verb

to make up for

Syn: expiate, make amends for

noun

slavery; any state of being bound or held down

Syn: servitude, captivity, subjection, dependence

Ant: freedom, liberty, independence

adj.

believeable

Syn: plausible, acceptable, likely

Ant: unbelieveable, implausible, improbable

verb

to pay for

Syn: settle, bear the cost, foot the bill

adj.

hardworking, industrious, not lazy

Syn: assiduous, sedulous

Ant: lazy, indolent, cursory, perfunctory

adj.

sad; dreary

Syn: sorrowful, mournful, melancholy, dolorous

Ant: cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant

adj.

frightful, horrible; deathly pale

Syn: dreadful, appalling, gruesome, grisly

Ant: pleasant, agreeable, attractive, delightful

verb

to hold back

Syn: hinder, obstruct, impede, inhibit

Ant: facilitate, ease, smooth the way

verb

to shape or cut down w/ an ax; to hold to

Syn: chop, hack, fell, adhere, conform

adj.

poor, in a state of poverty, depleted

Syn: poverty stricken, destitute, indignent

Ant: rich, wealthy, affluent, prosperous

adj.

Never stopping, going on all the time

Syn: ceaseless, constant, uninterrupted

Ant: occassional, sporadic, intermittent

adj.

complicated, difficult to understand

Syn: complex, convoluted

Ant: simple, uninvolved

adj.

easy to understand, clear, rational, sane

Syn: limpid, intelligible

Ant: murky, muddy, obscure, intelligble

adj.

occurring or published after death

Syn: postmortem

Ant: prenatal

Prim

adj.

overly neat, precise, proper, or formal, prudish

Syn: fussy, fastiduous, squeamish

Ant: dowdy, frumpy, sloppy, lax, loose, untidy

adj.

grimly or scornfully mocking, bitterly sarcastic

Syn: caustic, mordant, acerbic, wry

Ant: bland, mild, saccharine, good-natured

verb

to take place the of, superside

Syn: replace, displace, oust

adj.

exceeding what is sufficient or required, excess

Syn: surplus, supererogatory

Ant: necessary, essential, vital, indispensible

verb/noun

v) to jeer at, mock

n) an insulting or mocking remark

Syn: v) deride, ridicule

Ant: v) check, applaud, acclaim

adj.

holding fast; holding together firmly; persistent

Syn: obstinate, stubborn, dogged

Ant: yielding, weak, lax, gentle, slack