abrogate
to repeal, cancel, declare null and void
S= annul, revoke
A=renew, ratify
ambient
completely surrounding, encompassing
asperity
roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness
S= rigor, harshness
A= mildness, blandness, softness, lenience
burnish
(v) to make smooth or glossy by rubbing polish (n) gloss, brightness, luster
S= shine, buff
A= dull, abrade
cabal
a small group working in secret
S= ring, gang, plot, conspiracy
delectable
(adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory (n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish
S= scrumptious
A= repugnant, repulsive, distasteful
deprecate
to express mild disapproval; to belittle
S= deplore, frown upon
A= smile on, approve
detritus
loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction
S= wreckage, ruins, rubble
ebullient
overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
S= exhilarated, elated
A= gloomy, morose, sullen, apathetic, blase
eclectic
(adj) drawn from different sources; (n) one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
S= (adj) selective, synthetic, pick-and-choose
A= (adj) uniform, monolithic
flaccid
(adj) limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness
S= soft, flabby
A= hard, solid
impecunious
having little or no money
s= impoverished, indigent
a= affluent, wealthy, prosperous
inexorable
inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding
s= ineluctable, obdurate
a= avoidable, yielding, pliant
moribund
dying, on the way out
S= obsolescent
A= thriving
necromancer
one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard
S= sorcerer, conjurer
onerous
burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty
s= weighty
a= light, easy, undemanding, untaxing
rife
common, prevalent, widespread, happeing often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete
a=devoid of, lacking
rudiments
the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
s= basics, fundamentals
sequester
to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possesion of and hold in custody
s= segregate, isolate, closet
winnow
to get rid of something unwanted
s= sift, strain, filter, sort