agreeable ways or manners; the quality of being agreeable or pleasant.

syn. courtesis, civilities

ant. unpleasant feature

The woman was adored for her social amenities.

A vigorous denunciation; one who is intensely disliked.

syn. imprecation, curse

The rebellious boy continued in his wayward actions despite the anathema pronounced by his father.

unusual of abnormal; odd

ant. usual

Screaming at the referee is atypical for that normally calm coach.

refusing to proceed in an expected direction.

syn. contrary, perserse, restive, wayward.

ant. easily led.

When he refused to move he acted just like a balky mule.

a person with the trait or viewpoints a the bourgeoisie.

syn. middle class, mediocre.

Your outdated ideas are so bourgeois.

agreement in purpose or feeling, consensus.

ant. discord.

My wife and children were in concert together to destroy me.

a coming together.

ant. divergence.

What is the name of the town that sits at the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers?

state of being very fat.

syn. obesity.

ant. emaciation.

Overeating will lead to corpulence.

funeral hymn, lament.

ant. dance.

The music was so morse and solemn that it sounded like a dirge.

upsetting, frustrating.

ant. refreshing; callming.

That he has not responded to the medicine is disconcerting.

peculiar to or a trait of a group or area.

syn. aboriginal, indigenous, native.

ant. alien.

Great height is endemic to members of that African tribe.

to concentrate.

ant. to scatter.

We need to focus our attention on today's topic and not on extraneous matters.

boisterous merriment, mirth.

syn. glee, jollify.

ant. gloominess.

The party was marked by great hilarity.

to charge or to accuse.

syn. incriminate, blame, impeach.

ant. to absolve, to exonerate, to acquit.

If the Grand Jury indicts the man, he will be tried for murder.

not visible, dormant.

syn. abeyant, quiescent.

ant. obvious.

Sometimes a teacher can cause latent talents to emerge.

massive, very great, very important.

ant. trivial.

Sending man to the moon was a monumental achievement.

a very large and indefinite number.

ant. small number.

The myriad of races and cultures that make up America is said to resemble a mosaic.

moving back and forth, swinging, varying.

ant. remaining steady.

The oscillating pendulum was beginning to unnerve me.

concise and meaningful.

syn. sompedious, laconic, succinct, summary, terse.

ant. long and drawn out.

Due to great demands on his time, the President needs memos that he must read to be pithy.

thought out beforehand.

ant. spontaneous.

Premeditated murder is punishable by the death penalty in Texas.

something that foreshadows a future event; foreknowledge of the future.

syn. omen, foreboding, presentiment, predicition.

Many view a rainbow as a presage of good fortune.

idealistic but impractical. (foolish.).

syn. chimera, fanciful, fantastic, visonary.

ant. practical.

It is usually quixotic for a commoner to pursue a relationship with a member of the royal family.

self-restraint.

syn. reticence.

ant. lack of restraint.

He showed a lot of reerve in dealing with the harsh critics at the meeting.

motionlessness, stagnation.

ant. flux.

At a particular point of stasis, one cannot advance on growth or understanding.

justified.

ant. unjustified.

The jury felt that the death penalty was warranted because of the heinos nature of the crime.