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adjourn
- (v) to stop preceedings temporaritly; move to another place
- syn: postpone, suspend,discontinue
- ant: open, call to order
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alien
- (n) a citizen of another country (adj) foreign, strange
- syn: (adj) exotic, unfamiliar
- ant: (adj) native, endemic, familiar
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comely
- (adj) having a pleasing appearance
- syn: good-looking, attractive, bonny
- ant: plain, homely, ugly, repulsive
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compensate
- (v) to make up for; to repay for services
- syn: pay back, reimburse, recompensate
- ant: fail to reward, stiff
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dissolute
- (adj) loose in one's morals or behavior
- syn: disspipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt
- ant: virtuous, chaste, moral, seemly, proper
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erratic
- (adj) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
- syn: irreular, inconsistent, unpredictable
- ant: steady, consistent, dependable
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expulsion
- (n) the process of driving or forcing out
- syn: ejection, ouster, eviction
- ant: admittance, admission
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feint
- (n) a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; (v) to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
- syn: (n) trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff
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fodder
- (n) food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
- syn: feed, provender
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fortify
- (v) to strengthen, build up
- syn: reinforce, shore up
- ant: weaken, undermine, sap, impair
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illegible
- (adj) difficult or impossible to read
- syn: unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled
- ant: readable, decipherable, distinct, clear
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jeer
- (v) to make fun of rudely or unkindly; (n) a rude or derision
- syn: (v) laugh at, mock, taunt
- ant: (n) applause, plaudits, accolades
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lucrative
- (adj) brining in money; profitable
- syn: gainful, moneymaking
- ant: unprofitable, losing, in the red
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mediocre
- (adj) average, ordinary, undistinguished
- syn: run-of-the-mill
- ant:exceptional, outstanding, distinguished
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proliferate
- (v) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
- syn: miltiply, mushroom, burgeon
- ant: decrease, diminish, dwindle, slack off
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subjugate
- (v) to conquer by force, bring under complete control
- syn: subdue, vanquish, master
- ant: be conquered, submit, surrender
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sully
- (v) to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
- syn: pollute, tsint, smear
- ant: cleanse, purify, decontaminate
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tantalize
- (v) to tease, torment by teasing
- synz: tempt, lead on, make one's mouth water
- ant: satisfy, fulfill, gratify
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terse
- (adj) brief and to the point
- syn: concise, succinct, crisp, short and sweet
- ant: verbose, wordy, diffuse, prolix
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unflinching
- (adj) firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
- syn: resolute, steadfast, unwavering
- ant: irresolute, wavering, vascillating
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