(v.)to regard with horror or loathing;to hate deeply

Syn. detest despise, abominate

Ant. admire cherish respect, relish

(v.) to change in a formal way; to change for the better

Syn. modify, improve, correct

(v.) to slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (n.)a slap, blow

Syn. batter,sock,thump,pummel,toss about

(n.) great confusion, disorder

Syn. anarchy, turmoil, pandemonium

Ant. order,regularity, tranquility

(adj.)roomy, spacious

Syn. comfortable, ample, capacious

Ant. cramped, claustrophobic, insufficient

(adj.)eating away gradually, acidlike; bitterly sarcastic

Syn. caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful

Ant. bland, mild, benign, amiable

(v.) to see clearly, recognize

syn. perceive, detect, distinguish

ant. overlook

extant

(adj.) still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost

syn. surviving, in existence

ant. extinct, defunct, vanished

(v.) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

syn. incriminate, entangle

ant. absolve, exculpate

(v.) to bury, commit to the earth; to consign to oblivion

ant. unearth, exhume

(n.) a strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

syn. taskmaster, slave driver

(v.) to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of

syn. preclude, forestall, ward off

(n.) one who leaves a group; a deserter, outlaw;

(adj.) traitorous, unconventional, unorthodox

syn. turncoat, defector, heretic

ant. loyalist, patriot

(adj.) deserving blame or punishment

syn. objectionable, blameworthy, culpable, odious

ant. commendable, blameless, meritorious

(adj.) dark, gloomy, depressed or melancholy in spirit

syn. mournful, dismal

ant. bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty

(adj.) filthy, wretched, debased

syn. dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject

ant. neat, spruce, exalted, lofty

(adj.) disorderly, riotous, violent, stormy

syn. tumultuous, unruly, agitated

ant. calm placid, tranquil, still

(adj.) loud and noisy; compelling attention

syn. clamorous, uproarious, blustering

ant. quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued

(adj.) of great size, numerous, writing or speaking at great length

syn. bulky, massive, copious, plentiful

ant. scant, meager, brief, succinct

(v.) to do without, give up voluntarily, to put off temporarily, defer

syn. decline, relinquish, forgo

ant. claim, accept