Term
APPAREL - noun
(This word is singular and plural.) |
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Definition
clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration
SYN. attire, garments |
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Term
APPAREL - verb
aparels, apparelled, apparelling |
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Definition
to put clothes on, dress up
SYN. deck out
ANT. undress, unclothe, strip, denude |
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Term
BESIEGE - verb
besieges, besieged, besieging |
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Definition
1) to attack by surrounding with military forces
2) to cause worry or trouble
SYN. 1) blockade, encircle
2) pressure, hound |
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Term
COMPRESS - verb
compresses, compressed, compressing |
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Definition
1) to press together
2) to reduce in size or volume
SYN. condense, shrink, shorten
ANT. expand, enlarge |
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Term
COMPRESS - noun
pl. compresses;
(from verb to compress) |
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Definition
| a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
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Term
DENOUNCE - verb
denounces, denounced, denouncing |
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Definition
1) to condemn openly
2) to accuse formally
SYN. 1) criticize, censure
ANT. 1) hail, acclaim |
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Term
DISPATCH - verb
dispatches, dispatched, dispatching |
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Definition
1) to send off or out for a purpose
2) to kill
SYN 2) slay
ANT. 1)recall, withhold |
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Term
DISPATCH - noun
pl. dispatches;
(from verb to dispatch) |
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Definition
1) an official message
2) promptness, speed (with dispatch)
3) the act of killing
SYN. report, communication |
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Term
DOUSE - verb
douses, doused, dousing |
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Definition
1) to plunge in liquid, drench
2) to put out quickly, extinguish
SYN. 1) submerge, soak, dunk, immerse
ANT. 1) dry out, dehydrate
2) kindle, ignite |
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Term
EXPRESSLY - adverb;
(from the verb to express) |
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Definition
1) plainly, in so many words
2) for a particular purpose
SYN. 1) clearly, pointedly, explicitly
ANT. 1) implicitly
2) accidentally |
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Term
FAMISHED - adjective;
(from past participle of the verb to famish) |
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Definition
suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something
SYN. hungry, starving, ravenous
ANT. well-fed, dull, satisfied, satiated |
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Term
FORSAKE - verb;
forsakes, forsook, forsaking, forsaken;
adjective - forsaken |
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Definition
1) to give up, renounce
2) to leave, abandon
SYN. 1) disown
2) desert
ANT. 1) keep, hold on to
2) stand by |
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Term
GAINFUL - adjective;
(from the verb to gain or the noun gain);
adverb - gainfully |
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Definition
profitable, bringing in money or some special advantage
SYN. moneymaking, paying
ANT. unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying |
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Term
IMMENSE - adjective;
noun - immensity;
adverb - immensely |
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Definition
1) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement
SYN. vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic
ANT. small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal |
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Term
INEPT - adjective
noun - ineptitude, ineptness
adverb - ineptly |
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Definition
totally without skill or appropriateness
SYN. clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent
ANT. skillful, accomplished, adroit |
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Term
INGENIOUS - adjective;
adverb - ingeniously;
noun - ingeniousness |
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Definition
showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever
SYN. imaginative, inventive, resourceful
ANT. unimaginable, unoriginal, uninventive |
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Term
INSTANTANEOUS - adjective;
adverb - instantaneously;
noun/adjective - instant |
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Definition
done in an instant, immediate
SYN. prompt, quick, speedy
ANT. delayed, slow, gradual |
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Term
IRK - verb
irks, irked, irking;
adjective - irked |
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Definition
to annoy, trouble, make weary
SYN. bother, irritate, vex
ANT. pleasew, delight, cheer, gladden |
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Term
LIBEL - noun;
(The word is singular and plural);
noun- libeler, libelist
adjective - libelous
adverb - libelously |
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Definition
a WRITTEN statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made
SYN. slur |
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Term
LIBEL - verb
libels,
libeled or libeled,
libeling or libelled |
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Definition
to write or publish a statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made
SYN: smear, defame |
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Term
MISGIVING - noun;
pl. - misgivings;
(from verb to misgive) |
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Definition
a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty (almost always used in plural - to have misgivings)
SYN. worry, qualm(s), hesitation
ANT. feeling of confidence, assurance |
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Term
OAF - noun;
pl.- oafs;
adjective - oafish;
adverb - oafishly |
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Definition
1) a stupid person
2) a big, clumsy, slow individual
SYN. bonehead, clod, dunce, lout |
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Term
RECEDE - verb
recedes, receded, receding;
noun - recession
adjective - recessive
adverb - recessively |
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Definition
1) to go or move backward
2) to become more distant
SYN. 1) retreat, go back, back up, ebb
ANT. 1 & 2) advance, come closer |
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Term
REPAST - noun;
pl. - repasts;
(from verb to repast) |
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Definition
a meal, food
SYN. victuals |
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