UNNAMED, WITHOUT THE NAME OF THE PERSON INVOLVED, UNKNOWN , LACKING INDIVIDUALLY OR CHARACTER. SYN: NAMELESS.

TO NIBBLE, GRAZE, TO READ CASUALLY. SYN: SKIM, SCAN, DIP INTO, GRAZE. ANT: PORE OVER, SCRUTINIZE.

A PERSON EASILY TRICKED OR DECEIVED. SYN: FOOL, MISLEAD, HOODWINK, DELUDE. ANT: UNDECEIVE, DISABUSE.

ACTIVE, ENERGETIC, FORCEFUL. SYN: VIGOROUS, HIGH-POWERED. ANT: LAZY, LACKADAISICAL, LETHARGIC, SLUGGISH.

TO ROOT OUT, GET RID OF, DESTROY COMPLETELY. SYN: WIPE OUT, UPROOT. ANT: IMPLANT, INSTILL, FOSTER, PROMOTE.

TO PREVENT FROM ACCOMPLISHING A PURPOSE OR FULFILLING A DESIRE, TO CAUSE FEELING OF DISCOURAGEMENT. SYN: THWART, FOIL, BAFFLE, DISAPPOINT. ANT: HELP, ASSIST, ABET.

STERN, MERCILESS, FIERCE, SAVAGE, CRUEL. SYN: DREADFUL, FRIGHTFUL, FEROCIOUS. ANT: MILD, MERCIFUL, DELIGHTFUL.

NOT CAPABLE OF BEING COPIED OR IMITATED, SYN: MATCHLESS, INCOMPARABLE, UNIQUE.

A TEMPORARY SUBSTITUTE FOR SOMETHING ELSE, CRUDE, FLIMSY, OR TEMPORARY. SYN: STOPGAP, SUBSTITUTE. ANT: PERMANENT, DURABLE, SOLID, STURDY.

IN, AT, OR NEAR THE EDGE OR MARGIN, ONLY BARELY GOOD, LARGE, OR IMPORTANT ENOUGH FOR THE PURPOSE. SYN: BORDERLINE, MINIMAL, PERIPHERAL. ANT: CENTRAL, PIVOTAL, FOCAL.

WAITING TO BE SETTLED. SYN: UNDECIDED, UNSETTLE. ANT: SETTLED, DECIDED, RESOLVED.

TO ORDER AS A RULE OR COURSE TO BE FOLLOWED, TO ORDER FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES. SYN: SPECIFY, APPOINT, RECOMMEND.

SOMETHING SEEN IN ADVANCE. SYN: FORETASTE.

STANDING OUT SO AS TO BE EASILY SEEN, IMPORTANT, WELL-KNOWN. SYN: CONSPICQ

ODD OR OLD-FASHIONED IN A PLEASING WAY, CLEVER, INGENIOUS, SKILLFULLY MADE. SYN: PICTURESQUE, PECULIAR, STRANGE, CURIOUS. ANT: FAMILIAR, COMMONPLACE, MODERN, COTEMPORARY.

UNWILLING, HOLDING BACK. SYN: HESITANT, LOATH, DISINCLINED. ANT: WILLING, EAGER, INCLINED.

TO HANDLE VERY ECONOMICALLY OR STINGILY, TO SUPPLY IN A WAY THAT IS SMALL, SHORT, OR SCANTY. SYN: ECONOMIZE. ANT: SPLURGE.

TO TRAP, CATCH, A TRAP OR ENTANGLEMENT. SYN: PITFALL, ENTRAP. ANT: LIBERATE.

GREATEST, HIGHEST, FARTHEST, THE EXTREME LIMIT. SYN: MAXIUM, SUPREME, BEST. ANT: LEAST.

PUNISHMENT IN RETURN FOR AN INJURY OR A WRONG, UNSUAL FORCE OR VIOLENCE. SYN: REVENGE, RETALIATION, REPRISAL. ANT: FORGIVENESS, PARDON.