courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to

syn: genial, amicable, agreeable, cordial

ant: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable

to increase in greatness, power or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

syn: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt

ant: reduce, decrease, diminish

shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; wihtout organization, unity or cohesion

syn: formless, unstructured, nebulous, inchoate

ant: definite, well-defined, clear-cut

that which surrounds(as an atmosphere); a distinctive air of personal quality

syn: ambience, atmosphere

illegal traffic, smuggled goods; illegal, prohibited

syn: illicit, bootleg, unlawful

ant: legal, lawful, licit

scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic

syn: profoundly, educated, well-read

ant: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; a very thin, light cloth

syn: filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy

ant: thick, dense, solid, massive

to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply

syn: gather, deduce, presume, guess, speculate

incapable of beingunderstood; impossible to see through physically

syn: impenetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic

ant: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable

relating to, characterstic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated outlook or expereince

syn: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial

ant: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal

incapable of being changed or called back

syn: irreversible, unrecallable, unalterable

ant: reversible, changeable

a natural inclination or predilection toward

syn: natural bent, proclivity, penchant

ant: natural incapacity or inability

peevish, complaining, fretful

syn: petulant, touchy, cranky, irritable

ant: uncomplaining, stoical, serene, placid

to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to

syn: reason against, expostulate

to disown, reject, or deny the validity of

syn: disavow, abjure, renounce

ant: avow, affirm, aver, avouch

able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly

syn: springy, elastic, buoyant, bouncy

ant: rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding

to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly

syn: rumble, thunder, boom, echo

coarsely abusive, vulgar, or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed

syn: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative

ant: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified

persistent, showing industry and determination

syn: assiduous, tireless, indefatigable

ant: lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose

thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable

syn: inferior, cheesy, tawdry, tatty

ant: superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy