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1. Zephyr
N.
1. a gentle mild breeze
2. the west wind
3. any of various things of fine, tight quality, as fabric yarn etc.
Synonym- Wind
Related Words- Air, Breeze, Gentle Wind
2. Elude
V.
1. to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc; evade
2. to escape the understanding, perception, or appreciation of
Synonyms- Shun, Dodge, Escape
Antonyms- Face, Meet, Seek, Want
Related Words- Eluder, Noun; Uneluded, Adjective; Eluded; Eluding
3. Crestfallen
Adj.
1. dejected; dispirited; discouraged
2. having a drooping crest or head
Definition 1 Synonyms- Dejected, Depressed, Disconsolate, Discouraged
Definition 2 Synonyms- Abashed, Apologetic, Bashful
Definition 1 Antonyms- Elated, Encouraged, Excited, Happy
Definition 2 Antonyms- Bold, Defiant, Shameless
4. Glut
V.
1. to feed or fill satiety; state
2. to feed or fill to excess; cloy
N.
3. a full supply
Synonyms- Serfeit, Stuff, Satiate
Definition 1 Antonyms- Abstain, Diet, Fast, Moderate, Reduce, Repress, Supress
Definition 2 Antonyms- Look, Need, Want
Related Words- Gluttingly, Adverb; Overglut, Verb; Unglutted, Adjective; Glutting
5. Wheedle
V.
1. to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering beguiling words or acts
2. to abtain (something) by artful persuasions
Related Words- Wheedler, Noun; Wheedling, Adjective; Wheedlingly, Adverb
Synonyms- Flatte, Cajole, Coax, Beguile, Inveigle
Antonyms- Bully, Force, Repel
6. Malevolent
Adj.
1. evil; harmful; injorious
Related Words- Malevolently, Adverb; Unmalovent, Adjective; Unmalevolently, Adverb
Synonyms- Dirty, Evil, Malicious
Antonyms- Amiable, Harmless, Kind, Liking, Loving
7. Paucity
N.
1. smallness or insuffciency of number; fewness
Synonyms- Insuffciency, Fewness
Antonyms- Abundance, Plenty
8. Circumvent
V.
1. to go around or bypass
2. to avoid by art fullness or deception
Related Words- Circumventer, Circumventor, Noun; Circumvention, Noun; Circumventire, Adjective; Uncircumvented, Adjective
Synonyms- Escape, Outwit, Encircle
Antonyms- Aid, Allow, Assist, Help, Permit
9. Hoary
Adj.
1. gray or white with age
2. tedious from familiarity; stale
Related Words- Hoarily, Adverb; Hoariness, Noun; Unhoary, Adjective
Synonyms- Old, Dated, Aged
Antonyms- Modern, New, Young
10. Elixir
N.
1. a sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances
2. cure-all, sovereign remedy
Synonyms- Extract, Medicine, Mixture, Solution
Antonyms- Disease, Problem
11. Venerate
V.
1. to reguard with reverential respect or with amaring deference
2. to honor with ritual act of devotion
3. to reguard or treat with reverance
Related Words- Venerator, Unvenerated
Synonyms- Admire, Adore, Appreciate, Exalt, Honor
Antonyms- Abhor, Condemn, Desire, Depest, Dislike, Hate, Scorn
12. Ominous
Adj.
1. Portending evil or harm; foreboding threatning; inauspicious
2. Having the significance of an omen
Related Words- Ominously, Ominousness, Unominous, Unominously, Unominousness
Synonyms- Dangerous, Dark, Dismal, Doomed, Gloomy
Antonyms- Advantageous, Favorable, Good, Helping
13. Isthmus
N.
1. a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies
2. a connection, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage especially when joining structures or cavities larger larger than its self
3. the narrow fleshy area between the sides of the lower jaw of a fish
Related Words- Isthmoid
14. Dodder
V.
1. to shake; tremble; totter
Related Words- Dodderer
Synonyms- Quiver, Shiver, Shudden, Stagger, Sway, Tremble, Wobble
15. Auspicious
Adj.
1. promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
2. favored by fortune; prosperous; fortunate
Related Words- Auspicously, Auspicousness, Unauspicious, Unauspiciously
Synonyms- Favorable, Fortunate, Lucky, Hopeful, Opertune
Antonyms- Inauspicious, Ominous, Inopportune, Unfortunate, Unhappy, Unlucky
16. Panacea
N.
1. remedy for all disease or ills; cure- all
2. an answer or solution for all problems or difficulties
Related Words- Panacean
Synonyms Definition 1- Cure, Elixir, Remedy
Synonyms Definition 2- Aid, Antitode, Healing
Antonyms Definition 2- Disease, Problem
17. Lumber
N.
1. timber sawed or split into planks
2. miscellaneous useless articles that are stored away
V.
3. to heap in disorder
Related Words- Lumberer, Lumberless
18. Elated
Adj.
1. Very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits
Related Words- Elatedly, Elatedness, Superelated, Unelated
Synonyms- Overjoyed, Ecstatic
Antonyms- Dejected
19. Straight
N.
1. often straits, a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water
2. often straits, a position of difficulty, distress, or need
3. an isthmus
Adj.
4. narrow
5. affording little space; confined in an area
Related Words- Straitly, Straitness
Synonyms- Address, Diatribe, Speech
Synonyms Definition 2- Distress, Hardship
Antonyms Definition 2- Advantage, Solution, Success
20. Harangue
N.
1. a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe
2. a long, passionate, and vehement speech, especially one delivered before a public gathering
Related Words- Unharangued