Adulterate
(v.) to corrupt, make worse by the addition of something of lesser value
Synonyms: contaminate, pollute, sully
Antonyms: purify, purge, expurgate
Ambidextrous
(adj.) able to use both hands equally well; very skillful; deceitful, hypocritical
Synonyms: versatile, facile
Antonyms: clumsy, all thumbs, maladroit
Augment
(v.) to make larger, increase
Synonyms: enlarge, supplement, amplify
Antonyms: decrease, diminish
Bereft
(adj., part.) deprived of; made unhappy through a loss
Synonyms: bereaved
Antonyms: replete, well provided
Deploy
(v.) to position or arrange; to utilize; to form up
Synonyms: station, organize
Dour
(adj.) stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
Synonyms: harsh, bleak, forbidding, saturine
Antonyms: cheery, inviting, genial
Fortitude
(n.) courage in facing difficulties
Synonyms: resolve, steadfastness, mettle
Antonyms: fearfulness, timidity, faintheartedness
Gape
(v.) to stare with open mouth; to open the mouth wide; to open wide
Synonyms: gawk, ogle
Gibe
(v.) to utter taunting words; (n.) an expression of scorn
Synonyms: ridicule, mock, deride, jeer
Antonyms: compliment, praise
Guise
(n.) an external appearance, cover, mask
Synonyms: costume, sembalance, pretense
Insidious
(adj.) intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous
Synonyms: cunning, underhanded, perfidious
Antonyms: frank, ingenuous, aboveboard
Intimation
(n.) a hint, indirect suggection
Synonyms: clue, indication, inkling
Opulent
(adj.) wealthy, luxurious; ample; grandiouse
Synonyms: rich, lavish, plentiful, abundant
Antonyms: poverty-stricken, wretched, destitute
Pliable
(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced
Synonyms: supple, adaptable, resilient
Antonyms: rigid, inflexible, recalcitrant
Reiterate
(v.) to say again, repeat
Synonyms: restate, rehash, recapitulate
Stolid
(adj.) not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive
Synonyms: impassive, phlegmatic
Antonyms: emotional, oversensitive, high-strung
Tentative
(adj.) experimental in nature; uncertain, hesitant
Synonyms: provisional, inconclusive
Antonyms: definite, conclusive, confirmed
Unkempt
(adj.) not combed; untidy; not properly maintained; unpolished, rude
Synonyms: sloppy, disheveled, disordered, rough
Antonyms: well-groomed, tidy, neat, natty
Verbatim
(adj., adv.) word for word; exactly as written or spoken
Synonyms: exact, precisely
Antonyms: paraphrased
Warily
(adv.) cautiously, with great care
Synonyms: carefully, prudently, gingerly
Antonyms: recklessly, heedlessly, incautiously
Adroit
(adj.) skillful, experiment in the use of the hands or mind
Synonyms: clever, deft, dexterous, slick
Antonyms: clumsy, inept, all thumbs
amicable
(adj.) peaceable, friendly
Synonyms: congenial, neighborly, cordial
Antonyms: hostile, antagonisti
averse
(adj.) having a deep-seated distaste; opposed, unwilling
Synonyms: disinclined, loath
Antonyms: favorably disposed, eager, keen
belligerent
(adj.) given to fighting, warlike, combative, aggressive; one at war, one engaged in war
Synonyms: assertive, truculent, pugnacious
Antonyms: peaceful, conciliatory, placid
benevolent
(adj.) kindly, charitable
Synonyms: benign, well-meaning
Antonyms: malicious, spiteful, malevolent
cursory
(adj.) hasty, not thorough
Synonyms: quick, superficial, perfunctory
Antonyms: thorough, painstaking, careful
duplicity
(n.) treachery, deceitfulness
Synonyms: fraud, double-dealing, chicanery
extol
(v.) to praise extravagantly
Synonyms: glorify, applaud, acclaim, hail
Antonyms: criticize, belittle, disparage
feasible
(adj.) possible, able to be done
Synonyms: workable, practicable, viable
Antonyms: unworkable, impractical
grimace
(n., v.) a wry face, facial distortion; to make a wry face
Synonyms: pained expression, facial contortion
Antonyms: smile, grin, beam
holocaust
(n.) a large-scale destruction, especially by fire; a vast slaughter; a burnt offering
Synonyms: conflagration, devastation, annihilation
Antonyms: deluge, inundation
impervious
(adj.) not affected or hurt by, admitting of no passage or entrance
Synonyms: impenetrable, resistant, proof against
Antonyms: porous, permeable, vulnerable
impetus
(n.) a moving force, impulse, stimulus
Synonyms: impulse, incentive, spur
Antonyms: curb, hindrance, impediment, constraint
jeopardy
(n.) danger
Synonyms: risk, hazard, peril
Antonyms: safety, security
meticulous
(adj.) extremely careful; particular about details
Synonyms: fastidious, painstaking, fussy
Antonyms: careless, negligent, sloppy
nostalgia
(n.) a longing for something past; homesickness
quintessence
(n.) the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example
Synonyms: paragon, exemplar
retrogress
(v.) to move backward; to return to an earlier condition
Synonyms: revert, degenerate, decline
Antonyms: advance, evolve, progress
scrutinize
(v.) to examine closely
Synonyms: inspect, pore over
Antonyms: skim, scan, glance at
tepid
(adj.) lukewarm; unenthusiastic; marked by an absence of interest
Synonyms: insipid, halfhearted, wishy-washy
Antonyms: heated, excited, enthusiastic
adversary
(n.) an enemy, opponent
alienate
(v.) to turn away; to make indifferent or hostile; to transfer, convey
artifice
(n.) a skillful or ingenious device; a clever trick; a clever skill; trickery
coerce
(v.) to compel, force
craven
(adj., n.) cowardly; a coward
culinary
(adj.) of or related to cooking or the kitchen
delete
(v.) to erase, wipe out, cut out
demise
(n.) a death, especially of a person in a lofty position
exhilarate
(v.) to enliven, cheer, give spirit or liveliness to
fallow
(adj., n. v.) plowed but not seeded; inactive; reddish-yellow; land left unseeded; to plow but not seed
harass
(v.) to disturb, worry; to trouble by repeated attacks
inclement
(adj.) stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
muse
(v.) to think about in a dreamy way, ponder
negligible
(adj.) so unimportant that it can be disregarded
perpetuate
(v.) to make permanent or long lasting
precedent
an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action
punitive
(adj.) inflicting or aiming at punishment
redress
(v., n.) to set right, remedy; relief from wrong or injury
sojourn
(n.) a temporary stay; to stay for a time
urbane
(adj.) refined in manner or style, suave