imprudent, impetous, foolhardy, hotheaded, mapcap, daredevil, hare-brained, harum-scarum, reckless, asinine (stupid, nonsensical, imbecile, inance, ludicrous, frivolous, fatuous, vacuous), giddy, injudicious, temerarious

ANTONYMS: considered, cautious, sensible, careful, intelligent

intelligible, clear, perspicuous, sober (clearheaded, abstemious, teetotal (ANT: self-indulgent, licentious); solemn, somber, serious, lugubrious)

ANTONYMS: confusing, ambiguous

1. satisfy: indulge, satiate, fulfill, appease, mollify, quench

2. relieve: ease, alleviate, soothe, mitigate (diminish, lessen, attenuate), allay, palliate

ANTONYMS: increase, intensify, aggravate, inflame

knowledgeable, scholarly, intelligent, literary, highbrow, sophisticated

ANTONYM: ignorant, oblivious, incognizant

1. nontransparent, cloudly, blurred, smeared, smeary, misty, hazy, grimy

2. obscure, mysterious, puzzling, perplexing, baffling, unfathomable, impenetrable, oblique, enigmatic, cryptic

ANTONYMS: transparent, clear, translucent, comprehensible

1. extravagant, wasteful, spendthrift, profligate, lavish, improvident, profuse

2. unstining, generous, openhanded, magnanimous, bounteous, bountiful, unsparing, philanthropic, benficent, benevolent, ample, gushing

ANTONYMS: thrifty, economical, frugal, meager, scant, parsimonious, selfish/mean-spirited, restrained

pacify, appease, moolify, soothe, conciliate, propriate, humor, gratify (please, gladden, delight; give into, accomodate, pander to, comply with, cater to)

ANTONYMS: provoke, displease, frustrate

passion, vigor (bloom, acme, peak, prime, radiance, elation, delight), vitality, zest, enthusiasm, gusto, resligh (enjoyment, pleasure, rapture), fervor, ardor, verve, exuberance, avidity, devotion, dedication

ANTONYMS: apathy, indifference

transient, short-lived, temporary, impermanent

ANTONYM: permanent

brief, concise, terse, abrupt, curt, brusque, succint, unforthcoming, reticent, uncommunicative

ANTONYMS: expansive, verbous, wordy, loquacious, garrulous, voluble, talkative

refrain from, forgo, desist from, forbear, renounce, shun (avoid, ignore, reject, rebuff, ostracize, dismiss), eschew, disavow, surrender, abandon, forswear, repudiate, abjure, relinquish

ANTONYMS: indulge in, keep, retain, welcome, embrace

impudent, brazen, bold, shameless, unabashed, blatant, presumptuous, bumptious, overconfident, remorseless, unrepenting, unapologetic, unashamed, impenitent, undaunted, daring, dauntless, intrepid (fearless), valiant, brave, courageous, discourteous, rude, impolite, boorish, thuggish, oafish, gross, crass, plucky, stouthearted, indomitable, valorous, doughty, scornful, derisive, disparagin, contemptuous, feisty, refractory, obstreperous, obstinate, recalcitrant, subversive, mutinous, pert, truculent, mocking, insubordinate

ANTONYMS: polite, timid, modest, submissive, respectful, amendable, compliant, acquiescent, accomodating

fickle, volatile, mercurial, erratic, unpredictable, temperamental, whimsical, protean, quirky

ANTONYM: consistent

dry, dehydrate

ANTONYM: moisurize, moisten

naive, overtrusting, overtrustful, easily deceived, dupable, unsuspicious, unwary, candid, ingenuous, inexperienced, unwordly, green, wet behind his ears

ANTONYM: suspicious, artful! (sneaky, deceitful, Machiavellian, tricky, conniving, designing, canny, shrewd, disingenuous, underhanded, treacherous, duplicitous, devious, manipulative, crafty, wily, sly, scheming, guileful)

estimable, noteworthy, praiseworthy, meritorious, commendable, deserving, admirable, creditable, honorable

ANTONYM: shameful, reprehensible, deplorable, despicable, abominable, contemptible, heinous, odious, loathsome, atrocious, hideous, villainous, wicked, iniquitous, nefarious, egregious, fiendish

1. unpredictable, capricious, whimsical, mercurial, inconsistent, erratic, uncomfortable

2. fluctuating, fluid, vaporous, unstable

ANTOMYMS: stable, constant, consistent, calm

confirm, endorse, certify, verify, ratify, vouch for, give credence to, sustain, perpetuate

ANTONYM: contradict, run counter to, rebut, be at odds with 

cause, instigate, induce, provoke, trigger, spark, whip up, foment, incite, beget, precipitate, enkindle

ANTONYM: mitigate, result from

talkative, garrulous, voluble, unreserved, gossipy, communicative

ANTONYMS: reticent, taciturn (reserved, withdrawn, introverted, unforthcoming, tight-lipped, bottoned-up, close-mouthed, inarticulate)

decorum, respectablity, decency, protocol, appropriateness, etiquette, rectitude, demureness, modesty, sobriety, refinement, discretion

AUTONYMS: impropriety, indecorum

be evasive, fudge, evade, vacillate on, lie, hedge, fence, shilly-shally, dodge (the issue), sidestep (the issue), equivocate, waffle, tergiversate

ANTONYMS: confront, run into, face, 

showiness, pretentiousness, conspicuousness, display, flamboyance, gaudiness, brashness, extravagance, ornateness, exhibitionism

ANTONYMS: abstinence, aloofness, demureness, reservation, retentiveness, reticence/reticency

1. pliable, pliant, ductile, plastic, soft, workable

2. easily influenced, suggestible, susceptible, impressionable, pliable, amendable, compliant, tractable, manipulable, yielding, receptive, persuadable, accommodating, cooperative, complaisant, docile, acquiescent, obliging

ANTONYMS: rigid, obdurate, hard, intractable, recalcitrant,

talkative, chatty, loquacious, voluble, verbose, effusive, expansive

ANTONYMS: concise, taciturn, reticent

cacophony, inharmony, difference, anomality

ANTONYM: harmony, complementarity, congruity

strengthen, boost, reinforce, fortify, support, sustain, buoy up, prop up, augment, increase

ANONYM: undermine, subvert, undercut, diminish

stubborn, pigheaded, obstinate, intransigent, unyielding, unbending, inflexible, mulish, bullheaded, stiff-necked, intractable, immovable, uncompromising, adamant

ANTONYMS: malleable, tractable

accolade (honor, priviledge, award, gift), laurels, bouquets, plaudits, acclaim, paean, tribute, compliment, panegyric, praise

ANTONYM: attack

ridicule, mock, scoff at, jibe at, hold up to ridicule, pillory, disdain, disparage, denigrade, dismiss, sneer at, scorn, slight, rebuff, revile, malign, vilify, slur, slander, deprecate, belittle, speak badly of

ANTONYMS: respect, praise, overrate, extol

revere, honor, esteem, respect, adore, vaunt, exalt, hallow, worship, reverence, hold in high esteem/regard, admire, lionize

ANTONYMS: despise, loathe, abhor, abominate, spurn, disdain, dislike

exhaust, tire, wear out, fatigue, devitalize, drain, sap, enfeeble, debilitate, incapacitate, prostrate

ANTONYMS: invigorate, rejuvenate, revitalize, vivify, brace, enliven, rouse, exhilarate