| A | B |
|---|
| abyss | a deep or bottomless pit |
| abyss | syn. chasm, gorge |
| abyss | ant. summit, promonotory, pinnacle |
| befall | to happen, occur, to happen to |
| befall | syn. come to pass |
| crucial | of supreme importance, decisive, critical |
| crucial | syn. pivotal, vital |
| crucial | ant. insignificant, inconsequential |
| dregs | the last remaining part, the part of least worth |
| dregs | syn. grounds, lees, residue, leftovers |
| dregs | ant. elite, upper crust, cream of the crop |
| embody | to give form to, to incorporate, include, to personify |
| embody | syn. encompass |
| exasperate | to irritate, annoy, or anger |
| exasperate | syn. vex, try one's patience |
| exasperate | ant. soothe, mollify, please, delight |
| fiasco | the complete collapse or failure of a project |
| fiasco | syn. disaster, flop, bomb |
| fiasco | ant. complete success, triumph, hit |
| garnish | to adorn or decorate, especially food; an ornament or decoration, especially for food |
| garnish | syn. embellish, gussy up |
| heritage | an inheritance, a birthright |
| heritage | syn. legacy, descent, pedigree |
| inert | lifeless, unable to move or act; slow, inactive |
| inert | syn. motionless, sluggish, lethargic |
| inert | ant. vigorous, energetic, volatile, lively |
| mercenary | acting or working for self-gain only; a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune |
| mercenary | syn. grasping, avaricious |
| mercenary | ant. unselfish, disinterested, altruistic |
| negligent | marked by carelessness or indifference; failing to do what should be done |
| negligent | syn. careless, neglectful, remiss, derelict |
| negligent | ant. careful, attentive, conscientious |
| oblivion | forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an amnesty, general pardon |
| oblivion | syn. obscurity, nothingness |
| oblivion | ant. fame, renown, celebrity |
| opus | an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art |
| opus | syn. work, composition, piece, oeuvre |
| pallid | pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless |
| pallid | syn. colorless, bloodless, ashen, dull |
| pallid | ant. ruddy, sanguine, racy, colorful |
| parable | a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson |
| parable | syn. moral tale, fable, allegory |
| rational | based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible, reasonable |
| rational | syn. logical |
| rational | ant. mad, insane, illogical, absurd |
| reciprocal | shared; involving give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions; (math) a number that when multiplied by another, gives 1 |
| reciprocal | syn. mutual |
| reciprocal | ant. one-sided, unilateral |
| stricture | a limitation or restriction, a criticism; (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body |
| stricture | syn. restraint |
| stricture | ant. compliment, praise, accolade, swelling |
| veneer | a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; to cover with a thin layer |
| veneer | syn. facing, overlay, facade, pretense |
| veneer | ant. nucleus, inner core |
