anecdote

n.

n. a short account of an incident or someones life

syn. tale, story,sketch, vignette, yarn

consolidate

v.

v. to combine, unite, to make solid or firm

syn. strenthen, firm up, merge

ant. scatter, disperse, dissapate, separate

counterfeit

n.

v.

n. an imitation - something that is a copy - designed to decieve

v. to make an illegal copy

docile

adj.

adj. easily taught, led or managed, obedient

syn. manageable, teachable, pliant

ant. unruly, wayward, intractable, disobedient

dominate

v.

v. to rule over by strength or power, control, to tower over, command due to height

syn. control, govern, overlok

entreat

v.

v. to beg, implore, ask earnestly

syn. plead, beseech

ant. clamour for

fallible

adj.

adj. incapable of being wrong, mistaken, or inaccurate

syn. imperfect, errent

ant. foolproof, unfailing, flawless

fickle

adj.

fugitive

n.

adj.

n. one who flees or runs away

adj. fleeting, lasting a very short time

grimy

adj.

adj. very dirty, covered with soot or dirt

syn. filthy, solied

iota

n

a very small part or quanity

s: speck dab jot bit smidgen

a: flood, deluge, avalanche, glut

maul

v.

n.

(v.) to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle;

(n) a heavy hammer

s: rough up, manhandle, batter

potential

adj.

n.

(adj.) possible, able to happen;

(n) something that can develop or become a reality

s: (n) possibility, capability

a: (adj.) actual, real, unlikely, impossible

radiant

adj.

shining, bright; giving forth light

s: glowing, brilliant, dazzling, resplendent

a: dull, tarnished, lackluster

rural

adj.

relating to farm areas and life in the country

s: countrified, rustic

a: urban, metropolitan, citified

substantial

adj.

large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material

s: considerable, tangible, big

a: minor, insignificant, negligible

tactful

adj.

skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

a: skillful, diplomatic, discreet

s: clumsy, gauche, boorish, indiscreet

tamper

v.

to interfere with; meddle rashly or foolishly with; to handle in a secret or improper way

s: monkey with, fool with, mess with

ultimate

adj.

last, final; most important or extreme; eventual; basic, fundamental

s: farthest, furthest, terminal

a: first, initial, most immediate, nearest

uncertainty

n.

doubt, the state of being unsure

s: doubtfulness, unsureness, hesitation

a: sureness, certainty, confidence