A deviation from what is normal or expected

Syn:  incongruity, deviant, oddity

Ant:  congruous, norm

Lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

Syn:  aloofness, stolid, indifference

Ant:  ardor, fervor, zeal, keen

To fill with intense horror, fear, or dismay

Syn:  dismay, horrify

Ant:  elate

a.  To arrest or take into custody 

b. To perceive or understand the meaning of.

c. To look forward to with fear or anxiety.

Syn:  fathom, discern, comprehend, grasp, misgiving

Ant:  n/a

a.  Subject to or determined by one’s judgment; random 

b. Arrived at by an exercise of the will, personal preference, or whim, as opposed to reason or justice.

c.  Given to willful decisions or demands; tyrannical or dictatorial

Syn:  capricious, despotic, autocratic, tyrannical

Ant:  n/a

Ant:  To act as an impartial judge in a dispute; to settle

Syn:  adjudicate, mediate, referee

Ant:  n/a

a.  To line up; to dress up (verb)

b.  An imposing grouping; rich and beautiful attire (noun)

Syn:  muster, deploy

Ant:  disperse

a.  To pronounce distinctly; to express well in words (verb)

b.  Expressed clearly and forcefully; able to employ language easily (adjective)

Syn:  enunciate, elucidate, expound, eloquent

Ant:  Maunder, inarticulate

a.  Out of line or position; turned to one side (adjective and adverb) 

b.  Disapprovingly; scornfully (adverb)

Syn:  Askance, disapprovingly

Ant:  n/a

a. To absorb fully or make one’s own; to adopt as one’s own.

b. To adapt fully or to make like.

Syn:  Accultrate

Ant:  Insulate