1. Verb, to scrape or rub with a file; to say in a rough grating tone

2. Noun, a type of rough file with sharp prpjecting points

Synonyms: rough, sharp

Antonyms: silky, smooth

The man had a rasping voice because he

yelled at kids alot.

Analogy

Rasp: Cacophony

Increasing Intensity

1. Verb, to break apart; seperate; split;

 Synonyms: break, dismantle

Antonyms: heal, fix

The evil china doll was left to sunder in the dark for the rest of eternity.

Analogy

Sunder: Riven

Increasing Intensity

1. Adj., having or showing no interest in what's going on, as because of illness, weariness, sadness, etc; spiritless

Synoynms: dull, lifeless

Antonyms: happy, alive

The listless girl was slowly dying in her bed because of an unknown illness.

Analogy

Listless: Morose

Decreasing Intensity

1. Noun; A person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge than he or she has

 Synonyms: Liar, Grifter

Antonyms: Honest, Truthful

The charlatan who pretended to be a subsitute teacher got banned from the school premises.

1. Noun; a defeat attended with disorderly flight, dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder

2. Verb; to defeat decisively

Synonyms: Lose, Defeated

Antonyms; Win, Sucess

Analogy

Rout: Fray

 Effect: Cause

1. Adj; pleasing to the taste, palatable

2. Adj; pleasing or desirable, as fame or power

Synonyms: Pleasurable, Tasty

Antonyms: Yucky, Disgusting

The witch's house was quite toothsome, since it was made of sugary sweets and gingerbread.

Analogy

Toothsome: Acrid

Decreasing Intensity

1. Noun; a small amount

Synonyms: Little

Antonyms: Tons

A smidgen of butter for my bread was all I needed, not an Unbirthday song.

Analogy

 Smidgen: Smattering

Increasing Intensity

1. Verb; to decrease seriously or exhast the abundance or supply of

Synonyms: Waste

Antonyms: Regain

The depletion of oxygen will lead to all of us dying.

Analogy

Deplete: Makeshift

Cause: Effect

1. Adj; gloomily or sullenly humored

2. Adj; characterized by or expressing gloom 

Synonyms: Depressed, Sad

Antonyms: Happy, Cheerful

The happy song turned morose at the end. 

Analogy

Morose: Listless

Increasing Intensity

1. Noun; harsh discordance of sound, dissonance

2. Noun; a discordant and meaningless mixture of sounds

Synonyms: Racket

Antonyms: Peace, Quiet

6th period was like having front row seats to a cacophony concert.

Analogy

Cacophany: Rasp

Decreasing Intensity

1. Verb; to join together or unite by the interweaving of strands

2. Verb; to join or unite

Synonyms: Combine

Antonyms: Seperate

In Bioshock, ADAM splices your genes to be able to shoot fire and electicity.

Analogy
Splice: Riven

Decreasing Intensity

1.Noun; a temporary expedient or subsitute

Synonyms: Replacement

Antonyms: Destroy

I used scissors to make dinner as a makeshift for a knife.

Analogy

Makeshift: Deplete

Effect: Cause

1. Noun; a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something

2. Adj; slight or supperficial

Synonyms: Little

Antonyms: Tons

I added a smattering of jam to my bread so I could pretend to be British. 

Analogy

Smattering: Smidgen

Decreasing Intensity

1. Verb; To linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place

2. Verb; to move in a slow idle manner, making purposeles stops in the course of a trip, journey, errand, etc.

3. Verb; To waste time or dawdle over work

Synonyms: Procrasinate

Antonyms: Work

 Loitering is banned from many places. 

Analogy

Loiter: Cheeky

Cause: Effect

1. Adj; impudent, insolent

Synonyms: Vain, Rude

Antonyms: Polite, Kind

 Analogy

Cheeky: Loiter

Effect: Cause

1. Noun; Descent to a lower position or standing, overthrown, ruin

2. Noun; something causing ruin, failure, etc Synonyms: Failure

Antonyms: Success

Alchohol and drugs are often the downfall of addicted people. 

Analogy

Downfall: Fray

Effect: Cause

1. Verb; to spread out, expand, or extend 

2. Verb; to form with an oblique angle; making slanting; bevel

3. Adj; spread out, wide and flat

Synonyms: Smear

Antonyms: Reduce

I splayed the smidgen of butter on my bread.

Analogy

Splay: Smidgen

Action: Thing Acted Upon

1. Adj; Sharp or biting to the taste or smell, bitterly pungent, irritating to the nose, eyes, etc.

2. Adj; Extremely or sharply stinging and bitter; exceedingly caustic

 Synonyms: Sour, Stingy

Antonyms: Pleasant

The acrid soup created a rather toxic gas that killed everybody in the dining room.

Analogy

Acrid: Toothsome

Increasing Intensity 

1. Noun; a fight, battle, or skirmish

2. Noun; a competition or contest, especially in sports

3. Noun; a noisy quarrel or brawl 

Synonyms: fight

Antonyms: peace

The fray had caused a lot of damage to the

local bar(tender's bones).

Analogy

Fray: Downfall

Cause: Effect

1. Verb; to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc; impair or spoil

 2. Verb; to disfugure, scar or deface

Synonyms: ruin

Antonyms: fix

The corpses' faces were rather marred by

the infection. 

Analogy

Mar: Riven

Decreasing Intensity

1. Adj; rent or split apart

2. Adj; split radially, like a log

Synonyms: cracked

Antonyms: perfect

The riven logs burned in the fire place we forgot to put out.

Analogy

Riven: Mar

Increasing Intensity

1. Noun; agreement, accord, harmonious relationship

2. Noun; a consistent, orderly, or pleasing arrangement of parts, congruity

 Synonyms: peace

Antonyms: disruption

Harmony is not to be found at school.

Analogy

Harmony: Dulcet

Increasing Intensity

Analogy

Harmony: Dulcet

Increasing Intensity

1. Noun; a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting wood or stone

2. Verb; to swindle or cheat

Synonyms: trick

Antonyms: legally

The chisel fell and impaled my foot.

 Analogy

Chisel: Mar

Tool: Action

1. Adj; pleasant to the ear, melodious

2. Adj; pleasant or agreeable to the eye or feelings, soothing

Synonyms: peaceful

Antonyms: disturbing

The dulcet tones of the music soothed the baby to sleep.

Analogy

Dulcet: Harmony

Decreasing Intensity

1. Verb; crude shape, rough

Synonyms: unfinished

Antonyms: perfect

My scrollsaw projects tend to be a tad roughhewn before I sand them.

Analogy

Roughhewn: Chisel

Action: Tool