Kaysterkay Crossword
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1) involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventureres
SYN: roguish, rascally, rakish2) the source or cause of fatal injury, death, destruction, or ruin; death or ruin itself; posion
SYN: spoiler, bete noire
ANT: blessing, comfort, solace, balm
4) a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside
SYN: deferment, postponement, suspension5) to set upon from all sides, to surround with an army; to trouble/harass
SYN: besiege, encircle, pester6) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; an act or occasion of dissipation or vice9) dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance of performance or achievement
SYN: celebrity
ANT: dullness, insipidity, mediocrity13) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; such a person
SYN: boorish, lowbrow; yahoo
ANT: refined, cultivated; esthete, highbrow14) full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion
SYN: blank check, free reign 18) to cater to or provide satisfaction for the low tastes or ices of others; a person who does this
SYN: indulge, pimp, procurer20) the intrusion of commonplace or trite material into a context whose tone is lofty or elevated' grossly insincere or exaggerated sentimentality; the lowest phase, nadir; an anticlimax, comedown
SYN: mawkishness, mush, schmaltz21) just beginning, not fully shaped or formed
SYN: incipient, embryonic, rudimentary
ANT: mature, developed, complete23) ill-tempered, quarrelsome; difficult to get along or deal iwth
SYN: cranky, testy, peevish, irascible, ornery
ANT: good-natured, sweet-tempered, genial24) capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced
SYN: pliable, impressionable, adaptable
ANT: rigid, inflexible unyielding, intractable26) undue favoritism to or excessive patronage of one's realtives27) lacking brilliance or vitality; dull
SYN: vapid, insipid, drab, flat
ANT:f brilliant, radiant, dazzling
28) a minor sin or offense; a trifling fault or shortcoming
SYN: indiscretion
ANT: felony, mortal sin, enormity, atrocity 32) a malicious satire; to satirize, ridicule
SYN: burlesque, parody
ANT: compliment, flattery, homage36) to jump or skip about playfully
SYN:j frolic, romp, cavort, caper
ANT: lumber, trudge, plod |
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3) to soak or stain thoroughly; to ill the mind
SYN: infuse, instill, inculcate
ANT: remove, expunge, eradicate, erase 7) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted
SYN: precise, meticulous, exacting, finicky
ANT: careless, sloppy, messy, untidy, slovenly8) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment, retribution itself; an unbeatable rival
SYN: comeuppance, avenger
ANT: guardian angel, ally, patron10) the belief that the attainment of pleasure is life's chief aim devotion to the pursuit of pleasure
SYN: pleasure seeking, sensuality, sybaritism
ANT: asceticism, puritanism, self-denial11) a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge12) to make a choice or decision
SYN: choose, select, decide14) the determination of right and wrong in questions of conduct or conscience by the application of general ethical principles; specious argument
SYN: sophistry, quibbling15) for this specific purpose, improvised
SYN: makeshift
ANT: permanent, long-standing16) the act of preying upon or plundering
SYNL looting, pillage, outrage17) stubborn, hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure
SYN: unruly, disobedient, willful, mulish
ANT: docile, tractable, dutiful, obedient19) a departure from what is proper, right, expected, or normal; a lapse from a sound mental state
SYN: deviation, anomaly, irregularity22) the principal dish of a meal; the principal event, incident, or item; an outstanding accomplishment
SYN: centerpiece, chef d'oeuvre
ANT: preliminary, hors d'oeuvre25) 29) flowing sweetly or smoothly; honeyed
SYN: euphonious, musical
ANT: shrill, strident, harsh, grating30) nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasinness; troubled
SYN: unsettled
ANT: calm, untroubled, confident31) the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation, social competence
SYN: tact, finesse, suavity, sophistication
ANT: tactlessness, gaucherie, boorishness33) actually exsisting or in effect, although not legally required or sancioned; in reality, actually
SYN: in actuality, in point of fact
ANT: de jure, by right34) having opposite and conlficting feeling about someone or something
SYN: equivocal, ambiguous, of two minds
ANT: unequivocal, unambiguous, clear-cut35) a sympathetic understanding of or identification with the feeling, thoughts, or attitudes of someone or something else
SYN: sympathy, compassion
ANT: insensitivity, callousness, detachment37) a forerunner, herald; to herald the approach of
SYN: precursor
ANT: aftermath, epilogue, sequel
38) discontented with or in open defiance of prevailing conditions; such a person
SYN: dissatisfied, disgruntled; grumpler
ANT: satisfied, contented, complacent, smug |
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