| A | B |
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| acme | the highest point |
| acme (syn) | summit, top, peak, pinacle |
| acme (ant) | lowpoint, bottom, nadir |
| attribute (n) | a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something: |
| attribute (v) | to assign to, credited with; to regard as caused by or resulting from. |
| attribute (n) (syn) | trait |
| attribute (v) (syn) | ascribe |
| belittle | to make something appear smaller than it is |
| belittle (syn) | minimze, underrate, disparge |
| belittle (ant) | exxagerate, magnify, overestimate |
| convey | to transport, to tranmit, to communicate |
| convey (syn) | carry, send, impart |
| doctrine | a belief, principle, or teaching |
| excise (v) | to remove by cutting |
| excise (n) | an additional tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service. |
| excise (syn) | (v) (syn) cut out, delete, expunge |
| excise (ant) | (v) (ant) put in, insert, interpolate |
| haggard (syn) | (syn) thin, pale, and careworn as aresult of worry or suffering |
| haggard | (adj.) drawn, gaunt, wasted |
| haggard (ant) | (ant) healthy, glowing, radiant, hale and hearty |
| jaunty | (adj.) lively, easy, and in carefree manner; smart or trim in appearance |
| jaunty (syn) | (syn) unconcerned, lighthearted |
| jaunty (ant) | (ant) downcast, dejected, glum |
| juncture | a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time |
| juncture (syn) | (syn) union, seam, joint, turning point |
| menial (adj) | lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity |
| menial (n) | a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
| menial (syn) | (syn) underling, scullion, servent |
| menial (adj) | (ant) lofty, elevated |
| menial (n) (ant) | (ant) boss, master |
| parry (v) | to ward off, fend off, deflect |
| parry (n) | a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
| predatory | preying on, plundering, or piratical |
| predatory (syn) | (syn) looting, pillaging, ravenous, rapacious |
| ravage (v) | to destroy, lay waste, ruin |
| ravage (n) | ruinous damage, destruction |
| ravage | (v) (syn) wreck, devastate |
| ravage (ant) | (v) (ant) spare |
| stance | a way of holding the body |
| stance (syn) | (syn) posture, bearing |
| tawdry | showy and flashy but lacking in good taste |
| tawdry (syn) | (syn) loud, garish, gaudy, tacky, vulgar |
| tawdry (ant) | (ant) refined, tastful, subdued, muted |
| turncoat | a person who switches to an opposing side or pary |
| turncoat (syn) | (syn) traitor, quisling, deserter, renegade |
| turncoat (ant) | (ant) loyalist, diehard |
| unassuming | not putting on airs, unpretentious;modest |
| unassuming (ant) | (ant) concieted, self-impotant |
| wallow | to rollabout in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way |
| wallow (syn) | (syn) delight in, bask in |
| waver | to move to and fro, become unsteady |
| waver (syn) | syn hesitate, falter |
| exotic | (adj) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual |
| exotic (syn) | strange, alien, picturesque, colorful |
| exotic (ant) | (ant) native, indigenous, familiar, commonplace |
