haven until the storm ended.

synonyms: sanctuary; refuge; shelter

antonyms: line of fire

importune

verb

to ask urgently

I am going to importune you until I get an answer.

synonyms: badger; nag

antonyms: leave alone

inchoate

adjective

in an early stage

Right now, our caterpillars are in the inchoate stage of their life cycle.

synonyms: undeveloped; beginning; elementary

antonyms: developed; grown; mature

incontrovertible

adjective

undeniable

Justin Bieber is incontrovertibly the most gorgeous human being.

synonyms: unquestionable; indisputable

antonyms: questionable; disputable

incredulous

adjective

skeptical

The claim that the Sham-Wow would actually work was incredulous.

synonyms: disbelieving; unconvinced

antonyms: believing; convinced

jeopardize

verb

endanger; to potentially cause harm to

By skipping school weekly, he jeopardized his chance of graduating.

synonyms: threaten; risk

antonyms: play it safe

permeate

verb

to spread through; to completely

The poison will permeate through your veins at a rate of .2 centimeters per heart beat.

synonyms: drench; saturate

antonyms: deplete; drain

premise

noun

a preposition for argument

The contestants premise was weak; his argument shoddy.

synonyms: assumption; thesis

antonyms: fact; reality

propitious

adjective

favorable

The compromise was propitious to both parties.

synonyms: beneficial; encouraging

antonyms: unfavorable; unpromising

repress

verb

to put down

Help! Help! I'm being repressed!

synonyms: restrain; stifle

antonyms: allow; let go

subjugate

verb

to conquer

After the intense battle, the English were able to subjugate the Spaniards.

synonyms: over throw; vanquish

antonyms: free; liberate

subterranean

verb

underground

Her subterranean lair was where she brought down people from the above ground population.

synonyms: buried; underfoot

antonyms: above ground

surmise

verb

to guess; to speculate

I surmise that you are not telling me the truth,

synonyms: theory; suspicion

antonyms: proven fact

ultimate

adjective

final

This is the ultimate show down between the red and blue team to see who will win the trophy.

synonyms: last; end

antonyms: first; beginning

surreptitious

adjective

accomplished by secret; sneaky

They did a good job surreptitiously planning her surprise sweet sixteen.

synonyms: stealthly; sly

antonyms: truthful; open

viable

adjective

workable; feasible; practical

She would be a viable canidate for this important job.

synonyms: reasonable; applicable

antonyms: unreasonable; unpractical