(v) to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

synoyms: forswear, retract, recant, abstain from

anyonyms: affirm, avow, aver, profess

(adj) harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper

synonyms: irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic

anyonyms: gentle, soothing, mild

(adj) majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

Synoynms: stately, dignified, exalted, venerable

Antonyms: humble, base, mean, lowly, abject

(adj) emotionally hardened, unfeeling

Synonyms: insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

Antonyms: sensitive, compassionate, tenderhearted

(adj) secret, concealed; underhanded

Synonyms: covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy

Anyonyms: open, overt, undisguised, aboveboard

(n) remorse, regret

Synonyms: scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition

Antonyms: shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance

(n) a large destructive fire

Synonyms: holocaust, wildfire

Antonyms: deluge, flood

(adj, part) in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

Synonyms: overjoyed, exctatic, tickled pink

Anyonyms: depressed, crestfalled, despondent, blue

(adj) not able to be erased or removed; memorable

Synonyms: lasting, permanent, unforgettable

Antonyms: erasable, impermanent, ephemeral

(adj) yielding to the wishes or demands of others

Synonyms: lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal

Antonyms: strict, severe,inflexible, hard-nosed

(adj) firmly established, long-standing; habitual

Synonyms: persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

Antonyms: sporadic, intermittent, occasional

(adj) not to the point, not applicable or pertinent

Synonyms: inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

Antonyms:pertinent, material, apopos, germane

(adj) of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness

Synonyms: nighttime

Antonyms: daytime, diurnal

(n) a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

Synonyms: cliche, truism, blomide

Antonyms: epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot

(v) to subdue, put down forcilby

Synonyms: suppress, pacify, squlch, quash, crush

Antonyms: incite, provoke, arouse, foment, stir up

(adj) inactive, at rest

Synonyms: still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil

Antonyms: active, thriving, lively, bustiling, volatile

(v) to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud

Synonyms: ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

(adj) unspiken, silent; implied, inferred

Synonyms: unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

Antonyms: explicit, express, specific

(adj) capable of being touched; real, concrete

Synonyms: perceptible, actual, evident, palpable

Antonyms: immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial

(adj) incisive, keen; fordebul, effective; cutting, caustic; distinct; clear-cut

Synonyms: penetrating, cutting, telling, acute

Antonyms: dull, bland, insipid, vapid, imperceptive