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(v) to add to, attach; to incorporate; (n) an attachment or addition
syn: join, acquire, appropriate, procure |
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(v) to cut or split open; to cling to
syn: sever, halve, sunder, adhere, clasp
This is an interesting word because its two meanings are the opposite of each other. |
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(adj) in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; (n) a liqueur
syn: (adj) hospitable, affable, warm, convivial
ant: (adj) gruff, unfriendly, unsociable |
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(n) the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element
syn: foundation, base, underpinning, support |
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(v) to make weak or lifeless
syn: enfeeble, sap, enervate
ant: enliven, stimulate, energize, excite |
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(v) to clear from a charge or accusation
syn: absolve, acquit, vindicate, exculpate
ant: implicate, incriminate, inculpate |
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(adj) ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere
syn: superficial, pat, oily, unctuous, facile
ant: halting, tongue-tied, speechless, awkward |
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(adj) by chance, not planned; lacking order
syn: random, accidental, slapdash
ant: deliberate, purposeful, orderly, meticulous |
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(v) to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials
syn: ad-lib, play it by ear, wing it, extemporize
ant: plan, rehearse, practice, prepare |
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(v) to rouse, stir up, urge on
syn: spur, kindle, provoke, instigate, prompt
ant: check ,curb, impede, restrain, smother |
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(n) a coming in, inflow
syn: inpouring, inrush, invasion
ant: outpouring, exodus, departure |
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(n) an extreme or unnatural paleness
syn: wanness, lividness, bloodlessness
ant: flush, blush, rosiness, bloom |
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(n) a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something
syn: lineage, ancestry, genealogy |
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(adj) very steep
syn: sheer, abrupt, sharp
ant: gradual, shallow, graded, incremental |
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(v) to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself)
syn: unite, conciliate, mend fences
ant: antagonize, alienate, drive a wedge between |
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(v) to put into chains; (n, usually plural) a chain, fetter
syn: (v) manacle, enslave; (n) handcuffs, bonds, irons
ant: free, unfetter, emancipate, liberate |
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(adj) shabby, old and worn
syn: frayed, seedy, ragged, shopworn, trite
ant: luxurious, plush, costly, sumptuous |
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(n) an overwhelming defeat, rout; a complete collapse or failure
syn: disster, fiasco, calamity
ant: success, triumph, victory, coup |
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(v) to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion
syn: entangle, ensnarl
ant: disentagle, separate, disconnect |
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(adj) very abundant; given or flowing freely
syn: extravagant, lavish, bounteous, plenteous
ant: sparse, scanty, meager, insufficient |
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