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Atrophy
(Def)
the wasting away of a body organ or tissue; any progressive decline or failure; to waste away
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Atrophy
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: (N.) degeneration, deterioration; (V.) wither
- Ant: (N.) growth, development; (V.) mature, develop
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Bastion
(Def)
a fortified place, stronghold
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Bastion
(Syn)
Syn: citadel, rampart, bulwark, parapet
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Concord
(Def)
A state of agreement, harmony, unanimity; a treaty, pact, covenant
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Concord
(Ant)
Ant: disagreement, strife, discord
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Consummate
(Def)
complete or perfect in the highest degree; to bring to a state if completion or perfection
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Consummate
(PoS)
Adj.; V.
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Consummate
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: (adj.) masterful; (v.) clinch, conclude
- Ant: (v.) launch, initiate, begin, kick off
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Disarray
(Def)
Disorder, confusion; to throw into disorder
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Disarray
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: (n.) disorganization; (v.) dishevel, mess up
- Ant: (n.) organization, order, tidiness
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Exigency
(Def)
urgency, pressure; urgent demand, pressing need; an emergency
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Exigency
(PoS)
N.; Often Pl
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Exigency
(Syn)
Syn: requirement, crisis
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Flotsam
(Def)
floating debris; homeless, impoverished people
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Flotsam
(Syn)
Syn: floating wreckage
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Frenetic
(Def)
Frenzied, highly agitated
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Frenetic
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: frantic, overwrought
- Ant: calm, controlled, relaxed, leisurely
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Glean
(Def)
To gather bit by bit; to gether small quantities of grain left in a field by the reapers
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Glean
(Syn)
Syn: Collect, cull, pick up
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Grouse
(Def)
a type of game bird; a complaint; to complain, grumble
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Grouse
(Syn)
Syn: (v.) gripe, kvetch, bellyache
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Incarcerate
(Def)
To imprison, to confine, jail
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Incarcerate
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: intern, immure
- Ant: liberate, release, free
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Incumbent
(Def)
obligatory, required; one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of
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Incumbent
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: (adj.) mandatory, necessary
- Ant: (adj.) optional, unnecessary
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Jocular
(Def)
humorous, jesting, jolly, joking
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Jocular
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: waggish, facetious, droll, witty
- Ant: humorless, solemn, grave, earnest, grim
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Ludicrous
(Def)
Ridiculous, laughable, absurd
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Ludicrous
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: risible, preposterous
- Ant: heartrending, poignant, pathetic
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Mordant
(Def)
biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh
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Mordant
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: acrimonious, acidulous, sardonic, scathing
- Ant: bland, mild, gentle, soothing
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Nettle
(Def)
A prickly or stinging plant; to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger; to vex or irritate severely
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Nettle
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: (v.) peeve, annoy, incense,gall, irk
- Ant: (v.) please, delight, sooth, pacify
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Pecuniary
(Def)
Consisting of or measured in money; of or related to money
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Pecuniary
(Syn)
Syn: monetary, financial
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Pusillanimous
(Def)
contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
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Pusillanimous
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: craven, lily-livered
- Ant: stouthearted, courageous, daring
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Recumbent
(Def)
in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting
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Recumbent
(Syn & Ant)
- Syn: prone, prostrate, supine, inactive
- Ant: erect, upright, energetic, dynamic
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Stratagem
(Def)
A scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
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Stratagem
(Syn)
Syn: ruse, trick, ploy, subterfuge
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