RASP

(v)

RASPER RASPY

DEFINITION - to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument

to grate upon or irritate

SYNONYMS - abrade, file, grate

ANTONYMS - aid, assist

ANALOGY - rasp:file (synonyms)

SUNDER

(v)

SUNDERANCE SUNDERER

DEFINITION - to separate; part; divide; sever

SYNONYMS - break, detatch, divide

ANTONYMS - connect, join

ANALOGY - sunder:connect (antonyms)

LISTLESS

(adj)

LISTLESSLY LISTLESSNESS

DEFINITION - having or showing little or no intrest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent

SYNONYMS - drowsy, dull, leaden

ANTONYMS - active, alert

ANALOGY - dumpster:listless (noun:adj)

CHARLATAN

(n)

CHARLATANIC CHARLATANICALLY

DEFINITION - someone who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses; quack

SYNONYMS - con artist, fraud

ANTONYMS - honest, real

ANALOGY - charlatan:fraud (synonyms)

ROUT

(n)

ROUTED ROUTING

DEFINITION - any overwheliming defeat

a large, formal evening party or social gathering

SYNONYMS - disaster, embarrasment, overthrow

ANTONYMS - triumph, win

ANALOGY - rout:defeat (synonyms)

TOOTHSOME

(adj)

TOOTHSOMELY TOOTHSOMENESS

DEFINITION - pleasing to the taste; platable

pleasing or desirable, as fame or power

SYNONYMS - platable, adorable, delectable

ANTONYMS - disgusting

ANALOGY - toothsome:undelectable (antonyms)

SMIDGEN

(n)

DEFINITION - a very small or tiny amount

SYNONYMS - iota, morsel, whiff

ANTONYMS - glob, whole

ANALOGY - smidgen:tiny (noun:adj)

DEPLETE

(v)

DEPLETED DEPLETING

DEFINTION - to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of

SYNONYMS - bankrupt, drain, reduce

ANTONYMS - develop, enlarge

ANALOGY - depletion:taxes (effect:cause)

MOROSE

(adj)

MOROSELY MOROSENESS

DEFINTION - gloomly or sullenly ill-humored, as a person, or mood

SYNONYMS - cranky, sullen, gloomy

ANTONYMS - bright, cheerful

ANALOGY - morose:listless (synonyms)

CACOPHONY

(n)

CACOPHONIES CACOPHONIC

DEFINTION - harsh discordance of sound; dissonance

SYNONYMS - noise

ANTONYMS - harmonic, melodic

ANALOGY - cacophony:harmony (antonyms)

SPLICE

(v)

SPLICED SPLICING

DEFINTION - to join together or to unite by the interweaving of strands

SYNONYMS - graft, braid, entwine

ANTONYMS - disconnect, divorce

ANALOGY - splice:unite (synonyms)

MAKESHIFT

(n)

MAKESHIFTY

DEFINTION - a temporary expedient or sustitute

SYNONYMS - alternative, make-do, substitute

ANTONYMS - permanent, forever

ANALOGY - makeshift:weak (noun:adj)

SMATTERING

(n)

SMATTERINGLY

DEFINTION - a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something

SYNONYMS - modicum, smidgen

ANTONYMS - expert

ANALOGY - smattering:smidgen (synonyms)

LOITER

(v)

LOITERING LOITERER

DEFINTION - to waste time or dawdle over work

to linger aimlessly or af if aimless in or about a place

SYNONYMS - amble, dawdle, linger

ANTONYMS - hurry, rush

ANALOGY - loiter:rushed (antonyms)

CHEEKY

(adj)

CHEEKIER CHEEKIEST

DEFINTION - impudent; insolent

SYNONYMS - bold, brash, saucy

ANTONYMS - afraid, shy

ANALOGY - cheeky:outgoing (synonyms)

DOWNFALL

(n)

DOWNFALLEN

DEFINTION - descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin

something causing ruin, failure, etc.

SYNONYMS - breakdown, collapse

ANTONYMS - creation, building

ANALOGY - downfall:building (noun:adj)

SPLAY

(v)

UNSPLAYED

DEFINTION - to spread out, expand, or extend

to spread or flare

SYNONYMS - deep, expansive

ANTONYMS - limited, narrow

ANALOGY - splay:cliff (antonyms)

ACRID

(adj)

ACRIDITY ACRIDLY

DEFINTION - sharp or biting to the taste and smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.

SYNONYMS - pungent, stinging

ANTONYMS - savory, sweet

ANALOGY - acrid:toothsome (antonyms)

FRAY

(n)

FRAYED

DEFINTION - a competition or contest, especially in sports

SYNONYMS - fracas, melee

ANTONYMS - peace, calm

ANALOGY - fray:competitive (noun:adj)

MAR

(v)

MARRED MARRING

DEFINTION - to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil

SYNONYMS - deface, tarnish

ANTONYMS - aid, assist

ANALOGY - mar:deface (synonyms)

RIVEN

(adj)

UNRIVEN

DEFINTION - rent or split apart

SYNONYMS - divide, fray

ANTONYMS - agree, assist

ANALOGY - saw:riven (tool:action)

HARMONY

(n)

HARMONIES

DEFINTION - any simultaneous combination of tones

SYNONYMS - arrangement, chord

ANTONYMS - cacophony

ANALOGY - harmony:cacophony (antonyms)

CHISEL

(n)

CHISELING CHISELLED

DEFINTION - a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.

SYNONYMS - blade, knife

ANTONYMS - 

ANALOGY - chisel:sculpt (tool:action)

DULCET

(adj)

DULCETLY DULCETNESS

DEFINTION - pleasing to the ear; melodious

sweet to the taste or smell

SYNONYMS - musical, pleasing

ANTONYMS - cacophony, disgusting

ANALOGY - dulcet:harmony (synonyms)

ROUGHHEWN

(adj)

ROUGHHEW

DEFINTION - to hew roughly without smoothing or finishing

SYNONYMS - hard, unpolished

ANTONYMS - sophisticated, polished

ANALOGY - wood:roughhewn (noun:adj)