Pastiche (n.) a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources; a hodgepodgeSyn: medley, patchwork, melange, potpourriPrecarious (adj.) very uncertain or unsure; dangerous or riskySyn: perilous, dubious, ticklish
Ant: secure, safe, sturdy, firmRapport (n.)
A close and harmonious relationshipSny: bond, tie affinity, understandingUtilitarian (adj.)
Stressing practicality over other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulnessSyn: practical, functional, pragmatic
Ant: nonfunctional, ornamental, decorativeVacuous (adj.)
Devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence; purposelessSyn: Inane, insipid, fatuous, void, empty
Ant: incisive, trenchant, perceptive, intelligentVagary (n.)
an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notionSyn: caprice, whim, quirkViable (adj.)
capable of living or developing under normal circumstancesSyn: practicable, workable, feasible
Ant: impracticable, unworkable, unfeasibleXenophobia (n.)
Undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or strangeSyn: provinciality, parochialism, chauvinismZany (adj.)
clownish or funny in a crazy, bizarre, or ludicrous way;
(n.) one who plays the clownSyn: Comical, daffy, buffoon
Ant: sedate, decourous, prim, sober, graveZealot (n.)
a fanatical partisan; an ardent followerSyn: fanatic, extremist
