Adulterate

verb.

syn. contaminate, pollute, weaken

ant. purfiy, purge, cleans

Bereft

adjective.

syn. deprived lacking, wanting

ant. well provided, rich

Dour

adjective.

syn. harsh, bleck, stern, gloomy

ant. cheery, gential, happy, bright

Fortitude

noun.

syn. resolve, mettle, courage, nerve

ant. fearfulness, timidity, cowardice

Gibe

verb.

syn. ridicule, mock, jeer, taunt

ant. prasie, apluse, salute

Guise

noun.

Insidious

adjective.

syn. cunning, sly, perfidious

ant. frank, ingenuous, aboveboard

Intimation

noun.

Reiterate

verb.

syn. restate, rehash, re-tell, repeat

Tentative

adjective.

syn. hesitant, experimental, uncertain

ant. confirmed, final, certain

Unkempt

adjective.

syn. sloopy, rough, untidy

ant. well-groomed, tidy, neat

Verbatim

adjective. adverb

syn. exact, precisely

ant. paraphrased

Adroit

adjective.

syn. skillful, skilled, dexterous

ant. clumsy, inept, akward

Averse

adjective.

syn. opposed, unwilling, loath

ant. eager, keen, favorable

Benevolent

adjective.

syn. kindly, kind hearted, compassion

ant. malicious, spiteful, cruel

Cursory

adjective.

syn. quick, hasty, careless, not thorough

ant. thorough, careful, painstaking

Duplicity

noun.

syn. fraud, treachery, deceitfulness

ant. strightforwardness, integeraty

Feasible

adjective.

syn. workable, possible, reasonable

ant. unworkable, impractical, unreasonable

Impervious

adjective.

syn. resistant, impermiable, invincible

ant. porous, permeable, prone, vulnerable

Impetus

noun.

syn. impluse, spur, stimulus

ant. curb, impediment, obsticale

Meticulous

adjective.

syn. painstaking, fussy, exact

ant. careless, negligent, sloppy

Quintessence

noun.

Retrogress

verb.

syn. revert, defenerate, decline, deca, retrit

ant. advance, evolve, progress

Scrutinize

verb.

syn. inspect, examine, study, investigate

ant. skim, scan, glance at, over look

Alienate

verb.

syn. separate, estrange, transfer, divide

ant. befriend, attract, captivate, unite

Artifice

noun.

syn. ruse, contrivance, cleverness

ant. frankness, truthfulness, sincerity

Craven

adjective.

syn. cowardly, fearful, timide, fainthearted

ant. brave, courageous, valiant, heroic

Demise

noun.

syn. decease, passing, death, fall

ant. birth, beginning, commencement, start

Exhilarate

verb.

syn. stimulate, excite, powerthurst, energize

ant. discourage, dispirit, deflat

Fallow

adjective. noun. verb.

syn.unproductive, inert, inactive

ant. productive, fertile, fruitful

Inclement

adjective.

syn. blustery, tempestuous, implacable

ant. mild, gentle, chill, peaceful

Negligible

adjective.

syn. insignificant, unimportant, slight

ant. significant, important, crucial

Perpetuate

verb.

syn. continue, preserve, immortalize

ant. discontinue, abolish, abandon, destroy

Precedent

verb.

syn. guide, tradition, model, example, pattern

Redress

verb. noun.

Ascertain

verb.

Cogent

adjective.

syn. persuasive, compelling, forceful

ant. weak, ineffective, irrelevant

Converge

verb.

syn. meet, unite, intersect, merge, gather

ant. separate, part, scatter, divide

Disperse

verb.

syn. dispel, diffuse

ant. collect, congregate, assemble, join

Espunge

verb.

syn. erase, obliterate, destroy, delete, annihilate

ant. insert, mark, imprint, impress, add

Finite

adjective.

syn. bounded, measurable, limited

ant. unlimited, everlasting, eternal, endless

Malevolent

adjective.

syn. malicious, wicked, sinister

ant. kind, compassionate, amicable

Nonchalant

adjective.

syn. unconcerned, composed, calm

ant. agitated, disconcerted, perturbed

Omniscient

adjective.

syn. wise, all-knowing, supreme

ant. ignorant, unknowing, unaware

Scrupulous

adjective.

syn. painstaking, meticulous, moraled

ant. careless, negligent, remiss, inexact

Supercilious

adjective.

syn. snobbish, overbearing, proud

ant. humble, meek, deferential

Uncanny

adjective.

Venial

adjective.

syn. excused, pardonable, forgivable

ant. inexcusable, unforgiving

Altruistic

adjective.

syn. unselfish, selfless, generous, concerned

ant. selfish, self-centered, egotistic

Clemency

noun.

syn. mercy, mildness, leniency, gentleness

ant. harshness, severity, cruelty

Dearth

noun.

syn. inadequate, insufficiency, shortage

ant. surplus, oversupply, LOTS

Diffident

adjective.

syn. shy, timid, bashful, unassertive

ant. bold, brash, audacious, self-confident

Discrepancy

noun.

syn. disagreement, lacking agreement

ant. agreement, convergence

Facile

adjective.

syn.  effortless, poised, easily, fluent

ant. labored, awkward, halting, hard

Indomitable

adjective.

syn. unconquerable, invincible

ant. surrendering, submissive, yielding, weak

Pungent

adjective.

syn. stinging, biting, sharp, spicy, racy

ant. bland, unappetizing, colorless

Remiss

adjective.

syn. negligent, lax, careless, slack

ant. scrupulous, dutiful, punctilious

Temerity

noun.

syn. rashness, boldness, recklessness, effrontery

ant. timidity, fearfulness, humility

Truculent

adjective.

syn. brutal, savage, vitriolic, hostal

ant. gentle, mild, meek, unthreatening, peaceful

Unfeigned

adjective.

syn. sincere, real, genuine, heartful

ant. insincere, simulated, phony, fake

Accede

verb.

syn. consent, concur, comply, assent

ant. demur, balk at

Brandish

verb.

Comprise

verb.

syn. compose, constitute, encompass

ant. exclude

Deft

adjective.

syn. skillful, nimble, dexterous, adroit

ant. clumsy, awkward, bungling, inept

Extplicit

adjective.

syn. definite, distinct, forthright, clear

ant. vague, ambiguous, implied

Extirpate

verb.

syn. uproot, eradicate, wipe out

ant. implant, sow, foster, nourish

Officious

adjective.

syn. meddlesome, prying, impertient, obtrusive

ant. reserved, diffifent, timid, aloof

Pinnacle

noun.

syn. high peak, apex, acme, summit

ant. nadir, perigee, low point

Rampant

adjective.

syn. widespread, unrestrained, extravagant, prevalent

ant. controlled, restrained

Solace

noun. verb.

syn. n. comfort, relief ;v. console. soothe, reassure

ant. ves aggravate, upset

Supple

adjective.

syn. flexible, limber, pliable, pliant

ant. stiff, rigid, unbending, hidebound

Venal

adjective.

syn. dishonest, bribable, corruptible, mercenary

ant. honest, incorruptible, scrupulous