Question | Answer |
adverse | (adj) unfavorable negative working against hostile
synonyms: difficult trying
antonyms: favorable positive helpful beneficial |
arid | (adj) extremely dry uninteresting dull
synonyms: waterless parched boring unimaginative
antonyms: waterlogged soggy fertile lush |
assailant | noun a person who attacks violently
synonyms: assaulter, attacker, mugger
antonyms: victim, prey, injured party |
billow | (noun) a large wave
verb: to rise or swell like a wave
synonyms: (noun) breaker (verb) surge, bulge, balloon
antonyms: (noun) trough (verb) deflate, collapse |
confront | verb to meet face to face, especially as a challenge, come to grips with
synonyms: face, encounter
antonyms: avoid, evade, sidestep |
constrain | verb: to force, compel, to restrain, hold back
synonyms: pressure, restrict, confine, limit
antonyms: loosen, liberate, unfetter, relax |
contemporary | adj: belonging to the same period of time as oneself
noun: a person of the same time
synonyms: present day, modern, current, peer
antonyms: ancient, prehistoric, antiquated |
depict | verb: to portray, to represent, or show in form of picture
synonyms: sketch, draw, picture, illustrate |