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| self-assurance and grace, especially when under pressure; the ability to handle oneself well in stressful situations; ANT: awkwardness |
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| old-fashioned to the point of being humorous; traditionally, during the time before the biblical flood; ANT: modern |
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| gentle flattery used to get someone to behave in a certain way; ANT: genuine kindness |
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| ordinary to the point of boring; dull and uninteresting; ANT: original, interesting |
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| loud and self-serving to the point of being obnoxious; ANT: modest, quiet |
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| the general principles, standards, or rules by which something is judged |
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| to surrender or give up; to give in; ANT: resist |
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| tending to nitpick or find fault; overly critical of small mistakes; ANT: complimentary, kind |
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| to do something that is believed to be below one's station or dignity |
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| harmful or damaging; ANT: beneficial |
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| a resident or one who is in a particular place often enough to practically be a resident; a native; ANT: infrequent visitor, immigrant? |
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| effectiveness; the ability to create the desired effect; ANT: inefficiency |
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| bright and radiant; glowing; ANT: dark and gloomy |
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| any substance that softens or smoothes the skin; ANT: irritant |
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| having great knowledge and intelligence; well spoken and knowledgeable; ANT: stupid |
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| prepared for planting but left unsown in order to give the earth time to rejuvenate; inactive; ANT: active |
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| intensely enthusiastic; wildly supportive or excited; ANT: unenthusiastic |
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| arrogrant or overwhelming pride; ANT: modesty, shame |
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| having little money; poor; ANT: rich |
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| impossible or unable to appease; or relentless and unstoppable; ANT: placable, satisfiable, stoppable |
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| the state of being overly tired, drained, or lacking energy; physically or mentally tired and worn out; ANT: energy |
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| in existence but hidden or unknown; potential; undiscovered or undeveloped; ANT: overt, known |
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| excessively sentimental, usually to the point of tears, often involving an elemtn of self-pity; weepy for sad, sentimental, and perhaps self-absorbed reasons; often associated with drunkenness; ANT: toughness, emotionless |
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| sentimental in a sappy, even offensive way; sickly sweet emotion; ANT: genuine |
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| being known for an undesirable reason; ANT: fame |
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| insignificant; having little importance; pointless or without purpose; or ineffective or meaningless; powerless; figuratively, without teeth; worthless; ANT: significant, powerful, purposeful |
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| overly eager to offer advice or assistance, to the point of being annoying; intrusively unhelpful, especially regarding trivial matters; ANT: unhelpful |
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| a large, sometimes complete, impressive display or collection; or complete ceremonial attire; or a protective covering; ANT: dearth |
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| a social outcast; one who is completely rejected from a community or a society at large; ANT: jock, popular kid |
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| marked by inactivity; being in a period of rest, usually temporary; ANT: active |
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| to take back a statement; to vow one no longer believes a specific opinion or idea previously believed, generally made under pressure; ANT: confirm |
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| difficult to understand; outside of common knowledge; or hidden; out of view; concealed; ANT: comprehensible |
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| cynically ironic; bitterly humorous |
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| a character from Greek mythology with the torso and head of a man but the ears, legs, and horns of a goat, known for enjoying self-indulgent celebrations |
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| slow, lacking energy or enthusiasm; inactive and lazy; ANT: active, fast |
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| the state of being tired, lazy or inactive; apathy or indifference; ANT: activity |
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| scorching hot; overheated; parched; or passionate and fiery; or energetic to the point of a frenzy (love affair); ANT: cold, boring, lacking in energy |
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| swollen due to fluid; or excessively fancy and flowery, used to describe a way of speaking or writing; pompous; ANT: modest |
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| unjustifiable; impossible to defend or maintain an argument for; ANT: justifiable |
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| to scold; to criticize; ANT: to praise |
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| uninteresting and unchallenging; ANT: interesting, challenging |
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| corrupt; willing to take bribes; able to be paid off; ANT: honest, honorable |
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| a small amount; a trace; a tiny indication that something exists; ANT: a great amount |
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| regular and methodical changes and variations taking place over a very long time, usually pluralized; or unforeseen or unexpected changes, often leading one to another, usually pluralized; ANT: continuation, remaining the same |
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| abusive; unnecessarily harsh; ANT: kind |
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