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Amenable (adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible Synonym: Agreeable, Complaint, Docile Antonym: Unresponsive, Resistant, Recalcitrant Berate (v.) to scold sharply Synonym: Chide, Rebuke, Reprove, Reprimand Antonym: Praise, Compliment, Pat on the back Carnage (n.) large-scale slaughter or loss of life Synonym: Butchery, Bloodbath, Massacre Credulous (adj.) too ready to believe, easily deceived Synonym: Gullible Antonym: Dubious, Skeptical Criterion (n.) a rule, test; a standard for judgment or evaluation Synonym: Yardstick, Touchstone, Gauge, Canon Deplete (v.) to use up as a result of spending or consumption; to diminish greatly Synonym: Exhaust, Empty, Drain, Bankrupt Antonym: Replenish, Refill, Restock, Resupply Expatiate (v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely Synonym: Elaborate, Enlarge, Descant, Wander, Roam Antonym: Sketch roughly, Summarize, Condense, Adumbrate Extraneous (adj.) coming from the outside, foreign; present but not essential, irrelevant Synonym: Incidental, Extrinsic Antonym: Intrinsic, Relevant, Pertinent, Germane Inception (n.) the beginning, start, earliest stage of some process, institution, etc. Synonym: Commencement, Inauguration, Outset Antonym: Completion, Conclusion, Termination Infirmity (n.) a weakness or ailment (physical, mental, moral, etc.) Synonym: Affliction, Malady, Defect Jejune (adj.) lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile Synonym: Vapid, Insipid, Puerile, Childish Antonym: Stimulating, Mature Obdurate (adj.) stubborn, unyielding Synonym: Obstinate, Adamant Antonym: Yielding, Tractable, Flexible Potpourri (n.) a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items; a general mixture; petals mixed with spices for scent Synonym: Hodgepodge, Mélange, Farrago, Medley Antonym: Homogeneous or uniform group Precocious (adj.) showing unusually early development (especially in talents and mental capacity) Synonym: Forward, Gifted, Advanced Antonym: Backward, Retarded, Slow Sadistic (adj.) delighting in cruelty, excessively cruel Synonym: Brutal, Vicious, Inhuman, Fiendish Antonym: Masochistic, Clement, Humane, Merciful Sententious (adj.) self-righteous, characterized by moralizing; given to use of maxims or adages; saying much in few words, pithy Synonym: Aphoristic, Epigrammatic, Moralistic Antonym: Discursive, Diffuse, Episodic Supplicate (v.) to beg earnestly and humbly Synonym: Plead, Petition, Implore, Entreat Surfeit (n.) an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking, causing disgust; (v.) to feed or supply with anything to excess Synonym: Excess, Glut, Cloy, Satiate Antonym: Dearth, Paucity, Lack Tortuous (adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious Synonym: Circuitous, Serpentine, Labyrinthine Antonym: Direct, Straight, Straightforward Turgid (adj.) swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language Synonym: Inflated, Pompous, Bombastic, Overblown Antonym: Muted, Understated, Unadorned, Austere