Admiring

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giving approval and favor to a person or thing

Synonym: approving; favoring, complimentary, flattering

Antonym: disapproving; disliking, uncomplimentary

Affix

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v. to attach something

n. a meaningful part of a word that is attached before or after

Synonym: n. prefix; suffix; v. attach

Antonym: v. detach

Aloof

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to be unfriendly and remote

Synonym: unfriendly; remote

Antonym: friendly; outgoing; happy

Biography

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description of somebody's life written by another person (a type of nonfiction)

Synonym: Life story; nonfiction

Antonym: fiction

Autobiography

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description of a writer's own PERSONAL life and experiences; a type of nonfiction

Synonym: personal life story

Antonym: fable, fiction

Fable

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a type of short story or folk tale embodying a moral

Synonym: short story; folk tale

Antonym: fact; nonfiction

Nostalgic

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act of longing for something far away or long ago

Synonym: longing; wistful

Antonym: expectant