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adj. near to, adjoining
synonyms: alongside, nearby, neighboring
Antonyms: Faraway, distant, remote |
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v. To get down from, step down from; to come down from the air, land. adj. lighted up
Synonyms v: Dismount, descend, land, touch down
Antonyms v: mount, ascend, board, take off |
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adj. not productive, bare
synonyms: unproductive, sterile, desolate
Antonyms: fertile, productive, fruitful |
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v. to break up, disturb
Synonyms: upset, displace, disorder
Antonyms: organize, arrange
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n. a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time.
Synonyms: ruling house, regime |
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n. an advanced indication, sample, or warning
Synonyms: preview, anticipation |
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v. to begin to grow, come into being Synonyms: sprout, shoot up, grow, burgeon
Antonyms: wither, die, stagnate, shrivel up |
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adj. ordinary, dull, routine, without variation
Synonyms: monotonous, uneventful, prosiac, boring
Antonyms: lively, exciting, thrilling, exhilerating |
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v. to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully
Synonoyms: speed, fly, race, catapult, fling
Antonyms: crawl, creep |
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v. to suggest or hint shyly; to edge into something inderectly
Synonyms: imply, intimate
Antonyms: barge in, broadcast |
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adj. endless, so long as to seem endless
Synonyms: never-ending, ceaseless
Antonyms: brief, short, fleeting |
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v. to ask questions, examine by questioning
Synonyms: question, query |
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v. to pay back; to give a reward
n. a payment for loss, service, or injury
Synonyms: v. repay
n. compensation |
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v. to repair restore to good condition, make new again
Synonyms: repair, fix up, recondition |
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n. a brief summary; a short written account of one's eduaction, working experience, or qualification for a job
Synonyms: synopsis, job history |
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adj. silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish
Synonyms: grumpy, surly, peevish, morose
Antonyms: cheerful, blithe, sociable, vivacious |
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v. to flowor fall by drops or in a small stream.
n. a small irregular quantity of anything
Synonyms v: dribble, drizzle, drip
Synonyms n: small amount
Antonyms v: gush, pour, flood
Antonyms n: deluge |
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adj. not immportant, minor; ordinary, commonplace
Synonyms: insignificant, petty, trifling
Antonyms: important, weighty, momentous |
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n. a puase in fighting, temporary peace
Synonyms: cease-fire
Antonyms: war, warfare, fighting |
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adj. evil, bad, spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition, painfully severe or extreme
Synonyms: wicked, malicious, savage
Antonyms: good, kind, mild, harmless |
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