noun

a state of society without government or law

Syn: disorganization

Ant: order,rule

When the king died, the city became an anarchy.

noun

extinction; destruction

Syn: demolition

Ant: untouched

The city was annihilated after the bomb hit.

adjective

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

Syn: hard

Ant: easy, simple

The homework assignment was very arduous.

adjective

extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal

Syn: horrifying

Ant: appealing, happy

The atrocious earthquake in Haiti caused the deaths of many people.

noun

a sudden and widespread disaster

Syn: tragedy

Ant: good news

Hurricane Katrina was a major catastrophe.

noun

a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.

Syn: disorder

Ant: calm

When Trabuco beat El Toro, there was complete chaos in the stands.

verb

to agree together, esp. secretly, to do something wrong, evil, or illegal

Syn: plot

Ant: disagree

The class conspired together to play a prank on the teacher.

noun

a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government

Syn: proposition

Ant: disbelief

The Truman Doctrine was issued during Truman's presidency.

adjective

hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible

Syn: monstrous

Ant: magnificent

The serial killer performed heinous crimes.

noun

an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping

Syn: outburst

Ant: containment

The baby went into complete hysteria when she needed to be fed.

adjective

likely to occur at any moment

Syn: approaching

Ant: distant

She was very sick and knew her death was imminent.

adjective

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage

Syn: start

Ant: end

Her pregnancy was incipient.

verb

to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate

Syn: lessen

Ant: intensify

After a few weeks of healing, the pain was mitigated.

verb

to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts

Syn: disfigure

Ant: construct

Many people's bodies were mutilated during the war.

noun

an agreement, covenant, or compact

syn: treaty

ant: arguement

The girls made a pact to be best friends forever.

noun

the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil

Syn: tranquility

Ant: chaos

When they were on the beach, they were in a state of serenity.

verb

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.

Syn:conquer

Ant: fail

The teacher subjugated, or calmed down, the loud class.

noun

 state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation

Syn: distress

Ant: happiness

Their family was in a state of turmoil when their son suddenly died.

verb

to become a single unit

Syn: combine

Ant: split

The country unified when September 11th happened.

verb

to draw back, away, or aside; take back; remove

Syn: remove

Ant: give

She withdrew from the race when her leg began to hurt.