Adapt - (v.) to adjust or change to suit conditions
Synonyms: regulate, alter, acclimate
Antonyms: remain unchanged
Attest - (v.) to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine
Synonyms: witness, verify, confirm, corroborate
Antonyms: deny, disprove, refute, rebut
Dovetail - (v.) to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole; (n.) a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail
Synonyms: (v.) mesh, jive, harmonize
Antonyms: (v.) clash, be at odds
Enormity - (n.) the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity
Synonyms: atrociousness, heinousness, atrocity, vastness
Antonyms: mildness, harmlessness, innocuousness
Falter - (v.) to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline
Synonym: waver
Antonyms: persevere, plug away at
Foreboding - (n.) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; (adj.) marked by fear, ominous
Synonyms: (n.) misgiving, presentiment, premonition
Forlorn - (adj.) totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost hopeless
Synonyms: woebegone, forsaken, bereft, pathetic
Antonyms: jaunty, buoyant, blithe, chipper
Haughty - (adj.) chillingly proud and scornful
Synonyms: disdainful, supercilious
Antonyms: meek, humble, unassuming, modest
Impediment - (n.) a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle
Synonyms: obstruction, stumbling block
Antonyms: help, advantage, asset, plus
Imperative - (adj.) necessary, urgent; (n.) a form of a verb expressing a command; that which is necessary or required
Synonyms: (adj.) essential, indispensable, mandatory
Antonyms: (adj.) nonessential, unnecessary, optional
Loiter - (v.) to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle, tarry
Antonym: hurry along
Malinger - (v.) to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job
Synonyms: goof off, shirk
Pithy - (adj.) short but full of meaning and point
Synonyms: terse, short and sweet, meaty, telling
Antonyms: wordy, verbose, long-winded, foolish, inane
Plunder - (v.) to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully; (n.) property stolen by force
Synonyms: (v.) pillage, loot, sack; (n.) spoils, pelf
Simper - (v.) to smile or speak in a silly, forced way; (n.) a silly, forced smile
Synonyms: (v.) snicker, smirk, titter, giggle
Steadfast - (adj.) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
Synonyms: loyal, faithful, unwavering
Antonyms: inconstant, fickle, unreliable, vacillating
Vaunted - (adj.) much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way
Synonyms: trumpeted, heralded
Antonyms: downplayed, soft-pedaled, de-emphasized
Vilify - (v.) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
Synonyms: malign, defame, denigrate, traduce
Antonyms: glorify, extol, lionize
Waif - (n.) a person (usually a child) without a home or friend, a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance, a stray bit
Synonyms: stray, ragamuffin, street urchin
Wry - (adj.) twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous
Synonyms: dryly amusing, ironic, droll
Antonyms: humorless, solemn, straight
Synonyms: regulate, alter, acclimate
Antonyms: remain unchanged
Attest - (v.) to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine
Synonyms: witness, verify, confirm, corroborate
Antonyms: deny, disprove, refute, rebut
Dovetail - (v.) to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole; (n.) a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail
Synonyms: (v.) mesh, jive, harmonize
Antonyms: (v.) clash, be at odds
Enormity - (n.) the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity
Synonyms: atrociousness, heinousness, atrocity, vastness
Antonyms: mildness, harmlessness, innocuousness
Falter - (v.) to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken, decline
Synonym: waver
Antonyms: persevere, plug away at
Foreboding - (n.) a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; (adj.) marked by fear, ominous
Synonyms: (n.) misgiving, presentiment, premonition
Forlorn - (adj.) totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost hopeless
Synonyms: woebegone, forsaken, bereft, pathetic
Antonyms: jaunty, buoyant, blithe, chipper
Haughty - (adj.) chillingly proud and scornful
Synonyms: disdainful, supercilious
Antonyms: meek, humble, unassuming, modest
Impediment - (n.) a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle
Synonyms: obstruction, stumbling block
Antonyms: help, advantage, asset, plus
Imperative - (adj.) necessary, urgent; (n.) a form of a verb expressing a command; that which is necessary or required
Synonyms: (adj.) essential, indispensable, mandatory
Antonyms: (adj.) nonessential, unnecessary, optional
Loiter - (v.) to linger in an aimless way, hang around, dawdle, tarry
Antonym: hurry along
Malinger - (v.) to pretend illness to avoid duty or work, lie down on the job
Synonyms: goof off, shirk
Pithy - (adj.) short but full of meaning and point
Synonyms: terse, short and sweet, meaty, telling
Antonyms: wordy, verbose, long-winded, foolish, inane
Plunder - (v.) to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully; (n.) property stolen by force
Synonyms: (v.) pillage, loot, sack; (n.) spoils, pelf
Simper - (v.) to smile or speak in a silly, forced way; (n.) a silly, forced smile
Synonyms: (v.) snicker, smirk, titter, giggle
Steadfast - (adj.) firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
Synonyms: loyal, faithful, unwavering
Antonyms: inconstant, fickle, unreliable, vacillating
Vaunted - (adj.) much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way
Synonyms: trumpeted, heralded
Antonyms: downplayed, soft-pedaled, de-emphasized
Vilify - (v.) to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
Synonyms: malign, defame, denigrate, traduce
Antonyms: glorify, extol, lionize
Waif - (n.) a person (usually a child) without a home or friend, a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance, a stray bit
Synonyms: stray, ragamuffin, street urchin
Wry - (adj.) twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous
Synonyms: dryly amusing, ironic, droll
Antonyms: humorless, solemn, straight