(n) clothing that which serves as dress or decoration

(v) to put clothing on, dress up

syn: attire, garments, deck out

ant: undress, unclothe, strip, denude

to attack by surrounding with military forces, to cause worry or trouble

syn: blockade, encircle, pressure, hound

(v) to press together; to reduce in size or volume

(n) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

syn: condense, shrink, shorten

ant: expand, enlarge

denounce

to condemn openly, to accuse formally

syn: criticize, censure

ant: hail, acclaim

(v) to send off or out for a purpose, to kill

(n) an official message, promptness, speed, the act of killing

syn: slay, report, communication

ant: recall, withhold

to plunge into a liquid, drench, to put out quickly, extinguish

syn: submerge, soak, dunk, immerse

ant: dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite

plainly, in so many words, for a particular purpose

syn: clearly, pointedly, explicity

ant: implicity, accidentally

suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something

syn: hungry, starving, ravenous

ant: well fed, full, satisfied, satiated

to give up, renounce, to leave, abandon

syn: desert, disown

ant: keep, hold on to, stand by

profitable, bringing in money or some special advantage

syn: moneymaking, paying

ant: unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying

very large or great, beyond ordinary means of measurement

syn: vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic

ant: small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal

totally without skill or appropriateness

syn: clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent

ant: skillful, accomplished, adroit

showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness, clever

syn: imaginative, inventive, resourceful

ant: unimaginatave, unoriginal, uninventive

done in an instant, immediate

syn: prompt, quick, speedy

ant: delayed, slow, gradual

to annoy, trouble, make weary

syn: bother, irritate, vex

ant: please, delight, cheer, gladden

(n) a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made

(v) to write or publish such a statement

syn: slur, smear, defame

a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty

syn: worry, qualm, hesitation

ant: feeling of confidence, assurance

a stupid person, a big, clumsy, slow individual

syn: bonehead, dunce, clod, lout

a meal, food

syn: victuals

unfavorable, negative, working against, hostile

syn: difficult, trying

ant: favorable, positive, helpful, beneficial

extremely dry, uninteresting, dull

syn: waterless, parched, boring, unimaginative

ant: waterlogged, soggy, fertile, lush

a person who attacks violently

syn: assaulter, attacker, mugger

ant: victim, prey, injured party

(n) a large wave

(v) to rise or swell like a wave

syn: breaker, surge, bulge, balloon

ant: trough, deflate, collapse

to meet face to face, especially as a challenge, come to grips with

syn: face, encounter

ant: avoid, evade, sidestep

constrain

to force, compell, to restrain, hold back

syn: pressure, restrict, confine, limit

ant: loosen, liberate, unfetter, relax

(adj) belonging to the same period of time as oneself

(n) a person of the same time

syn: present-day, modern, current, peer

ant: ancient, prehistoric, antique, antiquated

to portray, to represent or show in the form of a picture

syn: sketch, draw, picture, illustrate

fair minded, free from selfish motives, indifferent

syn: neutral, impartial, unbiased, apathetic

ant: partial, biased, prejudiced

to encircle, go or reach around, to enclose, to include with a certain group or class

syn: surround, envelop, comprise

ant: leave out, omit, exclude

without any good reason or cause, unjustified

syn: baseless, unsupported

ant: well-founded, reasonable, justified

a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better that he or she really is, a two-faced person

syn: phony, charlatan, fraud

impossible to understand

syn: baffling, confusing, bewildering

ant: understandable, clear, plain, intelligible

to handle or use skillfully, to manage or control for personal gain or advantage

syn: work, maneuver, exploit, influence

(n) the greatest possible amount or degree

(adj) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree

syn: largest, highest, utmost

ant: least, lowest, minimum, smallest

(n) a person who does imitations

(v) to imitate, to make fun of

syn: copycat, impersonator, parrot

(v) to wrinkle, make unever, to annoy, to upset, to flip through

(n) a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges, a ripple, a low drum beat

syn: disturb, frill

ant: smooth out, soothe

peaceful, calm, free of emotional upset, clear and free of storm, majestic, grand

syn: tranquil, composed, fair, august

ant: agitated, troubled, stromy, inclement

embarrassed, resembling a sheep in meekness, timid

syn: shamefaced, meek

ant: bold, saucy, brazen, confident

the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain, staying power

syn: endurance

a rapid, large scale outpouring of something

syn: bombardment, shelling, volley, blast

an intolerant, prejudiced, or biased person

syn: racist

(v) to indicate, point out, to appoint

(adj) selected but not yet installed

syn: name, signify, denote, nominate, choose

difference, variety, a condition of having many different types or forms

syn: dissimilarity

ant: similarity, sameness, uniformity

someone or something that is extremely puzzling, that which cannot be understood or explained

syn: riddle, mystery, puzzle, conundrum

to look at or think about with great intensity and satisfaction, to take great personal joy in

syn: relish, revel in, crow over

ant: regret, bemoan, mourn, feel chagrined

of, relating to, or involving in the entire world, comprehensive

syn: worldwide, universal, widespread

ant: local, regional, provincial

a false idea, something that one seems to see or to be aware of that really does not exist

syn: delusion, fantasty, deception

ant: calm, soothe, pacify, please

to make very angry, enrage

syn: provoke, incense, madden

ant: calm, soothe, pacify, please

to provide with a reason for doing, to push on to some goal or course of action

syn: spur on, encourage, prompt, goad

ant: discourage, dissuade, disincline

(n) one who is against war or the use of violence

(adj) opposing war or violence

syn: peacemaker, dove

ant: warmonger