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(n.) one who forsakes his or her religion, party, or cause
syn:renegade, defector, turncoat
ant:true believer, loyalist |
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(n.) a display of false or assumed courage
syn:swagger, bluster, braggadocio
ant:mettle, bravery, pluck |
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(n.) a collective or general agreement of opinion, feeling, or thinking
syn:unanimity, concord, accord, harmony
ant:dissension, discord, disagreement |
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(v.) to make a smaller or narrower, draw together, squeeze; to stop or cause to falter
syn:contract, curb, restrain
ant:enlarge, dilate, expand |
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(n.) a division into two contradictory or mutually exclusive parts; a branching or forking in an ancestral line
syn:schism, division, bifurcation
ant:uniformity, oneness |
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(adj.) highly demonstrative; unrestrained
syn:gushy, lavish
ant:restrained, reserved, muted, subdued |
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(n.) a feeling of great happiness or well-being, often with no objective basis
syn:elation, bliss, ecstasy, rapture
ant:melancholy, depression, gloom |
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(adj.) characterized by or emphasizing a gloomy setting and grotesque or violent events; such a literary or artistic style; a type of medieval architecture
syn:sinister, eerie |
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(n.) a dead end; a position from which there is no escape; a problem to which there is no solution
syn:deadlock, standoff, stalemate |
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(adj.) sad, mournful, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
syn:doleful, melancholy, dismal, dolorous
ant:merry, jovial, hilarious, funny |
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(n.) a complete transformation, as if by magic
syn:change, makeover |
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(n.) an aura or attitude of mystery or veneration surrounding something or someone
syn: charisma |
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(n.) an inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the facts or premises
syn: illogical references, unsound conclusion |
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(adj.) full of danger or risk, perilous
syn: hazardous, risky, dangerous
ant: safe, secure, risk-free |
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(n.) a minute detail of conduct or procedure; an instant of time
syn: fine point, nicety |
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(n.) soft, soggy mud or slush; a difficult or entrapping situation
syn: fen, marsh, bog, morass
ant: bedrock, solid footing, terra firma |
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(adj.) extravagantly or romantically idealistic; visionary without regard to practical considerations
syn: fanciful, impractical, utopian
ant: realistic, down-to-earth, pragmatic |
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(n.) a person who tells stories and anecdotes with great skill
syn: storyteller, anecdotist |
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(n.) an essential or indispensable element or condition
syn: necessity, requisite, desideratum |
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(n.) a prolonged fued, often between two families, characterized by retalitory acts of revenge; any act motivated by vengeance
syn: blood feud, rivalry |
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