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adj. subordinate or supplementary
Syn. auxilary, subsidary, accessory
ant. central, key, primary, principal, main |
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v. to remove material considered offensive (from a book, play, film etc)
syn. Censor, purge, expuragte |
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v. to come down or stoop voluntarily to a lower level; to deal with people in a patronizing manner
syn. design |
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v. to trick; to cheat or swindle
syn. dupe, deceive beguile inveigle |
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n. an enclosed district, region, or area inhabited by a particular group of people or having a special character
syn. island, subgroup |
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n. a person's strong point; what a person does best
syn. gift, aptitude specialty
ant. weakness, shortcoming, foible |
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adj. free adv. without charge
syn. (adj on the house) adv freely
ant adv. for a price |
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n. a representation or image of a sacred personage, often considered sacred itself; an image or picture; a symbol; a graphic symbol on a computer monitor display; an object of blind devotion
syn. emblem, idol |
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n. a small, narrow space between things or parts of things
syn. gap, slot, crevice, interval, lacuna |
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n. the universe considered as a whole; the entire complex structure of something
syn. cosmos, entireity
ant. model, miniature, microcosm |
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n. a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
syn. impostor, quack
ant. sucker, dupe, "mark", "pigeon" |
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n. a song of praise, joy or triumph
syn. hymn, ode, anthem
ant. dirge, elegy, lament, threnody |
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n. lightheared joking, talk, or writing
syn. banter, jesting, repartee, badinage |
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n. overfullness, superabundance; superfluity
syn. surplus, surfeit, glut, excess
ant. shortage, paucity, dearth, scarcity |
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adj. concerned with practical considerations or values; dealing wtih actions and results rather than with abstract theory; stiff in one's opinions
syn. down-to-earth, businesslike
ant. idealistic, impractical, visionary |
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adj. puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
syn. peculiar perplexed mystified derisive
ant. uneqivocal crystal-clear, unambiguous |
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n. inordinate greed; the disposition to obtain one's desires by force, extortion, or plunder
syn. avarice, cupidity, voraciousness
ant. liberality, generosity, altruism |
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n. a formal split within a religious organization; any division or separation of a group or organization into hostile factions
syn. rift breach
ant. united front, reconciliation |
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adj. having the power to heal or cure; beneficial
syn. curative salutary salubrious
ant. harmful, injurious, deleterious |
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n. a brilliant performer; a person with masterly skill or technique; adj. masterly or brilliant
sun. n. expert, master, prodigy, maestro
ant. n. amateur, beginner, novice (adj. mediocre) |
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