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n. a joining together for some common purpose
synonyms: pact, league, coalition
antonyms: rift, split |
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v. to puzzle completely, confuse
synonyms: baffle, perplex
antonyms: set straight, enlighten |
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n. a clown; a course, stupid person
synonyms: jester, fool |
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adj. arousing argument, dispute,, or disagreement
synonyms: arguable, debatable |
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v. to discourage
synonyms: dismay, demoralize, dispirit
antonyms: encourage, hearten |
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adj. not producing the desired results, unsuccessful
synonyms: useless, vain, unproductive, futile
antonyms: productive, effective |
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adj. unfriendly, unfavorable, warlike, aggressive
antonyms: friendly, cordial, peaceful |
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adj. easily set on fire; easily angered or aroused
synonyms: combustible, flammable, excitable
antonyms: fireproof, fire-resistance, calm |
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v. to give or cause something unpleasant, impose
synonyms: deal out, visit upon
antonyms: suffer, undergo, sustain |
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adj. deadly, extremely harmful, evil; spiteful, malicious
synonyms: lethal, wicked
antonyms: wholesome, beneficial, benign |
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v. to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment or humiliation; to subdue or discipline by self-denial or suffering
synonyms: humiliate, embarrass, abash |
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adj. in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things
synonyms: traditional, standard, customary
antonyms: unusual, unconventional, heretical |
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v. to obtain through special effort; to bring about
synonyms: gain, acquire, achieve |
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v. to run quickly, scamper, hurry
synonyms: rush, dash, scramble
antonyms: trudge, plod, creep, crawl |
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adj. soaked with liquid or moisture; expression, dull; spiritless, listless
synonyms: drenched, waterlogged, saturated
antonyms: parched, arid |
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adj. full of life and vigor; courageous
synonyms: lively, abunated, gallant
antonyms: lifeless, dull, lackluster |
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adj. having a certain force or effect in fact but not in name; so close as to be equivalent to the real thing
synonyms: functioning as, equivelent to |
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adj. completely empty; havingno legalforce or effect; n. empty or unfilled space; v. to cancel or nullify
synonyms:adj. invalid, vacant, bare
antonyms:adj. in effect, teeming with; v. to cancel or nullify |
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adj. disobedient, willful, unpredictable, capricious
synonyms: perverse
antonyms: docile, well behaved, predictable |
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v. to draw back suddenly, as though in pain or fear; n. the act of drawing back in this way
synonyms:v. flinch, shudder, recoil |
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