| A | B |
|---|
| affliction | Physical ailment; a cause of pain or trouble, misfortune |
| affliction | syn. illness, woe, torment, anguish |
| affliction | ant. blessing, boon, joy |
| akin | Related by blood; having similar qualities or character |
| akin | syn. kindred, like, comparable |
| akin | ant. unrelated, dissimilar |
| cosmopolitan | Found in most parts of the world; having many fields of inrest; of worldwide scope; sophisticated |
| cosmopolitan | syn. global, international, polished |
| cosmopolitan | ant. narrow, unsophisticated, provincial |
| elongate | To grow in length, become longer; to extend the length of |
| elongate | syn. lengthen, stretch, protract |
| elongate | ant. shorten, abbreviate, contract, curtail |
| gala | A public entertainment marking a special event, a festive occasion; festive, showy |
| gala | syn. extravaganza, fete; spectacular, grand |
| gaudy | Flashy, showy; not in good taste |
| gaudy | syn. garish, loud, vulgar |
| gaudy | ant. restrained, quiet, sober, sedate, tasteful |
| gratitude | Appreciation, thankfulness |
| gratitude | syn. thanks, gratefulness |
| heed | To pay careful attention to, notice; to be guided by; close attention or consideration |
| heed | syn. listen to, attend |
| heed | ant. ignore, disregard |
| hoax | an act intended to trick or deceive, a fraud; to trick, deceive |
| hoax | syn. deception, ruse, fake; dupe |
| impartial | just, unbiased, fair, not taking sides |
| impartial | syn. disinterested, neutral, objective |
| impartial | ant. one-sided, prejudiced, biased, partial |
| impostor | swindler, deceiver; one who uses a false name or character in order to cheat |
| impostor | syn. cheat, trickster, four-flusher, pretender |
| inflate | to fill with air or gas; to swell or puff up; to make something appear larger than it is |
| inflate | syn. blowup, pump up, enlarge, exaggerate |
| inflate | ant. deflate, flatten, diminish |
| meager | poor, scant, unsatisfactory; thin, slight |
| meager | syn. scanty, skimpy, sparse |
| meager | ant. ample, plentiful, abundant, lavish |
| meditate | to think about deeply and quietly, reflect upon; to plan, intend |
| meditate | syn. ponder, contemplate, muse, ruminate |
| nutritious | nourishing, valuable and satisfying as food |
| nutritious | syn. healthful, wholesome |
| oppress | to govern or rule cruelly or unjustly; to weigh heavily upon |
| oppress | syn. mistreat, persecute, grind underfoot |
| oppress | ant. pamper, coddle, free, liberate |
| pedestrian | one who goes on foot; relating to walking; on foot; ordinary, dull, unimaginative |
| pedestrian | syn. commonplace, prosaic, |
| pedestrian | ant. driver, rider; original, novel |
| transmit | to send on, pass along, send out |
| transmit | syn. pass on, convey, relay, deliver |
| vanquish | to defeat in battle or contest, overthrow; to overcome a feeling or condition |
| vanquish | syn. beat, conquer, subdue |
| vanquish | ant. succumb to, yield to |
| wan | unnaturally pale or sickly-looking; lacking vitality; dim, faint; weak, ineffectual |
| wan | syn. ashen, pasty, pallid, bloodless, gaunt, |
| wan | ant. rosy, ruddy, blooming, radiant |
