courteous and pleasant, sociablem easy to speak to

We spent a pleasant aftermoon with our ________ neighbors.

syn: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial

ant: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

John D. Rockefeller worked to ________his empire by purchasing oil wells, refineries, amd pipelines.

Syn: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt

Ant: reduce, decrease, diminish

amorphous

shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

The_______body od the amoeba was fascinating to watch under the microscope.

Syn: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate

Ant: definite, well-defined, clear-cut

that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

What people thought was her ________ of mystery was actually a mask for her shyness.

Syn: ambience, atmosphere

illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited

Three jeweled combsrom the 17th century were among the ______seized by the police.

Syn: illicit, bootleg, unlawful

Ant: legal, lawful, licit

scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

For my paper, I would like to find an________ history of the subject written in a clear and unbiased manner.

Syn: profoundly educated, well-read

Ant: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth

Ghosts are often depicted in literature as wearing________clothing that makes them seem more ethereal.

Syn: filmy, diaphnous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy

Ant: thick, dense, solid, massive

to find outby reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

I can_______nothing from his odd behavior.

Syn: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate

incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically

I could not tell by her______smile whether she was pleased or only amused with me.

Syn:impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic

Ant: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable

relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience

You seem too sophisticated to hold such____opinions.

Syn: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial

Ant: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

incapable of being changed or called back

We tend to think of court verdicts as _______but they are often overturned by higher courts.

Syn: irreversible, unrecallable,unalterable

Ant:reversible, changeable

a natural inclination or predilection toward

Queen Elizabeth I showed a strong___for putting off decisions in the hopes that would resolve themselves.

Syn: natural bent, proclivity, penchant

Ant:natural incapacity or inabilty

peevish, complaining, fretful

Some flight attendants dread a ______airline passenger more than they do rough weather.

Syn: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable

Ant:uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid

to argue or plead with someone against something, protest again, object to

He argued with the caller as one might____with a child.

Syn: reason against, expostulate

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

He was forced to______a statementhe had made before he had all he information

Syn: disavow, abjure, renounce

Ant: avow, affirm, aver, avouch

able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

The devlopment of lightweight,________plastics revolutionized the designof many durable goods.

Syn:springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy

Ant: rigid stiff inflexible, unyielding

to re-echo,resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

From the construction site, the noise of bulldozers and dump trucks____across the valley.

Syn:rumble, thunder, boom, echo

coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language) foul mouthed

Days passed and unrest grew, and soon the rebels began a______attack on their absent leader.

Syn: obscene, filthy,abusive,vituperative

Ant:decorous, seemly, tasteful,dignified

persistent,showing industry and determination

No one could say that he was lazy, for he was careful,____copier of other people's work.

Syn: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable

Ant:lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose

thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable

The old lady made her clothes at home in order to avoid the _____goods sold in the general store.

Syn: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty

Ant: superior, first-rate,quality, sturdy