(n) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside

SYN: deferment, postponement, suspension

(adj) having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something

SYN: equivocal, ambiguous, of two minds

ANT: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut

(v) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass

SYN: besiege, encircle, pester

(n) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion

SYN: blank check, free rein

(n) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, delunge

SYN: disaster, catastrophe

(v) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; (n) an act or occasion of dissipation or vice

SYN: (v) carouse (n) spree, orgy

ANT: (v) elevate, uplift, inspire, purify

(n) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance of performance or achievement

SYN: celebrity

ANT: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity

(adj) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easilt disgusted

SYN: precise, meticulous, exacting, finicky

ANT: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly

(v) to jump or skip about playfully

SYN: frolic, romp, cavort, caper

ANT: lumber, trudge, plod

(v) to soak or stain thoroughly; to fill the mind

SYN: infuse, instill, inculcate

ANT: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase

(adj) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed

SYN: incipient, embryonic, rudimentary

ANT: mature, developed, complete

(n) a malicious satire; (v) to satirize, ridicule

SYN: (n) burlesque; (v) parody

ANT: (n) compliment, flatter, homage

(adj) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced

SYN: pliable, impressionable, adaptable

ANT: rigid, inflexible, unyielding, intractable

(n) an agent or force inflicting vengence or punishment; retribution itslef; an unbeatable rival

SYN: comeuppance, avenger

ANT: guardian angel, ally, patron

(v) to make a choice or decision

SYN: choose, select, decide

(adj) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; (n) such a person

SYN: (adj) boorish, lowbrow; (n) yahoo

ANT: (adj) refined, cultivated; (n) esthete, highbrow

(adj) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers

SYN: roguish, rascally, rakish

(adj) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness, troubled

SYN: unsettled

ANT: calm, untroubled, confident

(adj) stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure

SYN: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish

ANT: docile, tractable, dutiful, obedient

(n) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation; social competence

SYN: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication

ANT: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness