Adjourn
to stop proceedings temporarily; move to another place
Dissolute
SYNONYMS: postpone, suspend, discontinue
loose in one’s morals or behavior
ANTONYMS: open, call to order
SYNONYMS: dissipated, debauched, immoral, corrupt
ANTONYMS: virtuous, chaste, moral, seemly, proper
Alien
a citizen of another country; foreign, strange
Erratic
SYNONYMS: exotic, unfamiliar
not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected;
undependable
ANTONYMS: native, endemic, familiar
SYNONYMS: irregular, inconsistent, unpredictable
ANTONYMS: steady, consistent, dependable
Comely
having a pleasing appearance
SYNONYMS: good-looking, attractive, bonny
ANTONYMS: plain, homely, ugly, repulsive
Expulsion
the process of driving or forcing out
SYNONYMS: ejection, ouster, eviction
ANTONYMS: admittance, admission
Compensate
to make up for; to repay for services
SYNONYMS: pay back, reimburse, recompense
ANTONYMS: fail to reward, stiff
Feint
a deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive
movement; to make a pretense of
SYNONYMS: trick, ruse, subterfuge, dodge, bluff
Lucrative
Fodder
bringing in money
food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
SYNONYMS: gainful, moneymaking
SYNONYMS: feed, provender
ANTONYMS: unprofitable, losing, in the red
Fortify
Mediocre
to strengthen, build up
average, ordinary, undistinguished
SYNONYMS: reinforce, shore up
SYNONYMS: run-of-the-mill
ANTONMYS: weaken, undermine, sap, impair
ANOTNYMS: exceptional, outstanding, distinguished
Illegible
Proliferate
difficult or impossible to read
to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
SYNONYMS: unreadable, indecipherable, scribbled
SYNONYMS: multiply, mushroom, burgeon
ANTONYMS: readable, decipherable, distinct, clear
ANOTNYMS: decrease, diminish, dwindle, slack off
Jeer
Subjugate
to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision
to conquer by force, bring under complete control
SYNONYMS: laugh at, mock, taunt
SYNONYMS: subdue, vanquish, master
ANTONYMS: applause, plaudits, accolades
ANTONYMS: be conquered, submit, surrender
Sully
to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
SYNONYMS: pollute, taint, smear
ANTONYMS: cleanse, purify, decontaminate
Tantalize
to tease, torment by teasing
SYNONYMS: tempt, lead on, make one’s mouth water
ANTONYMS: satisfy, fulfill, gratify
Terse
brief and to the point
SYNONYMS: concise, succinct, crisp, short and sweet
ANTONYMS: verbose, wordy, diffuse, prolix
Unflinching
firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
SYNONYMS: resolute, steadfast, unwavering
ANTONYMS: irresolute, wavering, vacillating