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blissful; rendering or making blessed
s: rapturous, ecstatic, transcendent |
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a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
s: mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus |
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anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple polishing
s: allurement, enticement, cajolery |
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harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
s: harmonious, melodious, mellifluous |
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trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
s: fair dealing |
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to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for special use
s: transfer, remit, convey |
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a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadrship
s: blunder, faux pas, gaffe |
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| a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute |
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feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever, frenetic
s: leisurely, relaxed |
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to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
s: confirm, corroborate, support, admit |
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about to happen, threatening
s: impending, looming |
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natural, inborn, inherent; built-in
s: intrinsic, congenital |
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unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
s: averse, indisposed |
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clear, evident to the eyes or mind; to show plainly, exhibit, evince; a list of cargo and/or passengers
s: apparent, reveal, disclose |
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| small or trivial details; trifling matters\s: trivia, trifles |
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a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
s: postponement, stoppage |
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an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
s: panacea, elixir |
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one who is rejected by a social group or organization
s: outcast, untouchable, persona non grata |
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not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
s: utopian, idealistic, impractical |
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dry, shrunken and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)
s: withered, shriveled |
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that which is pleasant or agreeable; attractive features, customs, etc.
s: unpleasantness, disagreeableness |
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| an opening, gap, hole, orifice |
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a difference of opinion, discontent
s: disagreement, dissent, disaffection |
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devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; fond of good food, comfort, and ease; with discriminating tastes
s: hedonistic, sybaritic, discriminating |
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not thrifty; failing to plan ahead
s: prodigal, spendthrift, extravagant |
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wickedness, sin; a grossly immoral act
s: evil, crime |
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sacred; of such a character that it must not be broken, injured or profaned
s: sacrosanct, unassailable |
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open to or capable of change, fickle
s: changeable, variable |
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just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
s: budding, incipient, embryonic |
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a deep bow or other body movement indicating respect or admission; deference, homage
s: respect, honor |
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formal or elaborate praise; a tribute
s: tribute, encomium, testimonial |
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a device for publicly punishing offenders; a means for exposing one to public contempt or ridicule
s: praise, extol, laud, acclaim |
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a woefully meager allowance, wage, or portion
s: modicum, trifle |
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to foreshadow or point to a future event; to predict; a warning or indication of the future
s: augur, portend, foretell |
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descendants, offspring, children, followers, disciples
s: issue, posterity |
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to proclaim or issue officially, to make known far and wide
s: announce |
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uprightness, righteousness, correctness
s: probity, integrity |
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restless, hard to manage, balky
s: uneasy, fidgety, recalcitrant |
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angelic, heavenly, celestial
s: cherubic |
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to have existence, to remain alive; manage to make a living or maintain life; to persist or continue
s: last, survive, sustain |
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