adj. not usual, not typical, strange

Synonyms: freakish, unnatural, irregular, anomalous

Antonyms: normal, usual, regular, typical

v. to turn bottom side up, upset

Synonyms: overturn, upend, tip over

Antonyms: remain upright 

n. a large-scale disaster, misfortune, or failure

Synonyms: calamity, tragedy, cataclysm

Antonyms: triumph, victory, success

v. to become or make less; n. a lessening

Synonyms: v. lessen, reduce, dwindle, diminish

Antonyms: v. increase, grow, develop, wax

adj. inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate

Synonyms: argumentative, quarrelsome, contentious

Antonyms: non-argumentative, peaceable, pacific

v. to drive or throw out, evict

Synonyms: oust, expel, kick out

Antonyms: admit, let in, insert

v. to grow, thrive, be prosperous; to wave i the air; n. a dramatic gesture, a fanfare of horns

Synonyms: v. prosper, burgeon, increase

Antonyms: v. wither, die, fade, shrivel up

n. a reason for doing something; something that stimulates action

Synonyms: stimulus, spur, motive, inducement

Antonyms: curb, check, restraint, hindrance

adj. disobedient, rebellious

Synonyms: defiant, unruly, mutinous

Antonyms: obedient, submissive, docile, tractable

adj. easily read

Synonyms: readable, clear, decipherable

Antonyms: unreadable, indecipherable

n. a central point or heart of a matter; a knob

Synonyms: core, kernel, nucleus, crux

Antonyms: fringe, periphery, edge

n. a violent attack; a sudden rush of something

Synonyms: assault, charge, foray, onset

v. to establish by law; to order or command; to appoint as a priest or minister; to destine

Synonyms: anoint, consecrate, enact, decree

Antonyms: forbid, veto, cancel

v. to get ahead of, do better than, exceed

Synonyms: outdo, outperform, outdistance, surpass

Antonyms: trail, lag behind

v. to spread throughout 

Synonyms: saturate, permeate, diffuse,imbue

adj. cautious, careful, showing good sense

Synonyms: wary, sensible, judicious

Antonyms: foolish, unwise, rash, reckless

v. to put out, extinguish, end

Synonyms: douse, stifle, slake

Antonyms: ignite, kindle

n. a small part remaining behind

Synonyms: remainder, residue, leftover, fragment

adj. happening or existing at the same time

Synonyms: occurring at the same time, concurrent

Antonyms: occurring at different times

v. to turn aside sharply; n. a sharp or sudden turn

Synonyms: v. veer, digress, sheer off