5226087199 | abjure | (v) to reject, renounce ant: desire, want, earn, wish | 0 | |
5226087200 | abrogate | (v) to abolish, usually by authority ant: institute, introduce, prohibit | 1 | |
5226087201 | acerbic | (adj) biting, bitter in tone or taste ant: mild, kind, sweet | 2 | |
5226087202 | acrimony | (n) bitterness, discord ant: goodwill, politeness, sweetness | 3 | |
5226087203 | acumen | (n) keen insight ant: stupidity, ignorance | 4 | |
5226087204 | adumbrate | (v) to sketch out in a vague way ant: descriptive, illustrate | 5 | |
5226087205 | alacrity | (n) eagerness, speed ant: sluggish, apathy, reluctance | 6 | |
5226087206 | anathema | (n) a cursed, detested person ant: love, benediction, blessing | 7 | |
5226087207 | antipathy | (n) a strong dislike, repugnance ant: love, admiration, liking | 8 | |
5226087208 | approbation | (n) praise ant: disapproval, criticism, disfavor | 9 | |
5226087209 | arrogate | (v) to take without justification sent: The gang is trying to arrogate the public park and turn it into their private meeting space. | 10 | |
5226087210 | ascetic | (adj) practicing restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious sent: This strange, exotic, ascetic view was adopted by some philosophers. | 11 | |
5226087211 | aspersion | (n) a curse, expression of ill-will sent: | 12 | |
5226087212 | assiduous | (adj) hard-working, diligent | 13 | |
5226087213 | blandish | (v) to coax by using flattery | 14 | |
5226087214 | boon | (n) a gift or blessing ant: curse, disadvantage, loss | 15 | |
5226087215 | brusque | (adj) short, abrupt, dismissive ant: kind, polite, courteous | 16 | |
5226087216 | buffet | (v) to strike with force (n) an arrangement of food set out on a table ant: tap, praise, surrender | 17 | |
5226087217 | burnish | (v) to polish, shine ant: dull, tarnish, cloudy | 18 | |
5226087218 | buttress | (v) to support, hold up (n) something that offers support ant: weaken, let down, degrade | 19 | |
5285589943 | cacophony | (n) tremendous noise, disharmonious sound ant: quiet, silence, still | 20 | |
5285589944 | cajole | (v) to urge, coax ant: bully, force, repel | 21 | |
5285589945 | calumny | (n) an attempt to spoil someone else's reputation by spreading lies ant: acclaim, flatter, idolization | 22 | |
5285589946 | capricious | (adj) subject to whim, fickle ant: steady, constant, stable | 23 | |
5285589947 | clemency | (n) mercy ant: cruelty, brutality, atrocity | 24 | |
5346475539 | cogent | (adj) intellectually convincing ant: impotent, ineffective, invalid, weak | 25 | |
5346475540 | concomitant | (adj) accompanying in a subordinate fashion ant: accidental, chance, unrelated | 26 | |
5346475541 | conflagration | (n) great fire ant: calm, peace, disarmament, cease-fire | 27 | |
5346475542 | contrite | (adj) penitent, eager to be forgiven ant: hurtful, indifferent, mean, unrepentant | 28 | |
5346475543 | conundrum | (n) puzzle, problem ant: solution, answer, explanation, obviousness | 29 | |
5406711062 | credulity | (n) readiness to believe ant: disbelief, distrust, doubt, misgiving, skepticism, suspicion | 30 | |
5406711063 | cupidity | (n) greed, string desire ant: dislike, distaste, generosity | 31 | |
5406711064 | cursory | (adj) brief to the point of being superficial ant: complete, meticulous, painstaking, perfect, thorough, unhurried | 32 | |
5406711065 | decry | (v) to critique openly ant: applaud, compliment, exalt, laud, praise | 33 | |
5406711066 | defile | (v) to make unclean, impure ant: clean, clease, hallow, honor, purify, sanctify | 34 | |
5558910014 | deleterious | (adj) harmful ant: beneficial, aiding, assisting, helpful | 35 | |
5558910015 | demure | (adj) quiet, modest, reserved ant: aggressive, bold, extroverted, outgoing, shameless, strong | 36 | |
5558910016 | deprecate | (v) to belittle, depreciate ant: approve, build up, commend, compliment, endorse, laud, praise | 37 | |
5558910017 | deride | (v) to laugh at mockingly, scorn ant: commend, compliment, flatter, praise, revere | 38 | |
5558910018 | desecrate | (v) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place ant: honor, praise, sanctify | 39 | |
5636389603 | desiccated | (adj) dried up, dehydrated ant: moisten, moisturize, wet | 40 | |
5636389604 | diaphanous | (adj) light, airy, transparent ant: opaque, thick, heavy | 41 | |
5636389605 | diffident | (adj) shy, quiet, modest ant: bold, confident, aggressive, forward | 42 | |
5636389606 | discursive | (adj) rambling, lacking order ant: direct, coherent, consistent, logical, focused | 43 | |
5636389607 | dissemble | (v) to conceal, fake ant: admit, allow, reveal, show, uncover | 44 | |
5734320751 | dither | (v) to be indecisive ant: certain, decided, definite, determined, settled, sure, undoubted | 45 | |
5734320752 | ebullient | (adj) extremely lively,!enthusiastic ant: apathetic, disinterested, unenthusiastic | 46 | |
5734320753 | effrontery | (n) impudence, nerve, insolence ant: manners, modesty, shame, shyness | 47 | |
5734320754 | effulgent | (adj) radiant, splendorous ant: dim, dull, unbright, lackluster, unbrilliant | 48 | |
5734320755 | egregious | (adj) extremely bad ant: little, minor, secondary, slight | 49 | |
5864925550 | enervate | (v) to weaken, exhaust ant: activate, animate, empower, energize, invigorate, liven, strengthen | 50 | |
5864925551 | ephemeral | (adj) short-lived, fleeting ant: enduring, eternal, everlasting, interminable, lasting, long, permanent, perpetual | 51 | |
5864925552 | eschew | (v) to shun, avoid ant: embrace, like, love | 52 | |
5864925553 | evanescent | (adj) fleeting, momentary ant: abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, perpetual, persistent, undying, unfading | 53 | |
5864925554 | evince | (v) to show, reveal ant: belie, misrepresent, distort, falsify, garble, twist, camouflage, disguise, gild, gloss, varnish, whitewash, conceal, counterfeit, cover, hide, mask, obscure, occlude | 54 | |
5864925555 | exculpate | (v) to free from guilt or blame, exonerate ant: bind, blame, charge, condemn, convict, hold, impeach, incriminate, obligate, punish, sentence | 55 | |
5864925556 | execrable | (adj) loathsome, detestable ant:admirable, blessed, cherished, exalted, favorable, favored, good, laudatory, loveable, praiseworthy | 56 | |
5864925557 | exigent | (adj) urgent, critical ant: aiding, helpful, helping, relieving, unburdensome, ordinary, unpressured, usual | 57 | |
5864925558 | expiate | (v) to make amends for, atone ant: gratification, satisfaction, propitiation, expiation, atonement | 58 | |
5864925559 | expunge | (v) to obliterate, eradicate ant: bear, build, construct, create, confirm, continue, enact, establish, institute, legalize, promote, ratify, support, uphold | 59 | |
5864925560 | extant | (adj) existing, not destroyed or lost ant: dead, extinct, gone, hypothetical, imaginary, nominal, past, reputed, theoretical, unreal | 60 | |
5864925561 | extol | (v) to praise, revere ant: blame, berate, censure, damn, denounce, disapprove, dishonor, vituperate, criticiz | 61 | |
5864925562 | fallacious | (adj) incorrect, misleading ant: correct, real, true, truthful, honest, upright | 62 | |
5864925563 | fastidious | (adj) meticulous, demanding, having high standards and often unattainable standards ant: indifferent, indiscriminating, uncareful, uncouth, uncritical, undemanding | 63 | |
5864925564 | fatuous | (adj) silly, foolish ant: aware, bright, intelligent, keen, sensible, smart | 64 | |
5927942298 | fecund | (adj) fruitful, fertile ant: impotent, infertile, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive, useless, barren | 65 | |
5927942299 | feral | (adj) wild, savage ant: broken, busted, tamed, domesticated, gentle | 66 | |
5927942300 | fetid | (adj) having foul odor ant: aromatic, clean, fragrant, pure, sweet, pleasing, wonderful | 67 | |
5927942301 | florid | (adj) flowery, ornate ant: inelaborate, natural, plain, undecorated, unornate, pale, white | 68 | |
5927942302 | fractious | (adj) troublesome or irritable ant: agreeable, complaisant, happy, nice, patient | 69 | |
6024753318 | garrulous | (adj) talkative, wordy ant: mum, quiet, reserved, silent, still, untalkative | 70 | |
6024753319 | grandiloquence | (n) lofty, pompous language ant: humbleness, modesty, humility, plain, simple, unadorned, unpretentious | 71 | |
6024753320 | gregarious | (adj) drawn to company, sociable ant: old, cool, introverted, unfriendly, unhospitable, unsociable | 72 | |
6024753321 | hackneyed | (adj) unoriginal, trite ant: fresh, new, original, uncommon | 73 | |
6024753322 | hapless | (adj) unlucky ant: fortuitous, fortunate, lucky, well-off | 74 | |
6283170824 | harangue | 1. (n) a ranting speech 2. (v) to give such a speech ant: hush, silence, speechlessness, stillness, taciturnity, encomium, eulogy, panegyric, rhapsody, tribute, acclaim, acclamation, accolade, citation, homage, honor, praise, approval, blessing, commendation, endorsement, sanction, ovation, plaudit, rave. | 75 | |
6283170825 | hegemony | (n) domination over others ant: repression, stress, helpless, powerless, oppression, bondage, constraint | 76 | |
6283170826 | iconoclast | (n) one who attacked common beliefs or institutions ant: creator, inventor, author, designer, maker, producer, conservative | 77 | |
6283170827 | ignominious | (adj) humiliating, disgracing ant: honorable, glorious, admiration, esteem, fame, dignity | 78 | |
6283170828 | impassive | (adj) stoic, not susceptible to suffering ant: emotional, feeling, passionate, responsive, sensitive, susceptible, warm | 79 | |
6329619187 | imperious | (adj) commanding, domineering ant: fawning, helpless, humble, obedient, servile, subservient, weak | 80 | |
6329619188 | impertinent | (adj) rude, insolent ant: kind, mannered, nice, polite, refined, respectful | 81 | |
6329619189 | impervious | (adj) impenetrable, incapable of being affected ant: exposed, open, penetrable, responsive, sensitive, vulnerable | 82 | |
6329619190 | impetuous | (adj) rash; hastily done ant: calm, cautious, circumspect, considerate, reflective, sensible, thoughtful, wise | 83 | |
6329619191 | impinge | (v) to impact, affect make impression ant: impotence, incapacity, inferiority, powerlessness, weakness (v) to encroach, infringe ant: avoid, dodge | 84 | |
6391778417 | implacable | (adj) incapable of being appeased or mitigated ant: charitable, compassionate, considerate, feeling, gentle, kind, merciful, sympathetic, thoughtful, uncruel | 85 | |
6391778418 | impudent | (adj) casually rude, insolent, impertinent ant: humble, modest, polite, retiring, reserved, shy, timid, meek | 86 | |
6391778419 | inchoate | (adj) unformed or formless, in a beginning stage ant: developed, grown, mature | 87 | |
6391778420 | incontrovertible | (adj) indisputable ant: changeable, controvertible, questionable, uncertain, variable | 88 | |
6391778421 | indefatigable | (adj) incapable of defeat, failure, decay ant: fatigued, tired, weary, lazy, neglectful, negligent | 89 | |
6432263279 | ineffable | (adj) unspeakable, incapable of being expressed through words ant: definable, describable, utterable | 90 | |
6432263280 | inexorable | (adj) incapable of being persuaded or placated ant: flexible, lenient, merciful, remorseful, yielding | 91 | |
6432263281 | ingenuous | (adj) not devious; innocent and candid ant: deceitful, dishonest, sly, tricky, artful | 92 | |
6432263282 | inimical | (adj) hostile ant: friendly, advantageous, kind, social, welcoming, favorable, warm hearted, neighborly | 93 | |
6432263283 | iniquity | (n) wickedness or sin ant: goodness, virtue, honesty, decency, innocence, morality | 94 | |
6487497909 | insidious | (adj) appealing but imperceptibly harmful, seductive ant: fair, honest, open, sincere, gullible, naive, unclever, kind, shy | 95 | |
6487497910 | intransigent | (adj) refusing to compromise, often on an extreme opinion ant: agreeable, amenable, complying, relenting, yielding | 96 | |
6487497911 | inure | (v) to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation ant: soften, neglect, liquefy, sensitize | 97 | |
6487497912 | invective | (n) an angry verbal attack ant: compliment, flattery, praise, acclamation, adulation, approval, commendation, plaudit, kind | 98 | |
6487497913 | inveterate | (adj) stubbornly established by habit ant: unused, unaccustomed, occasional, intermittent | 99 | |
6547836050 | jubilant | (adj) extremely joyful, happy ant: depressed, sad, sorrowful, unhappy | 100 | |
6547836051 | juxtaposition | (n) the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison ant: nonadjacent, noncontiguous disjoined, disunited | 101 | |
6547836052 | laconic | (adj) terse in speech or writing ant: long-winded, verbose, wordy | 102 | |
6547836053 | languid | (adj) sluggish from fatigue or weakness ant: alert, animated, energetic, lively, spirited, vivacious | 103 | |
6547836054 | largess | (n) the generous giving lavish gifts ant: stealing, taking, malevolence, uncharitableness, unkindness | 104 | |
6590224827 | latent | (adj) hidden, but capable of being exposed ant: active, apparent, clear, live, manifest, obvious, open, public | 105 | |
6590224828 | magnanimous | (adj) noble, generous ant: petty, stingy, suspicious | 106 | |
6590224829 | ostensible | (adj) appearing as such, seemingly ant: improbable, obscure, unlikely, vague, certain, definite, sure | 107 | |
6590224830 | pejorative | (adj) derogatory, uncomplimentary ant: complimentary, positive, praising, flattering, kind, nice | 108 | |
6590224831 | repudiate | (v) to reject, refuse to accept ant: admit, approve, permit, allow, uphold, arrange, establish | 109 | |
6825006491 | licentious | (adj) displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints ant: chaste, controlled, good, innocent, moral | 110 | |
6825006492 | malevolent | (adj) wanting harm to befall others ant: amiable, harmless, kind, liking, loving | 111 | |
6825006493 | nefarious | (adj) heinously villainous ant: good, honorable, respectable, virtuous, worthy | 112 | |
6825006494 | obsequious | (adj) excessively compliant or submissive ant: arrogant, assertive, brazen, confident, presumptuous | 113 | |
6825006495 | perfunctory | (adj) showing little interest or enthusiasm ant: careful, precise, thoughtful | 114 | |
6943423608 | platitude | (n) an uninspired remark, cliché ant: coinage, nuance, original saying | 115 | |
6943423609 | usurp | (v) to seize by force, take possession of without right ant: give in, relinquish, surrender, bestow, give, return | 116 | |
6943423610 | neophyte | (n) someone who is young or inexperienced ant: expert, professional, master, veteran, maestro | 117 | |
6943423611 | parsimony | (n) frugality, stinginess ant: generosity, extravagance, philanthropy, luxury, lavishness | 118 | |
6943423612 | sanctimonious | (adj) giving a hypocritical appearance of piety ant: humble, meek, modest, sincere, reasonable, | 119 | |
6943423613 | petulance | (n) rudeness, irritability ant: good-natured, happy, pleasant, nice, kind, easy | 120 | |
6943423614 | munificence | (n) generosity in giving ant: careful, greedy, mean, selfish, stingy | 121 | |
6943423615 | odious | (adj) instilling hatred or intense displeasure ant: agreeable, delightful, great, likeable, loveable, pleasing | 122 | |
6943423616 | vapid | (adj) lacking liveliness, dull ant: lively, pungent, sharp, spicy, strong | 123 | |
6943423617 | quagmire | (n) a difficult situation ant: blessing, solution, success | 124 | |
6995229304 | myriad | (adj) consisting of a very great number ant: calculable, limited, measurable | 125 | |
6995229305 | viscous | (adj) not free flowing, syrupy ant: unsticky, watery | 126 | |
6995229306 | wanton | (adj) undisciplined, lewd, lustful ant: clean, decent, moral, righteous | 127 | |
6995229307 | surmise | (v) to infer with little evidence ant: calculation, knowledge, measurement, questionable, wonder | 128 | |
6995229308 | umbrage | (n) resentment, offense ant: happiness, like, love, pleasure, kind, affection | 129 |
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