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animosity (n) strong dislike; bitter hostility S: enmity, rancor, antipathy A: affection, fondness, rapport, amity apathy (n) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest S: indifference, disinterest, detachment A: enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern apprehensive (adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future S: worried, nervous, fretful, jittery A: unworried, assured, confident, certain commend (v) to praise, express approval, to present as worthy of attention, to commit care of S: applaud, entrust A: abhor, loathe compatible (adj) able to get along or work well together, capable of use with something else S: harmonious, in agreement, like-minded A: mismatched, incongruous, antagonist condolence (n) and expression of sympathy S: commiseration, solace, sympathy consecrate (v) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose S: devote, dedicate, sanctify A: desecrate, defile, profane, dishonor decrepit (adj) old and feeble, worn out, ruined S: infirm, broken down, rickety, dilapidated A: vigorous, robust, sturdy deride (v) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt S: mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at A: praise, extol, acclaim, applaud ingenuous (adj) innocent, simple, frank, sincere S: naive, artless, guileless, candid A: artful, crafty, worldly, sophisticated multifarious (adj) having great variety, numerous and diverse S: varied, manifold, heterogeneous A: unvaried, uniform, homogeneous obsolete (adj) out of date, no longer in use S: outmoded, antiquated, passe, old hat A: current, up to date, brand new omnivorous (adj) eating every kind of food, eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes S: all devouring, voracious parsimonious (adj) stingy, miserly, meager, poor, small S: frugal, niggardly, penny pinching, cheap A: generous, openhanded quandary (n) a state of perplexity or doubt S: confusion, dilemma, predicament recalcitrant (adj) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority S: unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery A: obedient, docile, cooperative, compliant reprisal (n) an injury done in return for injury S: retaliation, revenge, retribution revel (v) to take great pleasure in (n) a wild celebration S: relish, savor, bask in, carouse A: abhor, loathe stultify (v) to make ineffective or useless, cripple S: smother, stifle, neutralize, negate A: arouse, excite, inspire, stimulate suave (adj) smoothly agreeable/polite, pleasing to senses S: sophisticated, urbane, polished A: crude, clumsy, unpolished, oafish, loutish