adj./n.

adj.) thoroughly skilled

n.) an expert

Syn: adj) masterful, accomplished, proficient

Ant: adj) clumsy, unskilled, maladroit n) novice

verb

to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive towards a higher goal, desire earnestly, to ascend

Syn: seek, yearn, aim for, soar

adj

bare, dreary, dismal

Syn: grim, cheerless, gloomy, desolate, barren

Ant: rosy, cheerful, sunny, promising, encouraging

verb

to blame; scold

Syn: upbraid, reprimand, rebuke, chastise

Ant: approve, praise, compliment, pat on the back

adjective

worthy of scorn, contemptible

Syn: low, vile, cheap, sordid, detestable

Ant: praiseworthy, commendable, meritorious

adjective

small, smaller than most others of the same type

Syn: undersized, miniature, tiny, compact

Ant: oversized, gigantic, huge, enormous

verb

to free from slavery; to release or liberate

Syn: set loose, unchain, unshackle, unfetter

Ant: enslave, snare, chain, shackle

adjectie

incorrect, containing mistakes

Syn: mistaken, fallacious, all wrong

Ant: accurate, correct, exact, unerring

verb/noun

v) to make use of, develop, to make improper use of for personal profit

n) a feat, deed

Syn: utilize, turn to advantage, misuse

adjective

made or delivered on the spur of the moment

Syn: spontaneous, impromptu, off-the-cuff

Ant: planned, rehearsed, prepared

verb

to make imperfect, damage, harm

Syn: injure, mar, disable, cripple, enervate

Ant: improve, strengthen, promote, advance

adjective

not able to be defeated, unbeatable

Syn: unconquerable, indomitable, insuperable

Ant: vulnerable, conquerable, surmountable

adjective

drooping; without energy, sluggish

Syn: lazy, sluggish, listless, slack, lethargic

Ant: lively, energetic, vigorous, enlivening

noun/verb

n) mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation

v) to get stuck

Syn: n) marsh, swamp, bog, slough

adjective

forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out

Syn: brash, impudent, conspicuous, protruding

Ant: meek, reserved, deferential, recessed

noun

an introduction to a speech or piece of writing

Syn: openeing, preface, prologue, preliminary

Ant: conclusion, ending, closing, epilogue

verb

to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract

Syn: present, furnish, submit, make, effect

adjective

rough, irregular, severe, stern, strong, stormy

Syn: rocky, craggy, blunt, harsh, hardy, tough

Ant: smooth, flat, soft, mild, tender, delicate

adjective

inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true

Syn: dubious, suspicious, incredulous

Ant: believing, credulous, gullible, ingenuous

adjective

untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy

Syn: messy, untidy, slovenly, slapdash, cursory

Ant: tidy, neat, orderly, careful, painstaking