-
merrily, lightheartedly cheerful; without appropriate thought
syn: in a carefree manner
BLITHELY
-
to be sparing or frugal; to restrict with respect to a share or allowance
syn: skimp, scrimp
stint
-
a state of static balance or equilibrium; stagnation
syn: inertia, standstill
stasis
-
high-sounding but meaningless; ostentatiously lofty in style
syn: grandiose, inflated
BOMBASTIC
-
relating to cows; having qualitites characteristic of a cow, such as sluggishness or dullness
syn: dull, placid
BOVINE
-
marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit
syn: strong, bold
STALWART
-
to do without, to abstain from
syn: pass on
forgo
-
pitifully small or worthless
syn: trifling, petty
paltry
-
producing illusion, deceptive
syn: false, imaginary
ILLUSORY
-
intensely wicked or vicious
syn: malevolent, sinister
NEFARIOUS
-
an outcast
syn: untouchable, abomination
PARIAH
-
suggestive of a wild beast, not domesticated
syn: wild, savage
FERAL
-
a fictitious name, used particularly by writers to conceal identity
syn: pen name
PSEUDONYM
-
to laugh at contemptuously, to make fun of
syn: ridicule
DERIDE
-
an inclination, a definite liking
syn: leaning, predilection
PENCHANT
-
external, unessential; originating from the outside
syn: extraneous, foreign
EXTRINSIC
-
blameworthy, disreputable
syn: culpable, deplorable
REPREHENSIBLE
-
having the same lineage or ancestry; related by blood
syn: kin, cognate
CONSANGUINEOUS
-
to embezzle
syn: misappropriate
PECULATE
-
easily accomplished; seeming to lack sincerity or depth; arrived at without due effort
syn: effortless, superficial
FACILE
-
raw material, as for artistic creation; readily abundant ideas or images
syn: material
FODDER
-
occurring over a wide geographic area and affecting a large portion of the population
syn: general, extensive
PANDEMIC
-
elaborate praise; formal humn of praise
syn: compliment, homage
PANEGYRIC
-
to scorn, to disregard with contempt
syn: mock, sneer, spurn
FLOUT
|
|
