(v) To regard with horror or loathing, to hate deeply.

A pacifist is someone who ______ violence in all its forms.

Synonyms: Detest, despise, abominate

Antonyms: admire, cherish, Respect, Relish

(V) to change in a formal way; to change for the better.

if you are not doing well in a particular subject, you may want to ________ your way of studying it.

Synonyms:  Modify, improve, correct

(V) To slap or cuff; to strike repeatedly; to drive or force with blows; to force one's way with difficulty; (N) a slap, blow

Binding snowstorms ________ the barren landmass of Antartica for months on end.

Few figures in history or literature are as severely tested by fortune's _______ as a job in the old testament.

Synonyms: (V) Batter, sock, thump, pummel, toss about

(N) Great confusion, disorder

A great many people lost their fortunes and even their lives in the ______ brought on by the french revolution.

Synonyms: Anarchy, Turmoil, pandemonium

Antonyms:  order, regularity, tranquillity

(Adj) Roomy, spacious

No one would expect a tiny studio apartment to have particular _____ closets.

Synonyms: comfortable, ample, capacious

Antonyms:  Cramped, clausterphobic (Ho ho ho), insufficient

[Yes, I know Claustrophbic has nothing to do with a fear of Santa Clause, can't a girl take a joke off of spongebob?]

(Agj) Eating away gradually, acid-like; bitterly sarcastic

Sulfuric acid is one of the most ______ substances known to man.

Synonyms:  Caustic, mordant, acidulous, spiteful

Antonyms:  Bland Mild, Benign amiable

(V) To see clearly

It is a jury's job to ______ the truth by carefully evaluating all the evidance presented at the trial.

Synonyms: perceive, detect, distinguise

Antonyms:  overlook

[I can ______ now the rain has gone! I can see all the obsticals in my way]

Extant

(Ek'-stənt)

(Adj) Still existing; not exterminated, destroyed or lost

The paintings of animals and human hands in Spain's Altamira caves are among the oldest ______ specimens in Stone Age history.

Synonyms: Surviving, in existence

Antonyms: Extinct, defunct, vanished (Dinosaurs :] )

(V) to involve in; to connect with or be related to

The suspects never stood trial because there was no solid evidence to _______ them in the daring series of robberies.

Synonyms: incriminate, entangle

Antonym:  Absolve, exculpate

[Are you IMPLying I was involvd in his death?]

(V) To bury, commit to the earth; to cosign to oblivion

Jewls and other objects once ______ with Egypt's pharos can now be seen in numorous museums all over the world.

Antonyms: unearth, exhume

(N) A strict disciplinarian; a stickler for the rules

When it came to drillindtroops, the Revolutionary war general Baron Friedrich von Steuben was something of a ______.

Synonym: Taskmaster, slave driver

[Katherine Leblanc]

(Remember: Mar = March = JROTC= LeBlanc)

(V) To anticipate and prevent: to remove, dispose of

Vaccinations can do to much to _______ the dandgers of childhood illness.

Synonyms:  preclude, forstall, ward off

(N) one who leaves a group, outlaw  (Agj) Traitorous; Unconventional, unorthodox.

Many a writer has been labeld a _______ for refusing to conform to society's conventions.

_____ senators from the president's own party joined the opposition to defete the Bill.

Synonyms: (N) Turncoat, defector, heretic

Antonyms (N): Loyalist patroit

(adj) Deserving blame or punishment

Stalin eliminated many potential rivals by accusing them of all sorts of ____ acts they did not commit.

Synonyms:  objectional, blameworthy, cupalble, odious

Antonyms:  Commendable, blameless, meritorious 

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(Adj) dark gloomy; depressed or melancholy in spirit

the atmosphere in the locker room of the losing team could be best described as ______

Synonym:  mournful, dismal

Antonym:  Bright, sunny, lighthearted, cheerful, jaunty

(Adj)  Disorderly, riotous, violent; stormy

Letters and diary entries  may reveal a person's lifelong struggle to gain some control over _____ emotions.

Synonyms:  Tumultuous, unruly, agitated

Antonyms:  Calm, placid, tranquill, still

(Adj) filthy, wretched debased

Many laws prohibit the type of ______ working conditions found in sweatshops.

Synonyms:dingy, sordid, foul, vile, abject

Antonyms:  neat, spuce, exalted, lofty

(Adj)  loud and noisy; Compelling attention

Relief agencies often make ______ appeals for aid victims of war, terroism, and natural disasters.

Synonyms Clamorous, uproarious, blustering

Antonyms:  quiet, soft-spoken, muted, subdued

(Adj)  of great size; numerous, writing or speaking at great length

the task of summarizing the _____ reports issued by government agencies may fall to members of a legislator's staff.

Synonym:  bulky, massive, COPIOUS, plentiful

Antonym:  Scant, meager, brief, succint

(V.) To make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

Traditionally most religious denominations hold special ceremonies to ______ a new house of worship.

Synonyms:  Devote, dedicate, sanctify

Antonym:  Desecrate, defile, profane, dishonor

(N) Strong discipline; bitter hostility

The deep ______ between the Montagues and Capulets could not prevent Romeo and Juliet from falling in love.

Synonyms:  Enmity, rancor, antipathy

Antonyms:  affection, fondness, rapport, amity

(N) A lac of feeling, Emotion, or interest

I was horrified when the sales force greeted my great idea for an Ad campaign with total ______

synonyms:  indifference, disinterest, detachment

Antonyms, enthusiasmm, fercor, ardor, concern

(Adj) Fearful or anxious; especially about the future.

As the hurricane approached, ________ residents all along the coast prepared for the worst.

Synonyms:  Worried, nervous, fretful, jittery

Antonyms:  unworried, assured, confident, certain

(V)  To praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention;  to commit to the care of.

The mayor of ______ the young people for their help at the local hospitals and soup kitchen.

Synonyms:  Applaud, entrust

Antonyms:  ABHOR, loathe

(V) to ridicule or laugh at

Most people find jokes that ____ somebody's natinal orgion or social orgion exstremly offensive.

Synonyms:  mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at

Antonyms:  praise, EXTOL, acclaim, applaud

(Adj) innocent, simple, frank, sincere

In his novels, Dickins has harsh words for thoes who take advantage of _____ young people.

Synonyms:  Naive, artless, guileless candid

Antonyms:  Artful crafty wordy, sophisticated, worldly

(Adj) stingy, miserly, meager, poor, small

many people who lost money in the Great Depression later adheared to an ______ lifestyle, even during the most prosperous times.

Synonyms:  Frugal, niggardy, penny-pintching, cheap

Antonyms:  Generous, openhanded