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(v.) to approve or permit; to give power or authority to Synonyms: order, entitle, empower Antonyms: forbid, ban, prohibit |
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(n.) a person who has commited a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender Synonyms: lawbreaker, wrongdoer |
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(v.)to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time in doing something than is necessary Synonyms:delay, loiter, dilydally Antonyms:hurry, hasten, speed up, bustle |
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(v.) to cut apart in preperation for scientific study; to analyse with great care Synonyms: examine Antonyms: sew together, fuse weld |
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(v.) to pay out, spend; to use up Synonyms: ytilise, consume, disburse Antonyms: save, hoard |
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(adj.) easlily fooled, tricked, or cheated Synonyms: trusting, innocent, naive, credulous Antonyms:suspicious, skeptical |
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(n.) an event resulting in death; an accidental death Synonyms: casualty, mortality Antonyms:injury |
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(adj.)not permitted, unlawful, improper Synonyms: illegal, unauthorized, forbidden Antonyms:legal, lawful, permissible, aboveboard |
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(v.)to plunge or dip into a fluid; to involve deeply Synonyms: drunk, engross Antonyms: dredge up, pull out |
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(adj.)causing excietment or anger; leading to violence or disoreder Synonyms: provoking, incendiary, provocate Antonyms: calming, soothing, lulling, quieting |
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(n.)a note to aid one's memory; an informal note or report Synonyms: reminder |
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(adj.) marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow; able to move people emotionally; worthy of pity;woefully inadequate Synonyms: moving, distressing, pitiable, heartrending Antonyms: funny, hilarious, frighening |
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(v.) to keep doing something in spite of difficulties; to effuse to quit even when the going is tough Synonyms: plug away, pursue, stick to it Antonyms: give up,despair, throw in the towel, quit |
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(v.)to lie, tell an untruth; to mislead on purpose Synonyms: fib, stretch the truth, equivocate Antonyms: tell the truth |
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(v.) to crush, put down completely Synonyms: suppress Antonyms: start, kindle, ignite, encourage |
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(n.) enjoyment or satisfaction; something that adds a pleasing flavor; (v.) to enjoy greatly Synonyms: (n.) pleasure, gusto, (v.) take delight in Antonyms: (v.) dislike, loathe, hate, despise |
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(v.)to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences Synonyms: remember, recollect |
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(v.)to clean or polish by hard rubbing, to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of Synonyms: scrub, search, comb Antonyms: ddirty, soil |
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(n.)something done or given to show thanks or respect; a payment Synonyms: praise, honor, homage, recognition, commendation, glorification, money, tax, levy Antonyms: blame, criticism, reproach |
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(v.)to make twisting or turning movements in a way that suggests pain or struggle Synonyms: twist, squirm, thrash |
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