| Term | Definition |
|---|
| apparel (def) | (n.) clothing, that which serves as dress or decoration; (v.) to put clothes on, dress up |
| apparel (syn and ant) | syn. (n) attire, garments (v.) deck out ant. (v.) undress, unclothe, strip, denude |
| besiege (def) | (v.) to attack by surrounding with military forces; to cause worry or trouble |
| besiege (syn and ant) | syn. blockade, encircle, pressure, hound |
| compress (def) | (v.) to press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n.) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury |
| compress (syn and ant) | syn. (v.) condense, shrink, shorten ant. (v.) expand, enlarge |
| denounce (def) | (v.)to condemn openly; to accuse formally |
| denounce (syn and ant) | syn. criticize, censure ant. hail, acclaim |
| dispatch (def) | (v). to send off or out for purpose; to kill; (n.) an official message; promptness, speed; the act of killing |
| dispatch (syn and ant) | syn (v.) stay; (n.) report, communication ant. (v.) recall, withhold |
| douse (def) | (v.) to plunge into a liquid, french, to put out quickly, extinguish |
| douse (syn and ant) | syn. submerge, soak, dunk immense ant. dry out, dehydrate, kindle, ignite |
| expressly (def) | (adv.) plainly, in so many words; for a particular purpose |
| expressly (syn and ant.) | syn. clearly, pointed, explicitly ant. implicitly, accidentally |
| famished (def) | (adj., part.) suffering severely form hunger or from lack of something |
| famished (syn and ant) | syn. hungry, starving, ravenous ant. well fed, full satisified, satiated |
| forsake (def) | (v.) to give up, renounce; to leave, abandon |
| forsake (syn and ant) | syn. desert, disown ant. keep, hold on to, stand by |
| gainful (def) | (adj.) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage |
| gainful (syn and ant) | syn. moneymaking, paying ant. unprofitable, unrewarding, nonpaying |
| immense (def) | (adj.) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement |
| immense (syn and ant) | syn. vast, enormous, immeasurable, gigantic ant. small, tiny, minute, infinitesimal |
| inept (def) | (adj.) totally without skill or appropriateness |
| inept (syn and ant) | syn. clumsy, unskilled, bungling, incompetent ant. skillful, accomplished, adroit |
| ingenious (def) | (adj.) showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness; clever |
| ingenious (syn and ant) | syn. imaginative, inventive, resourceful ant. inimaginative, unoriginal, uninventive |
| instantaneous (def) | (adj.) done in an instant, immediate |
| instantaneous (syn and ant) | syn. prompt, quck, speedy ant. delayed, slow gradual |
| irk (def) | (v.) to annoy, trouble, make weary |
| irk (syn and ant) | syn. bother, irritate, vex ant. please, delight, cheer, gladden |
| libel (def) | (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 |
| libel (syn and ant) | syn. (n.) slur; (v.) smear, defame |
| misgiving (def) | (n.) a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty |
| misgiving (syn and ant) | syn. worry, qualm, hesitation ant. feeling of confidence, assurance |
| oaf (def) | (n.) a stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual |
| oaf (syn and ant) | syn. bonehead, dunce, clod, lout |
| recede (def) | (v.) to go or move backward; to become more distant |
| recede (syn and ant) | syn. retreat, go back, back up, ebb ant. advance, come closer |
| repast (def) | (n.) a meal, food |
| repast (syn and ant) | syn. victuals |
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