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(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something lesser value
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully
Antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate |
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(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroite |
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(v.) to make larger, increase
Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify
Antonyms: decrease, diminish |
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(adj. part) deprived of; make unhappy through a loss
Synonyms: bereaved
Antonyms: replete, well provided |
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(v.) to postition or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Synonyms: station, organize |
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(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine
Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial |
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(n.) courage in facing difficulties
Synonyms: resolve, steadfasness, mettle
Antonysm: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness |
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(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Synonyms: gawk, ogle |
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(v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn
Synonyms: (v.) ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
Antonyms: (n.) compliment, praise
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(n.) an external appearance, cover, mask
Synonyms: constume, semblance, pretense |
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(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly treacherous
Synonyms: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
Antonyms: frank, ingenours, aboveboard |
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(n.) a hint, indirect suggestion
Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling
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(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose
Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute |
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(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
Synonyms: supply, adaptable, resilient
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant |
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(v.) to say again, repeat
Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate |
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(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
Synonyms: impassive, phlegmative
Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung |
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(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Synonyms: provisional, inconlusive,
Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed |
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(adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained unpolished, rude
Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty |
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(Adj., adv) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
Synonyms: (adj.) exact; (adv.) precisely
Antonyms: (adj.) paraphrase |
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(Adv.) cautiously, with great care
Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly
Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously |
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