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(adj) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
s: appropriate, fit, proper, liable
a: inappropriate, unlikely, slow |
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(adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
s: (adj) crooked, askew, amiss
a: (adj) straight, symmetrical |
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(n) a short club used as a weapon; (v) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong arguments to gain some point
s: (n) crudgel; (v) clobber, clout |
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(v) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the tower
a: hold out, persist |
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(v) to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; (n) a sore or injury caused by rubbing
s: (v) irrate, scrape, abrade
a: (v) soothe, mollify, please, elate |
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(v. trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of
(v. intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n) a narrow passage; gorge, canyong
s: (v trans) pollute, contaminate, desecrate
a: (v. trans.) cleanse, purify |
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(adj) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
s: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgen
a: favorable, auspicious, beneficial |
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(adj) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
s: endaring, winning
a: alarming, troubling, disquieting |
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(adj. part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
s: displeased, grumpy, surly
a: pleased satisfied, content |
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(v) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
s: intrude, infringe |
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(v) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
s: grant, bestow, present, bequeath
a: take away, deprive |
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(v) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
s: stave off, cope |
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(n) freedom from punishment
s: exemption from penalty, immunity |
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(n) air, manner; appearance; expression
s: look, bearing, demeanor |
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(adj) having to do with punishment
s: correctional, disciplinary |
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(adj) related to the matter at hand, to the point
s: relevant, germane, apropos
a: unrelated, irrelevant, immaterial |
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(adj) the greatest in strength or power, mot commong
s: chief, major, paramount, prevalent
a: secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare |
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(n) something wonderful or marvelous; somthing monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a childor young person with extraordinary ability or talent
s: marvel, wonder, freak, genius
a: dumbbell dunce, dullard |
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(n) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
s: loner, hermit |
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(n) fame, glory
s: reputation, celebrity, prestige
a: obscurity, infamy, notoriety |
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