to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value

 syn: contaminate, pollute, sully

    ant: purify, purge, expurgate     

able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical

syn: versatile, facile

                     ant: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit 

to make larger, increase

             syn: enlarge, supplement, amplify

ant: decrease, diminish 

deprived of; make unhappy though a loss

syn: bereaved

                  ant: replete, well provided 

to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up

syn: station, organize 

stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored

             syn: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturnine

ant: cheery, inviting, genial 

courage in facing difficulties

syn: resolve, steadfastness, mettle

ant: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness 

to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide

syn: gawk, ogle 

(v.)to utter tauning words; (n.)an expression of scorn

syn(v.): ridicule, mock, deride, jeer

ant(n.): compliment, praise 

an external appearence, cover, mask

syn: costume, semblance, pretense 

intended to deceive or entrap; sly; treacherous

syn: cunning, underhanded, perfidious

ant: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard 

a hint, inderect suggestion

syn: clue, indication, inkling 

wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiose

syn: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant

ant: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute 

easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

syn: supple, adaptable, resilient

ant: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant 

to say again, repeat

syn: restate, rehash, recapitulate 

not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive

syn: impassive, phlegmatic

ant: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung 

experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant

syn: provisional, inconclusive

ant: definite, conclusive, confirmed 

not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude

syn: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough

ant: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty 

(a,adv)word for word; exactly as written or spoken

syn: (a)exact; (adv)precisely

ant: (a)paraphrased 

(adv)cautiously, with great care

syn: carefully, prudently, gingerly

ant: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously