adverb

endlessly

Syn: forever, incessantly, unceasingly, ceaselessly

Ant: succinctly, briefly, tersely, concisely

verb

to divide and give out in shares

Syn: distribute, allot, parcel out, allocate

adjective

genuine; sincere

Syn: authentic, indisputable, legitimate, certified

Ant: false, fake, bogus, spurious, counterfeit

adjective

able to float easily; able to hold things up; cheerful, hopeful

Syn: blithe, jaunty, lighthearted, animated

Ant: downcast, depressed, gloomy, morose

noun

a small, exclusive group of people

Syn: inner circle, coterie

verb

to admit as true; to yield, submit

Syn: acknowledge, grant, allow, assent

Ant: consent, dispute, gainsay, challenge

adjective

getting on well with others; agreeable, pleasant

Syn: friendly, sociable, amiable, compatible

Ant: disagreeable, surly, cold, standoffish

adjective

very high; noble

Syn: elevated, towering, exalted, grand

Ant: base, petty, low, sordid, despicable

noun

a movement from one country or region to another

Syn: population shift, mass movement

verb

to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally

Syn: notice, discern, understand

Ant: miss, overlook, be blind to

adjective

inclined to go against what is expected; stubborn; turned away from what is good and proper

Syn: obstinate, contrary, mulish, wayward

Ant: tractable, docile, amenable, yielding

noun

an introduction; that which come before or leads off

Syn: preface, overture, prologue, "curtain-raiser"

Ant: epilogue, postlude, aftermath

adjective

stale, spoiled

Syn: foul, rank, fetid, sour, rotten, putrid

Ant: wholesome, fresh

adjective/noun

adj) country-like; simple, plain; awkward

n) one who lives in the country

Syn: adj) rough, unsophisticated, countrified

Ant: adj) citified, urban, sophisticated, suave

verb

to separate, divide into parts

Syn: cut off, amputate, break off, dissolve

Ant: join, unite, weld together

adjective

wretchedly poor; run-down; mean or selfish

Syn: filthy, squalid, base, vile, seedy, sleazy

Ant: pure, noble, opulent, lavish 

adjective

not capable of being held or defended; impossible to maintain

Syn: indefensible, insupportable, groundless

Ant: irrefutable, impregnable, incontestable

adjective

able to do many things well; capable of many uses

Syn: adaptable, handy, all-around, many-sided

Ant: limited, specialized, restricted

verb

to clear from hint or charge of wrongdoing; to defend successfully against opposition; to justify

Syn: acquit, absolve, exonerate, advocate

Ant: implicate, incriminate, condemn, convict

verb

to lose size, strength, or power

Syn: diminish, decline, subside, dwindle

Ant: grow, wax, amplify, balloon, increase