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(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
Synonyms: genial, amicable, cordial
antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable
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affable
(adj.) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
Synonyms: genial, amicable, cordial
antonyms: surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable
aggrandize
(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
Synonyms: augment, amplify, enhance, exalt
Antonyms: reduce, decrease, diminish
amorphous
(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
Synonyms: formless, unstructured, inchoate
Antonyms: definite, well-defined, clear-cut
archetype
(n.) an original model on which something was patterned or replicated; the ideal example of a particular type of person or thing
Synonyms: model, prototype, epitome
aura
(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
Synonyms: ambience, atmosphere
contraband
(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited
Synonyms: (adj) bootleg, unlawful
Antonyms: (adj) legal, lawful, licit
erudite
(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
Synonyms: profoundly, educated, well-read
Antonyms: ignorant, uneducated, illiterate
gossamer
(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth
Synonyms: (adj) filmy, diaphanous, sheer, airy, feathery, gauzy
Antonyms: (adj) dense, solid, massive
inscrutable
(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
Synonyms: imperetrable, incomprehensible, enigmatic
Antonyms: comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable
insular
(adj.) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook of experience
Synonyms: narrow-minded, parochial, provincial
Antonyms: catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal
irrevocable
(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back
Synonyms: unrecallable, unalterable
Antonyms: reversible, changeable
propensity
(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward
Synonyms: natural bent, proclivity, penchant
Antonyms: natural incapacity or inability
querulous
(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
Synonyms: petulant, irritable
Antonyms: uncomplaining, stoical
remonstrate
(v.) to argue with someone against something, to protest against
Synonyms: reason against, expostulate
repudiate
(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
Synonyms: disavow, renounce
Antonyms: avow, affirm, aver
resilient
(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
Synonyms: springy, elastic
Antonyms: rigid, stiff, inflexible
reverberate
(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
Synonyms: rumble, thunder, boom, echo
scurrilous
(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
Synonyms: obscene, filthy, abusive, vituperative
Antonyms: decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified
sedulous
(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination
Synonyms: assiduous, indefatigable
Antonyms: indolent, listless
sleazy
(adj.) thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
Synonyms: inferior, cheesy
Antonyms: superior, first-rate
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