apt - (adj.) suitable, fitting, likely; quick to learn
Synonyms: appropriate, fit, proper, liable
Antonyms: inappropriate, unlikely, slow
awry - (adj., adv.) in a turned or twisted position or direction; wrong, out of the right or hoped-for course
Synonyms: (adj.) crooked, askew, amiss
Antonyms: (adj.) straight, symmetrical
bludgeon - (n.) a short club used as a weapon; (v.) to strike with a heavy club; to use force or strong argument to gain some point
Synonyms: (n.) cudgel; (v.) clobber, clout
capitulate - (b.) to end resistance, give up, surrender, throw in the towel
Antonyms: hold out, persist
chafe - (v.0 to warm by rubbing; to wear sore by rubbing; to feel annoyance or dissatisfaction, annoy, irk; to strain or press against; (n.) a sore or injury caused by rubbing
Synonyms: (v.) irritate, scrape, abrade
Antonyms: (v.) soothe, mollify, please, elate
defile - (v., trans.) to make unclean or dirty, destroy the purity of; (v., intrans.) to march in a single line or in columns; (n.) a narrow passage; gorge, canyon
Synonyms: (v. trans.) pollute, contaminate, desecrate
Antonyms: (v.trans.) cleanse, purify
dire - (adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster
Synonyms: disastrous, ominous, sinister, urgent
Antonyms: favorable, auspicious, beneficial
disarming - (adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
Synonyms: endearing, winning
Antonyms: alarming, troubling, disquieting
disgruntled - (adj., part) in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
Synonyms: displeased, grumpy, surly
Antonyms: pleased, satisfied, content
encroach - (v.) to advance beyond the usual or proper limits, trespass
Synonyms: intrude, infringe
endow - (v.) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
Synonyms: grant, bestow, present, bequeath
Antonyms: take away, deprive
fend - (v.) to ward off, resist; to get along, manage
Synonyms: stave off, cope
impunity - (n.) freedom from punishment
Synonyms: exemption from penalty, immunity
mien - (n.) air,manner; appearance; expression
Synonyms: look, bearing, demeanor
penal - (adj.) having to do with punishment
Synonyms: correctional, disciplinary
predominant - (adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common
Synonyms: chief, major, paramount, prevalent
Antonyms: secondary, minor, subsidiary, rare
prodigy - (n.) something wonderful or marvelous; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
Synonyms: marvel, wonder, freak, genius
Antonyms: dumbbell, dunce, dullard
recluse - (n.) a person who leads a life shut up or withdrawn from the world
Synonyms: loner, hermit
renown - (n.) fame, glory
Synonyms: reputation, celebrity, prestige
Antonyms: obscity, infamy, notoriety