the prestige or acclaim that results from some noteworthy achievement or position

syn: glory, honor, acclamation, credit, recognition, renown, accolade, plaudit

ant: odium, opprobium, obloquy, contempt, disdain

sorely lacking in spirit, energy, or purpose

syn: lethargic, listless, sluggish, torpid, indolent, lazy, supine, slothful, blase, nonchalant, indifferent, perfunctory

ant: energetic, vigorous, dynamic, spirited, animated

something left to a person in a will, something handed down from the past

syn: bequest, inheritance, endowment, present, gift

a debt or obligation, especially of a financial nature

a hinderance or handicap

syn: indebtedness, debit, minus, disadvantage, drawback, obstacle

ant: asset, plus, advantage

a plublic statement or picture that damages a person by falsely impugning his or her character, motives, or actions or by unjustly exposing the person to public censure or ridicule.

to slander publicly

syn: calumny, slander, calumniate, defame, traduce, bad-mouth

ant:whitewash, gloss over, cover up

legal action, a lawsuit,

legal proceedings

clear and intellible to the understanding; mentaly competent

syn: crystal clear, understandable, comprehensible, sane, rational,

ant: unintelligible, confused, puzzling, ambiguous, equivocal, mad, insane, irrational

profitable

syn: gainful, remunerative, rewarding, worthwhile, productive, fruitful, advantageous

ant: unprofitable, unrewarding, unremunerative, unproductive, barren

to sneak, to lie hidden or in wait

syn: skulk, prowl, slink, loiter,

luxuriant, plentiful, luxurious, opulent

overlaborte or overripe

syn: dense, thriving, flourish, profuse, lavish, prodigal, extragavant, ornate, sumptuous

ant: simple, restrained, spartan, bleak, barren

an unconscious and usually ludicrous misuse of a word

syn: flub, gaffe, solecism

a desire to cause harm or suffering, deep-seated ill will

syn: malevolence, spite, rancor, animosity, vindictiveness, malignity, enmity, resentment

ant: benevolence, beneficence, goodwill, generosity, charity, magnanimity

an extinct form of elephant, a giant or colossus

gigantic

syn: mastodon, behemoth, colossal, titanic, vast, gargantuan, enormous, monstrous, prodigious, stupendous,

ant: minute, minuscule, diminutive, lilliputian, microscopic, tiny

required, obligatory

syn: compulsory, requisite, imperative

ant: optional, discretionary, voluntary

the means by which some goal is achieved or the person through whom it is realied

syn: agency, channel, vehicle

a hireling, especially a hired professional soldier.

motivated solely by a desire for material gain

syn: hired hand, freelancer, soldier of fortune, condottiere, greedy, avaricious, acquisitive, grasping, rapacious

ant: altruistic, disinterested

debatable and therefore unresolved

to bring up for a discussion

syn: arguable, disputable, questionable, doubtful, broach, raise, pose, put toward

ant: incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefutable

a swamp or bog, a confuse or degrating situation that is difficult to get out of

syn: marsh, fen, quagmire

a kind of multicolored cloth, a garment made from this cloth, especially the costume worn by a court jester or clown

multicolored, diverse or varied

syn: polychrome, polychromatic, pieblad, variegated, heterogeneous, miscellaneous,

ant: monochrome, monochromatic, monolithic, homogeneous, uniform

worldly as opposed to spiritual, humdrum or everyday

syn: earthly, terrestrial, secular, temporal, material, physical, ordinary, prosaic, routine, commonplace, banal

ant: celestial, heavenly, cosmic, unworldly, spiritual, metaphysical, transcendental, extraordinary, unique

countless, innumerable

syn: multitudinous, multifarious, manifold, infinite

ant: finite, limited

dominated by an excessive love or admiration of oneself

syn: egotistical, egoistic, egomaniacal, self-centered, conceited, vain

ant: self-deprecating, self-deprecatory, self-critical, self-desctructive

hazy, vague, or indistinct

syn: amorphous, opaque, shapeless, fuzzy, indefinite

ant: clear, distinct, well-defined, unambiguous

too small to be significant

syn: insignificant, inconseqential, trivial, piddling, trifling, nugatory

ant: significant, considerable, telling, meaningful, critical, crucial, pivotal

unwarrented favoritism shown to relatives or friends by someone in high office

syn: partisanship, bias, partiality, patronage

wandering, roving

syn: itinerant, migratory, peripatetic

ant: settled, fixed, stationary

existing in name only

insignificantly small

syn: titular, token, symbolic, trifling, inconsequential

ant: real, actual, exorbitant, excessive

a longing to return to a sentimentalized past, homesickness

syn: yearning, pining, hankering, wistfulness, sadness, sentimentality, sorrow, regret, lonesomeness

a person who has just entered a religious order on a probationary basis

a beginner of any kind

syn: postulant, neophyte, tyro, fledgling, trainee, rookie, probationer, greenhorn, tenderffot

ant: expert, pro, veteranm old hand, past master, virtuoso

a slight or subtle variation in meaning, expression, tone, feeling, color, or the like

syn: subtlety, nicety, overtone, gradation, refinement, delicacy

offensive to accepted standards of decency, repulsive

syn: indecent, lewd, salacious, smutty, bawdy, scatological, pornographic, risque, vulgar, crude, coarse, disgusting, abominable, reprehensible, loathsome

ant: decent, refined, modest, laudable, meritorious

excessively submissive to another person's wishes or ideas, often for purely self-interested reasons

syn: servile, fawning, subservient, groveling, mealymouthed, sycophantic, unctuous, compliant, deferential

ant: independent, frank, candid, outspoken, self-assertive, aggressive, bumptious

an irrational preoccupation with an idea or feeling that usually results in severe anxiety

syn: compulsion, fixation, mania, phobia, hang-up

no longer in use, outmoded

old-fashioned, antiquated, dated, out-of date, passe, old hat, superannuated, archaic, defunct, extinct

ant: up-to-date, new, novel, fresh, newfangled, avantgarde, ultramordern

general disorder, confusion, noise, commotion

syn: chaos, bedlam, turmoil, tumult, din, cacophony, hubbub, hullaboo, ruckus, racket, rumpus

ant: order, silence, calm, tranquility, placidity, repose, peace

a seemingly self-contradictory statement that, on closer examination, proves worthy of belief

someone or something that is full of contradictions and inconsistencies

syn: riddle, enigma, anomaly

to restate in other words or another form, often in order to clarify meaning or avoid difficulties

a restatement in other words or another form

syn: reword, rephrase, rewording, rephrasing, free rendering, version

ant: quote, duplicate, reproduce, quotation

located in, or supported by, a parish (a type of ecclesiastical district)

restricted in scope or range, narrow or limited

syn: local, regional, district, narrow-minded, insular, provincial, hidebound, myopic

ant: broad-minded, cosmopolitan, liberal

a comic imitation of the style, form, or content of a serious piece of work

a performance that is so bad as to constitute a mockery of the thing it is intended to represent

to imitate in a mocking or unworthy way

syn: spoof, takeoff, lampoon, caricature, burlesque, travesty, satire, satirize, mock, ridicule

excessively forward in offering unwanted or unnecessary help or advice, meddlesome

syn: intrusive, prying, nosy, forward, pushy, bossy importunate

foreshadowing evil, menacing or threatening

syn: portentous, ill-omened, foreboding, untoward, unpromising, sinister

ant: lucky, happy, felicitous, auspicious, propitious

suitable, appropriate, timely

syn: convenient, seasonable, apt, fitting, propitious, fit, auspicious, advantageous

ant: inappropirate, untimely, unsuitable, ill timed, incovenient, inauspicious

apparent of professed

syn: purported, alleged, avowed, nominal, supposed, reputed, evident, manifest

ant: true, real, actual, authentic, genuine

to banish or exclude from a group, to shun

syn: expel, exile, blacklist, blackball, snub, boycott, bar, repudiate, reject, proscibe, outlaw

ant: accept, welcome, embrace, associate with

having the nature of a command in that it does not allow discussion, contradiction, or refusal

determined, resolute

offensively dictatorial

syn: binding, obligatory, mandatory, prescriptive, categorical, unconditional, psotive, emphatic, concerted, despotic, tyrannical, high-handed

ant: tentative, contingent, provisional, irresolute, indecisive, hesitant, mild, unassuming, diffident

to lie deliberately while under oath to tell the truth

syn: forswear, prevaricate

permeate

to spread through, to penetrate

syn: pervade, infiltrate, diffuse, saturate, impregnate, imbue, filter into, seep through, soak through

highly injurious or harmful

syn: deleterious, detrimental, malignant, baneful, ruinous, destructive

ant: wholesome, beneficial, salutary, salubrious

to continue steadfastly despite obstacles or discouragment

syn: persist, endure

ant: quit, desist, give up on, abandon

an intense irrational fear of something, any strong aversion

syn: dread of, horror of, aversion to, distaste for, abhorrence of, antipathy for, loathing for

ant: liking for, taste for, partiality for, fondness for, affinity for, predilection for

the use of another person's writing or ideas as one's own without acknowledging their source

syn: theft, piracy

sorrowful or melancholy, mournful

syn: doleful, dolorous, disconsolate, lachrymose, wistful, heartbroken, tearful, lugubrious

ant: merry, jocund, cheerful, lighthearted

superabundance or excess

syn: profusion, welter, superfluity, glut, surplus, surfeit, deluge, avalanche

ant: scarcity, paucity, dearth, shortage, lack, want

keenly touching or moving

syn: heartbreaking, tender, heartrending, wistful, affecting, melancholy, elegaic, bittersweet

dangerously insecure, unstable, uncertain

syn: perilous, hazadous, risky, treacherous, dubious, touch-and-go, ticklish, touchy, delicate

ant: safe, secure, stable, firm, certain, impregnable

developing unusually early

syn: forward, gifted, advanced, premature

ant: backward, retarded, underdeveloped, laggard

preying on, plundering, or piratical

syn: marauding, pillaging, looting, rapacious, voracious, avaricious, extortionate,

an introductory piece of music, anything that precedes or introduces something else

syn: overture, prologue, preface, curtain-raiser

ant: postlude, epilogue, aftermath, sequel

a statement upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn

to state or assume as the basis for something else, to offer in advance as an explanation of, or introduction to something else

syn: proposition, axiom, thesis, hypothesis, assumption, preface, introduce, posit, predicate, presuppose

a special right or privilege that belongs to a person or group by virtue of rank, position, or the like

syn: perquisite, advantage, benefit, birthright 

probity

unquestionable honesty or uprightness

syn: integrity, rectitude, ethicality, righteousness, honorableness, decency

ant: unscrupulousness, underhandedness, shadiness, knavery, chicanery, skulduggery

procrastinate

to delay action

syn: postpone, shilly-shally, dillydally, temporize, stall

ant: act on, take action on, settle decide, dispose of, take care of

extraordinary in size or extent, marvelous

syn: tremendous, stupendous, mammoth, vast, gargantuan, immense, massive, enormous, phenomenal, fabulous, incredible, wondrous

ant: puny, tiny, minute, trivial, minuscule, negligible infinitesimal, unexceptional, undistinguished, unimpressive, mediocre

to increase rapidly in size or abundance

syn: burgeon, snowball, mushroom, thrive, multiply, spread, prosper, flourish, expand, escalate, accelerate

ant: decline, diminish, wane, taper off, decrease, peter out, subside, dwindle

to announce officially, as a law of decree

syn: proclaim, decree, broadcast, publish, disseminate

ant: conceal, keep secret

a natural tendency or inclination

syn: penchant for, prolivity toward, capacity for, predilection for, bent for, gift for, genious for, preferenc for, fondness for

ant: aversion to, repugnance for, disinclination to, antipathy to, immunity to

to appease or pacify

syn: mollify, placate, conciliate

ant: antagonize, alienate, exasperate, vex, anger, annoy, incense

extended or prolonged excessively

syn: drawn out, elongated, interminable, endless, long-winded

ant: contracted, compressed, truncated, brief, foreshortened, curtailed

superior courage, ability or skill

syn: valor, gallantry, daring, bravery, intrepidity, mettle, pluck, expertise, facility, proficiency

ant: cowardice, timidity, incompetence, ineptitude

a fictitious name assumed by an author

syn: pen name, nom de plume, nom de guerre, alias

to cleanse or purify, especially to rid a group of undesirable elements

a medicine that cleanses, the elimination of undersirable elements from a group

syn: flush out, eject, expel, liquidate, exterminate, weed out, expiate, clear, physic, laxative, pogrom

contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited 

syn: timid, timorous, frightened, fearful, spineless, gutless, lily-livered, fainthearted

ant: bold, daring, intrepid, courageous, spirited, dynamic, forceful

to bring to an end, usually by force, to quiet or pacify

syn: suppress, extinguish, subdue, stamp out, quash, squelch, crush, put down, silence, calm, allay, assuage

ant: instigate, foment, provoke, incite, kindle, enflame, arouse, stir up

high-minded but impractical

syn: idealistic, visionary, fanciful, unrealistic, utopian, chimerical

ant: realistic, practical, down-to-earth

to level to the ground, to blot out or demolish

syn: flatten gut, fell, obliterate, eradicate

ant: raise, erect, set up, build

stubbornly resistant to reason or authority

a perverse or wayward person

syn: obstinate, perverse, intractable, unyielding, contrary, rebellious, defiant, uncooperative, contumacious, pigheaded, ornery

ant: compliant, complaisant, acquiescent, tractable, cooperative, docile, amenable, accommodating, willing

to withdraw formally or publicly

syn: disown, renounce, retract, repudiate, disavow, abjure

ant: affirm, reaffirm, aver, hold fast to, cleave to, adhere to

to give in return for, or in response to, something already given

syn: exchance, repay, requite, reimburse, recompense, interchange

the act of answering one accussation with another, a bitter reply

syn: counterchange, counteraccusation, retort

unnecessarily repetitive or superfluous, more than what is normally considered adequate or necessary

syn: verbose, prolix, pleonastic, wordy, tautological, superabundant, excessive

ant: succinct, laconic, terse, insufficient, scarce

to become less harsh or severe, to let up or slacken

syn: yield, moderate, soften

ant: harden, stiffen, be adamant

the act of recalling the past, a memory

syn: recollection, remembrance, memoir

anguish, self-reproach or bitter regret for wrongdoing

syn: regretfulness, shame, contrition, sorrow, repentance, penitence

ant: callousness, indifferent, unconcern, impenitence

a person who deserts one cause or group for another

disloyal or traitorous

syn: turncoat, traitor, defector, deserter, apostate, recreant, perfidous

ant: loyalist, loyal, staunch, true-blue, reliable,

an indirect effect or result produced by an event or action

syn: aftereffect, aftermath, reverberation, backlash

to refill or provide a new supply of

syn: restock, renew, replace

ant: deplete, use up, empty, exhaust

retaliation in kind for injuries received

syn: retribution, requital, vengeance, revenge

to cancel or withdraw

syn: revoke, repeal, retract, recall, abrogate, annul, nullify, countermand, invalidate

ant: affirm, confirm, enforce, endorse, uphold, ratify, underwrite

springy or flexible, able to resume its original shape

able to recover quickly from sickness, change or misfortune

syn: pliable, supple, mallenable, buoyant,

ant: inflexible, rigid, stiff, obdurate, adamant

disinclined to speak out, reserved or restrained

syn: tacitrun, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, closemouthed, hesitant

ant: voluble, prolix, garrulous, loquacious, talkative

just payment for something else, especially a punishment

syn: requital, reocompense, redress, compensation, satisfaction, retaliation, reprisal, restitution, vengeance, revenge

applying or referring to a period prior to enactment

syn: retrospective

to echo over and over again, to resound

syn: rebound, recoil, ricochet, bounce back, snap back, resonate, rumble, boom , thunder

to hold in great awe, esteem, or respect

syn: venerate, cherish, idolize, esteem, admire, honor

ant: ridicule, revile, execrate, disparage, belittle, denigrate

a prescribed form or order for some kind of ceremony, something that is regularly and faithfully practiced

syn: liturgy, ceremony, formalities, service, ceremonial

a basic principle, element, or skill

syn: basics, fundamentals, ABCs, first principles

to chew cud

to ponder at length, to turn in one's mind

syn: masticate, mull over, reflect upon, deliberate, muse on, cogitate

an action or device designed to confuse or mislead

syn: stratagmen, ploy, subterfuge, artifice, gimmick, trick

to hamper, injure, or destroy maliciously or stealthily

malicious damage, destruction, or hindrance of something

syn: subvert, undermine, disrupt, hamstring, wreck, damage, subversion, treachery

wickedly disrespectful of sacred or revered things

syn: impious, blasphemous, ungodly, unholy, wicked, sinful, immoral, reprobate, irreverent, iconoclastic

ant: pious, reverent, godly, devout

an outward projection in a military position, anything that protrudes beyond its surroundings

prominent or conspicuous

syn: protuberance, protrusion, bulge, bump, outstanding, noticeable, striking, prononuced

ant: dent, depression, trough, cavity, hole, dip, inconspicuous, unobtrusive

sanctimonious

making a great but insincere show of being holy or righteous, usually for the purpose of impressing others

syn: hypocritical, pietistic, self-righteous, canting, pompous, insincere, holier-than-thou, simon-pure

ant: heartfelt, sincere

reddish or ruddy

cheerfully confident or optimistic

syn: rosy, rubicund, florid, flushed, glowing, buoyant, sunny, bright, hopeful

ant: pale, pallid, wan, pessimistic, despondent, bleak, gloomy, glum

a natural or artificial body revolving around a celestial body of larger size

a country that is under the domination or influence of a larger or more powerful country

dependent

syn: spacecraft, appendage, protectorate, client, subordinate, subject

ant: hegemony, dominion, dominant, parent, predominant, principal, governing

def: someone or something that is innocently made to bear the blame of punishment for the sins or misdeeds of others

syn: victim, butt, target, patsy

a split of division within the ranks of an organization

syn: breach, break, cleft, rupture, rift, cleavage

ant: merger, fusion, union, amalgamation

to examine closely or critically

syn: peruse, study, inspect, pore over, critique,

ant: gloss over, skip over, scan

not religious, pertaining to worldy matters, pertaining to the state

syn: temporal, civil, mundane

ant: sacred, divine, spiritual, ecclesiastical, religious

senile

showing the signs of old age, especially advanced mental or physical deterioration

syn: aged, decrepit, doddering, feebleminded, infirm, superannuated, obsolescent

ant: youthful, adolescent, juvenile, infantile

comfort or consolation in sorrow, distress or misfortune

to comfort or console

syn: succor, sympathy, commiseration, condolence, cheer, succor, soothe, reassure

ant: vex, aggravate, badger, worry, upset, alarm

filthy and mean

morally degrading or reprehensible

syn: foul, wretched, gross, sleazy, squalid, vile, shameful, dishonorable, crass

ant: splendid, opulent, luxurious, admirable, meritorious, praiseworthy, noble, lofty

endurance, the moral or physical strenght required to withstand hardships or overcome obstacles

syn: fortitude, persevance, guts, grit, mettle, staying, power, energy, vitality

ant: weakenss, infirmity, debility, frailty, fragility, lack of strength, impotence

a conventional, usually oversimplified, conception or representation of something

to force into a uniform and usually oversimplified mold to developed a fixed and unvarying idea about

syn: cliche, classify, generalize, about, typecase, pigeonhole, categorize

to brand or characterize as blemished or disgraceful

syn: denounce, condemn, decry, discredit, disparage, belittle, label, impute

ant: whitewash, compliment, extol

to specify or demand as a condition for agreement, to guarantee or affirm

syn: require, contract, provide for

an overall plan of action designed to achieve a specific goal

the science of planning and directing such an operation

syn: plan, blueprint, program, policy, approach, scenario

loud and harsh in sound

syn: grating, shrill, raucous, dissonant, cacophonous, jarring

ant: mellifluous, euphonious, melodious, dulect

close observation of a person or group considered suspicious a continuous watch for the purpose of direction or control

syn: watch, monitoring, supervision, vigilance

a group of traits, symptoms, or signs that collectively characterize a disease or social condition

syn: complex

unspoken, implied or inferred

syn: understood, implicit, wordless, unexpressed, unvoice

ant: explicit, express, expressed, epecific

habitually untalkative

syn: closemouthed, tight-lipped, laconic, reserved, uncommunicative, reticent

ant: talkative, loquacious, garrulous, prolix, voluble

capable of being touched, real or concrete

syn: perceptible, discenbiel, palpable, material, actual, physical, solid

ant: imperceptible, insubstantial, immaterial, untouchant, nebulous, hazy, vague

capable of being defended or maintained

syn: defensible, defendable, maintainable, irrefutable, incontestable, unassailable, plausible, believable, credible

ant: indefensible, insupportable, unmaintainable,  flawed, faulty, specious, implausible, questionable

in the nature of an experiment or a trial, uncertain

syn: provisional, contingent, probitionary, interim, experimental, exploration, hesistant, unsure, doubtful, iffy

ant: definite, settled, certain, finalized

to block or frustrate

syn:  foil, baffle, neutralize, defeat, stymie, crippe, impede, inhibit

ant: promote, aid, help, abet, encourage, advance, foster

peaceful, quiet, free of mental agitation

syn: calm, serene, placid, cool, composed, self-possessed, unexcited, unperturbed, impassive, dispassionate

ant: turbulent, tumultuous, stormy, tempestuous, raucous, distraught, agitated, troubled, upset

so shocking as to produce a lasting psychological effect

syn:  shocking, paralyzing, jolting

ant: beneficial, salutary, salubrious, uplifting, inspirational

perceptive and forceful, cutting

syn: incisve, keen, acute, effective, cogent, caustic, mordant, biting

ant: bland, obtuse, vacuous, vapid, inane

violently agitated or disturbed, restless or unruly

syn: stormy, troubled, tumultuous, tempestuous

ant: calm, peaceful, placid, tranquil

being or seeming to be everywhere

synL omnipresent, pervasive, universal, ever-present

ant: rare, scarce

urbane

refined, elegant, and sophisticaed in manner or style

syn: suave, cosmopolitan, polished, genteel, smooth, bland, courtly, well-bred

ant: crude, boorish, rude, discourteous, ill-bred, gauche

to seize a power, office, function or the like without any legal right to do so

syn: expropirate, arrogate, encroach, infringe, supplant, supersede

a bizarre or eccentric idea, action, or condition

syn: whim, caprice, peculiarity, quirk, crochet, oddity, eccentricity

open to, or marked by, bribery or curruption

syn: corrupible, bribable, mercenary,

ant: incorruptible, scrupulous, honest, upright

a thin layer of fine material put on the surface of something in order to make it more attractive or cover defects, a deceptively attractive outward appearance

to cover something with a veneer of fine material

syn: facing, facade, coating, gloss, sheen, overlay, varnish, lacquer, glaze, overlay, laminate, whitewash, glaze, gild, mask, screen

worthy or reverence or respect because of character, position, age, or religious or historical associations

syn: time-honored, revered, esteemed, august, eminent, hallowed, hoary

ant: spurned, scorned, reviled

veracity

habitual adhereance to the truth, accuracy

syn: truthfulness, honesty, integrity, reliability, credibility, authenticity, genuiness

ant: dishonesty, falsity, spuriousness, deceptiveness, untrustworthiness

capable of doing many things or serving many functions

syn: all-around, all-purpose, many-sided, multipurpose, flexible, adaptable, resourceful

ant: single-purpose, unadaptable, unresourceful

the right or power of the chief executive to reject measures approvd by the legislative body, any authoritative prohibition

to prevent a bill from becoming law by the right of veto, to prohibit or reject

syn: rejection, refusal, interdiction, kill, quash, turn down, forbid, interdict, rule out

ant: approval, consent, sanction, approve, ratify

to struggle for superiority with, to contend with

syn: compete, contest

inclined to seek revenge, intended to inflict pain or harm

syn:vengeful, revengeful, retaliatory, malevolent, spiteful, hostile

ant:

magnanimous, forgiving, concilliatory

to impair the quality force, or value of, to debase

syn: mar poision, taint, contaminate, reduce, lower, lessen, weaken, depreciate, dilute, tarnish

ant: strengthen, buttress, bolster, reinforce, promote, brance

evaporating readily at normal temp. or pressure levels

changeable and potentially explosive

syn: volcanic, heated, supercharged, mercurial, erratic, sluggish, inert, quiescent, dormant, phlegmatic

 to decrease gradually in size, power or intensity

a gradual decline or decrease

syn: slacken, subside, dim, diminish, abate, taper off, ebb, fade, peter out, dwindle, diminution, weakening, growth, expansion, increment, addition, accretion

intense anger

syn: rage, fury, indignation, ire, choler, spleen

ant: favor, blession, approval, pleasure

yoke

a wooden frame joining a pair of oxen or other draft animals together at the neck, any form or symbol of bondage or subjection

to join or bond together

syn: harness, collar, oxbow, hitch, link, harness, couple, unite

ant: sunder, separate, disconnect, dissociate, detach, split, divide

a comical person given to outlandish behavior, a buffoon

ludicrously comic, bizarre, or absurd

syn: clown, fool, prankster, ridiculous, laughable, hilarious, ludicrous, inane, wacky, goofy, loony

antL sensible, serious, proper, staid, sober

enthusiastic devotion to somethign fervor

syn: ardor, gusto, eagerness, passion, intensity, alacrity, vigor, enthusiasm, relish, keenness, rapture, ecstasy

ant: apathy, indifference, listlessness, unconcern, nonchalance

the point of a celestial sphere that is directly above the observer and vertically opposite the extreme point below

the highest point or state of something

syn: summit, apex, apogee, peak, acme, culmination, climax, pinnacle