celestial

(adj): having to do with the sky or heavens; heavenly; yielding great bliss or happiness

SYN:  ethereal, stellar, blissful

ANT:  earthly, terrestrial, infernal

 beacon

(n) a light or other signal that warns and guides; a lighthouse; anything that guides or inspires

SYN:  beam, flare

berserk

(adj. adv.) violently and destructively

SYN:  mad, deranged

ANT:  sane, rational

chasten

(v): to punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate

SYN:  discipline, temper

ANT:  praise, commend, reward

uncouth

(adj) unrefined, crude, awkward or clumsy

SYN:  boorish, graceless,

ANT:  refined, polished, graceful, genteel

retaliate

(v): to get revenge; to strike back for an injury

SYN:  avenge, pay back, get even with

ANT:  pardon, forgive, turn the other cheek

detract

(v): to take away from; reduce in value or reputation

SYN:  subtract from, lower

ANT:  increase, heighten, enhance

confiscate

(v): to seize by authority; to take and keep

SYN:  commandeer, expropriate

ANT:  return, restore

encounter

(n): a meeting (especially one that is unplanned); a meeting of enemies, battle; (v): to meet or come upon

SYN:  (n) confrontation; (v) happen upon

ANT:  (v) avoid, sidestep

data

(pl. n): information; facts, figures, statistics

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epic

(n): a long narrative poem (or other literary composition) about the deeds of heroes; an event or movement of great sweep; (adj) on a grand scale, vast, titanic

SYN:  saga, chronicle

pantomine

(n) a play or story performed without words by actor using only gestures; (v) to express in this way

SYN:  (n) charade, mime show, dumb show

pessimist

(n): one who believes or expects the worst; prophet of doom

SYN:  killyjoy

ANT:  optimist, Pollyanna

precaution

(n): care taken beforehand; a step or action taken to prevent something from happening

SYN:  foresight, prudence, safeguard

ANT:  recklessness, heedlessness

prosecute

(v): to bring before court of law for trial; to carry out.

SYN:  put on trial, pursue

ANT:  defend, abandon, give up

puncture

(n): a small hole made by a sharp object; (v) to make such a hole, pierce

SYN: (n) perforation

sham

(adj): fake, not genuine; (n) something false pretending to be genuine; a pretender; a decorated pillow covering; (v) to pretend

SYN:  (adj) phony, counterfeit; (n) fraud

ANT:  (adj) authentic, bona fide

underscore

(v) to draw a line under; to put special emphasis on; (n) a line drawn under something

SYN:  (v) underline, stress, emphasize, accent

ANT:  (v) downplay, de-emphasize, soft-pedal

wholesome

(adj) healthy; morally and socially sound and good; helping to bring about or preserve good health

SYN:  nourishing, beneficial

ANT:  harmful, unhealthy, baneful

wistful

(adj) full of melancholy yearning or longing, sad, pensive

ANT:  cheerful, happy, contented, satisfied