WORDS A-C
(n) a person who takes part in a crime (syn) partner in crime, confederate
accomplice
(n) a large-scale departure or flight (syn) emigration, escape, hegira (ant) immigration, influx, arrival, entrance
exodus
(adj) having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable (syn) morbid, doleful (ant) cheerful, blithe, jaunty, buoyant
morose
(v) scold; find fault with; (n) a rebuke (syn) (v) reprove, reproach; (n) reproof (ant) (v) praise, pat on the back
reprimand
(v) to destroy completely (syn) obliterate, decimate, demolish (ant) foster, promote, encourage, nurture
annihilate
(v) to make easier; to assist (syn) ease, smooth the way, simpify (ant) hamper, hinder, obstruct, impede
facillitate
(adj) no letting light through; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid (syn) hazy, cloudy, foggy, murky, dull, obtuse (ant) transparent, clear, bright, perceptive
opaque
(n) slavery, forced labor (syn) captivity, bondage, thralldom (ant) freedom, liberty
servitude
(adj) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness (syn) capricious, high-handed, autocratic (ant) reasoned, rational, objective, equitable
arbituary
(adj) not able to be corrected; beyond control (syn) unruly, intractable, incurable, inveterate (ant) tractable, docile, curable, reparable
incorrigible
(adj) chief in importance, above all others (syn) supreme, foremost, primary, dominant (ant) secondary, subordinate, ancillary
paramount
(adj) careless and hasty (syn) cursory, perfunctory, sloppy, slipshod (ant) painstaking, meticulous, thorough, in-depth
slapdash
(adj) shameless, impudent, made of brass (syn) saucy, bold (ant) deferential, respectful, self-effacing
brazen
(adj) hidden, present but not realized (syn) dormant, inactive, undeveloped (ant) exposed, manifest, evident
latent
(v) to talk in an aimless, foolish, or simple way; to babble (n) baby talk, babble (syn) (v) chatter; (n) twaddle, gibberish, piffle
prattle
(adj) not running or flowing; foul from standing still; inactive sluggish, dull (syn) still, motionless, inert, fetid (ant) flowing, running, fresh, sweet
stagnant
(n) a substance that causes or hastens a chemical reaction; any agent that causes change (syn) stimulus, spur, instigator
catalyst
(adj) given to fighting; active and aggressive in support of a cause; (n) an activist (syn) (adj) truculent (ant) (adj) unassertive, peaceable, passive
militant
(v) to offer arguments or evidence that contradicts an assertion ; to refute (syn) disprove, confute, shoot holes in (ant) confirm, corroborate, substantiate
rebut
(v) to give way to superior, yield (syn) submit, die, expire (ant) overcome, master, conquer
succumb